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Duet to it

Christine Cauthen • October 7, 2011

We’ve all heard the cliché sayings, “two peas in a pod” and “two is better than one,” and although it gets old hearing, “it takes two,” songs like these prove that sometimes "the more the...

MOVE shows off a stylishly simple way to update your wardrobe for fall for less than $20.

Madeline Kuennen • October 7, 2011

Compared to the more contemporary tights we’ve seen that were the fad of yester-year (I’m thinking of those hideous color-blocking styles), this season’s trend of patterned tights has taken a slightly...

Time to get Artrageous

Sara Driscoll • October 7, 2011

Artrageous Fridays returns to Columbia this coming weekend. Art will litter the downtown streets — talk about curb appeal. Kate Gunn, executive director of the quarterly event, says it focuses on “the...

Freshman spearheads effort to bring Autism Speaks chapter to campus

Elise Moser • October 7, 2011

For Alyssa Weeks, raising money for autism research hits close to home. Her younger brother, 13, is living with autism. “We had a hard time getting him diagnosed,” Weeks said. She said doctors first...

‘2 Broke Girls’ overcomes generic premise to become one of fall’s best

Dylan Chapman • October 7, 2011

Every fall, we are greeted with a new slate of sitcoms. It’s become as regular and anticipated as the changing of the leaves and the bringing out again of your favorite jackets and sweaters. Most of...

MU College Republicans attend rally outside fundraiser for President Obama’s 2012 campaign

Bailey Otto • October 7, 2011

MU College Republicans and members of Columbia College Republicans created protest signs, donned their new College Republicans shirts and headed to St. Louis on Tuesday to participate in a jobs rally outside...

Pedestrian struck by car in accident outside student center

Connor Casey • October 6, 2011

A car struck a female pedestrian on Thursday evening in front of the MU Student Center as she was crossing Rollins Street. Emergency personnel were dispatched at 5:49 p.m. Thursday night to the scene...

Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra swing at Jesse Hall

Matthew Flores • October 4, 2011

Wynton Marsalis, perhaps the most seminal jazz figure of the past three decades, is certainly not a name to pass up when he and his ensemble roll through town. The great legends of the genre, musicians...

Emporium Café opens

Hanna Jacunski • October 4, 2011

College students generally have two passions: sleep and food. Until now, those with early classes or busy mornings have had to choose one or the other. Never fear, lovers of both food and sleep — Emporium...

Alcohol Responsibility Month commences with 12-Hour Walk

Grace Borhart • October 4, 2011

It is 8 p.m. Friday, and the world around freshman Victoria Vande Griend becomes hazy as she dons the pair of drunk goggles handed to her. The track lines of Stankowski Field appear wavy as she stumbles...

Homecoming Day of Service begins with centennial celebration

Katie Yaeger • October 4, 2011

MU’s first Homecoming Day of Service brought students and alumni together to give back in the name of the Tigers. More than 350 students removed litter, tidied Peace Park and cleaned bus stops, lamp...

Heyssel-STEP Program prepares medical students for the baby boomer generation

Alaina Lancaster • October 4, 2011

The baby boomers are not your typical AARP cardholders. These senior discount beneficiaries have completely redefined retirement. Because of this, MU staff and medical students have decided they must...