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‘The Ringer’ — 4.5 out of 5 stars

Michele Robotham-Smith • October 4, 2011

It has been eight years since Sarah Michelle Gellar played the blonde slayer/lover of vampires. “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” started in 1993 and is the most memorable of Gellar's roles. After the show...

Pepsi We Inspire contest names MU student as finalist

Nassim Benchaabane • October 4, 2011

Inspiration led to action for senior Dreana Johnson, one of three finalists in the Pepsi We Inspire contest. The national contest asks applicants to submit videos showing how they inspire others through...

Feist: ‘Metals’ – 5 out of 5 stars

Ali Colwell • October 4, 2011

It has been four long years since Feist last released an album. And with her last release being the fantastic “The Reminder,” Feist had a lot of high expectations to live up to. Fortunately, her new...

Columbia Police make seven arrests at sobriety checkpoint

Scott Delhommer • October 4, 2011

The Columbia Police Department and MU Police Department arrested seven drivers during a sobriety checkpoint Sept. 22. As part of Missouri’s statewide campaign against impaired driving, "You Drink &...

Theatre Department takes audience ‘Into the Woods’

Lauren Hill • October 4, 2011

The Theatre Department brings audiences back to their childhoods with “Into the Woods,” a fantastic retelling of fairy tales such as Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding...

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...

New fees might be imposed on student room reservation

Hunter Woodall • October 4, 2011

With student enrollment reaching a new high this semester, Student and Auxiliaries Services decided to begin charging student organizations an extra fee for adding additional items, such as extra chairs,...

MU organizations participate in SAALT’s annual Be the Change service day

Katie Yaeger • October 4, 2011

The South Asian Student Association collaborated with the Asian American Association and the Asian Christian Fellowship for the first time in order to help the Columbia community. The student groups worked...