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MU hosts 5th annual South Farm Showcase

Turner Johnson • September 27, 2011

MU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources hosted its fifth annual South Farm Showcase on Saturday. The showcase exhibits a variety of student projects, university programs and child-friendly...

Rock Against Rape concert to benefit survivors

Sara Driscoll • September 27, 2011

It's rape awareness month, and the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center plans to reach out through rock. The annual Rock Against Rape concert, sponsored by the RSVP Center, raises awareness...

Mizzou Hydrogen Car Team auctions off winning car

Lizzie Johnson • September 27, 2011

Known more for its role in water and less for its real world applications, hydrogen proved to be the driving force, literally, behind last week’s Hydrogen Car Auction. TigerGen I, the first generation...

Teatro Milagro Theater Company performs play for Hispanic Heritage Month

Taylor Fox • September 27, 2011

“Duende de Lorca” was performed by Teatro Milagro, a Portland-based theater company, Monday in Memorial Union as part of an effort to celebrate Hispanic heritage at MU. The event was hosted by the...

Pagan Pride Day strives to educate, promote tolerance

Jaime Williams • September 27, 2011

Peace Park was filled with workshops, vendors and music Saturday afternoon for Mid-Missouri’s ninth annual Pagan Pride Day. “The purpose of the event is to provide information and education about...

MU International Day embraces, promotes diversity on campus

Robin Youngyi Park • September 27, 2011

The university celebrated its fourth International Day on Tuesday morning. Every year, MU declares the last Tuesday of September as MU International Day and promotes cultural and racial diversity on campus. The...

One dead in I-70 three-car collision

Dani Kass • September 27, 2011

One woman was killed and another left in serious condition following an accident on I-70 Sunday afternoon. Nicole Buffa, 19, was driving westbound on I-70 when she lost control of her 2000 Lexus causing...

Four Front spends weekend bonding, learning at retreat

Elise Moser • September 27, 2011

Members of the Four Front umbrella organization spent the weekend getting to know one another at a retreat. Four Front is an organization that brings together leaders from MU's social justice organizations...

Multicultural Issues Committee, Office of Student Conduct work toward non-discrimination policy for UM System

Molly Duffy • September 27, 2011

In response to hate crimes that occurred at MU in recent years, Missouri Students Association’s Multicultural Issues Committee and the Office of Student Conduct are working to add a clause to the student...

‘Kardashians,’ ‘Real World’ producers speak to J school students

Alaina Lancaster • September 27, 2011

Amid an influx of news about job cuts in the journalism industry, "Entertainment Tonight" Executive Producer Linda Bell Blue, High Noon Entertainment’s Jim Berger, LHeflin Filmworks’ Lance Heflin and...

Annual Missouri United Way Campaign begins

Taylor Irwin • September 27, 2011

The annual Heart of Missouri United Way Campaign launched in early September in order to benefit the Columbia community. The Heart of Missouri United Way supports 31 local agencies in both Boone and Cooper...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Taylor Fox • September 27, 2011

**Congressman Ron Paul revives 'American Exceptionalism'** LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY — Congressman and GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul demonstrated how the perennial concept of liberty would be...