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Sleeper Agent to awaken crowds at Mojo’s

Brandon Foster • September 16, 2011

When the Weezer Cruise departs from Miami in January, Sleeper Agent will be one of the many alternative rock groups playing onboard. But before the Kentucky band sets sail, it will continue its yearlong...

Social media bill revised during special session

Daniel Shapiro • September 16, 2011

The Missouri senate was called into special session by Gov. Jay Nixon to rescind, not revise, some of the original language in Senate Bill 54. “Legislature on the senate side wants to change the language,”...

Governor’s son issued marijuana citation

Lizzie Johnson • September 16, 2011

Gov. Jay Nixon’s son was issued a citation Sep. 9 for possession of marijuana. Wilson Nixon, 21, and his friend, Nickolas Morehead, 21, were cited and released on their signature. Officers responded...

A lesson in the ways of style

Angie Andera • September 16, 2011

Buzzzzzzzzz! It’s 6 a.m. on a Monday morning. You turn off your alarm clock, roll out of bed and stumble toward your closet. Once your eyes are actually open wide enough to see inside, you begin to search...

Mizzou Reads speaker Lt. General Russel Honoré discusses preparedness and leadership

Cait Campbell • September 15, 2011

Lieutenant General Russel Honoré, MU’s Mizzou Reads speaker, visited Jesse Auditorium on Wednesday evening to discuss preparedness and leadership in the U.S. during Hurricane Katrina. The Mizzou Reads...

Rape Aggression Defense class reaches MU campus

Kia Farhang • September 13, 2011

MU Police Department is now accepting sign-ups for sessions of its Rape Aggression Defense class this year. The free class, which is open to any woman affiliated with the university, is designed to educate...

Festival provides taste of home to Taiwanese students

Lizzie Johnson • September 13, 2011

Junior Joyu Wang has spent the Mid-Autumn Festival, a Taiwanese holiday similar to Thanksgiving or the Chinese New Year, without her family for the past two years. Like many international students, the...

Alumnus offers students internships through Hot Box, MizzMenus

Emmy Boyd • September 13, 2011

When alumnus Corey Rimmel needed help with graphic design for his businesses, MizzMenus.com and Hot Box Cookies, he looked to his alma mater. “I thought it would be a good idea for me to get ideas from...

Shoplifter assaults off-duty officer at Petro Mart Convenience Store

Megan Ness • September 13, 2011

Police arrested a shoplifter after he assaulted a convenience store worker and an off-duty officer last Wednesday. A Petro Mart employee saw Justin Wade Myers, 17, taking cigars off the shelf without...

The Hairhole to hold silent auction benefitting Columbia art scene

Alexis Hitt • September 13, 2011

In an effort to help the local art scene thrive, The Hairhole — a local practice space for musicians — is putting on a 48-hour Vinyl Art Show as a benefit to support local artists as well as pay the...

Billingsley, Kooi announce MSA presidential campaign

Hunter Woodall • September 13, 2011

Since joining the Missouri Students Association his freshman year, junior Xavier Billingsley has served as a senator, a Board of Elections Commissioner and as Chief of Staff to former MSA President Tim...

Noor Azizan-Gardner hired as Interim Chief Diversity Officer

Lizzie Johnson • September 13, 2011

Noor Azizan-Gardner has taken on the role of interim Chief Diversity Officer for MU after serving as the director of diversity programming and professional development. “It took me five minutes to pick...