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Student loan default rate rises for public, private, for-profit schools

Kelsey Taff • September 16, 2011

Students’ fears of loans and their ability to pay them back are reflected in data from the United States Department of Education that show an increase in student loan default rates. Data from the Department...

Skate out of the decade at Empire Roller Rink

Maria Harper • September 16, 2011

Empire Roller Rink gives that '70s feel without the bell-bottoms and flipped-out hair. The roller rink has been operating under owners Willie and Lisa Trent for several years and offers a kind of entertainment...

Fall Fest introduces students to minority organizations

Elise Moser • September 16, 2011

Students came together at Fall Fest on Sept. 14 in the Student Recreational Complex to learn more about minority organizations on campus. “Fall Fest is an opportunity for minority incoming and transfer...

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...

Mizzou Black Men’s Initiative hosts memorial walk

Nassim Benchaabane • September 13, 2011

The Mizzou Black Men’s Initiative hosted a memorial walk Sunday afternoon in honor of those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 attacks. More than 100 students walked in silence from the Gaines/Oldham...

Representatives react to Gov. Nixon’s reprioritization of current fiscal year’s budget

Amanda Svoboda • September 13, 2011

The Missouri House of Representatives Bugdet Transparency Committee met to examine the lawsuit filed against Gov. Jay Nixon by State Auditor Tom Schweich about unconstitutionally withholding funds. “They...

Ms. Zou series continues with Sustainable Fashion workshop

Alex Stewart • September 13, 2011

MU’s Women’s Center collaborated with the Craft Studio on Thursday to host a segment of its Ms. Zou series called Sustainable Fashion. The goal of the event was to educate attendees on ways to “greenify”...

J school pitches technology teaching project

Charlie O’Neill • September 13, 2011

The School of Journalism is pitching a new project to help cultivate technological knowledge in students, especially younger ones, next week. The project, code-named “Tech Farm League,” aims to bring...

MSA commits to improving communication with students

Molly Duffy • September 13, 2011

Missouri Students Association President Eric Woods is making it a priority to change the way MSA communicates with MU students this semester. Woods said he wants to move away from the idea that students...

MSA food donation program adjusting to semester meal plan

Matthew Flores • September 13, 2011

SWIPES Make A Difference, a program that allows students to donate food and non-perishable items to various charitable organizations in Columbia, is preparing to adjust to the campus-wide switch from weekly...

Sept. 11 affected my family, my perception of the world

Josh Hinton • September 13, 2011

I was in sixth grade on Sept. 11, 2001. In the morning, I remember being left in our classrooms while some of the teachers talked outside in the hallway. A few of them were crying, but my classmates and...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Ciera Velarde • September 13, 2011

Anonymous web tipline helps keep campus safe UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON — Administration has been getting a little help in addressing student’s concerns about issues on campus from an online reporting...