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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...

Fire in Ellis leaves damage, shuts down building

Sally French, Lizzie Johnson • September 13, 2011

A fire set in Ellis Library early Saturday morning shut the building down for the weekend and Monday. The library will reopen with limited access at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. The fire occurred at about 3:30...

MSA cancels proposed Homecoming concert

Hunter Woodall • September 13, 2011

After sponsoring this year's fall welcome concert featuring Jason Derulo, the Missouri Students Association has decided not to sponsor a concert during Homecoming week. The decision was made after taking...

Stitch ‘N Bitch weaves together experienced knitters, newcomers at MU Women’s Center

Danielle Filippone • September 13, 2011

Every Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m., a very unlikely scene for this day and age takes place in the MU Women’s Center. Stitch 'N Bitch provides exactly what is implied from the title: tools to knit or crochet...

UPDATE: Ellis Library arson suspect turns himself in

Lizzie Johnson • September 10, 2011

The suspect identified on a surveillance camera in connection with Saturday morning’s Ellis Library fire turned himself in. Christopher C. Kelley, an MU graduate and events assistant with the MU Police...

Roots ‘N Blues ‘N BBQ Festival returns for fifth year

Alex Stewart • September 9, 2011

The fifth annual Roots ’N Blues ’N BBQ Festival will attract an expected 65,000 music lovers and foodies from across the nation to downtown Columbia on Friday and Saturday. Combining the best of two...

Project United created as MU diversity initiative

Katie Yaeger • September 9, 2011

What began as a summer semester project has grown into a campus-wide movement designed to bring MU’s entire student body closer together. Project United co-founders Charlie Parker, Ted Paletta and Robert...

The bright side to high temperatures

Aditi Shrikant • September 9, 2011

Even though summer vacation has long ended, summer temperatures have not. Columbia has been experiencing heat that reaches higher than 100 degrees, causing students to continue to indulge in summer fashions. Tiger...

New syllabus archive eases course selection

Margaret Gallagher • September 9, 2011

The Missouri Students Association is continuing its work on the syllabus archive project that will improve the process of selecting courses for MU students. The syllabus archive will consist of past syllabi...

Arlington National Cemetery now catalogued digitally

Taylor Fox • September 9, 2011

With the use of smartphones, the Gravesite Accountability Task Force at Arlington National Cemetery is working to organize the remains of mislabeled fallen soldiers. By digitally photographing headstones,...

Lack of water at Faurot Field creates sea of problems

Caitlin Holland • September 9, 2011

Freshman Marti Nari felt sick Saturday at Faurot Field during Missouri's 17-6 victory over Miami (Ohio). She was burning up one second and chilled the next. Her hands, cramped, grew inflexible. She separated...