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Mavis Staples to perform at Roots ’N Blues

Tess Betts • September 9, 2011

Mavis Staples is coming to town! Mavis Staples is coming to town! Mavis and her band will perform Friday on the Roots ’N Blues MO Lottery Stage at Peace Park. After the introductions, Mavis will be...

Sabai grand opening adds new flavor to old location

Tucker Moore • September 9, 2011

MU added a little Southeast Asian flavor to its campus Thursday with the grand opening of Sabai, the new dining hall located in Johnston Hall. The event was a celebration. Truman the Tiger greeted customers...

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...

MU works to put bed bugs problem to rest

Ian Frazer • September 9, 2011

As many times as mom might have said “Don’t let the bedbugs bite,” it’s still a possibility at MU. In the past year, the Department of Residential Life has reported seven instances of bedbug infestation....

White House, CNCS call college students to action

Daniel Shapiro • September 9, 2011

The White House and the Corporation for National and Community Service held a conference call about Sept. 11 service projects Thursday for college reporters nationwide. Several speakers held a media briefing...

MU students, faculty react to Nixon’s higher education funding proposal

Kelsey Taff • September 9, 2011

Gov. Jay Nixon caught the attention of many Aug. 25 when he expressed his new idea for funding higher education through a goal system for Missouri colleges and universities. Nixon put together a task...

Council rejects apartment bus contracts, eliminates night services

Sam Rourke, Caroline Bauman • September 9, 2011

The Columbia City Council voted down proposed transit contracts for extended bus service for student apartment complexes including The Pointe at Rock Quarry Park, Campus Lodge and The Reserve at its meeting...