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MBMI hosts ‘My 5K Fun Run’

Jessica LeMay • August 27, 2011

The Mizzou Black Men’s Initiative held "My 5K Fun Run" on Saturday morning. A total of 54 runners and about 25 volunteers gathered at 8 a.m. in front of the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center to sign...

Nancy West chosen as next Honors College director

Katie Yaeger • August 26, 2011

MU’s Office of Undergraduate Studies appointed Nancy West as the new Honors College director Thursday. She will take the place of Stuart Palonsky, who announced his resignation last September. “The...

Look hot, stay cool

Angie Andera • August 26, 2011

Fall semester might have started, but that doesn’t mean Missouri’s miserable summer humidity is coming to an end. And when you’ve got only 10 minutes between classes to sprint from Strickland to...

Transit future in jeopardy

Caroline Bauman • August 26, 2011

In a public budget session Monday night to discuss the suggested $2.7 million in cuts from Columbia Transit’s combined bus replacement and operating budget, Mayor Bob McDavid proposed a partnership with...

Confessions of a teenage college freshman

Ali Colwell • August 26, 2011

Day 1: The dreaded move-in Being an out-of-stater, coming to MU was a really scary experience. I literally did not know anyone. And no, I am not one of those "out-of-state" kids from Chicago who insists...

MU works to maintain campus fire safety

Hunter Woodall • August 26, 2011

After a candle fire in 1999 led to the death of a student, MU began cracking down on fire safety. Although campus fires are now at a low, MU and the Columbia Fire Department haven’t stopped their efforts...

Dubstep stars invade The Blue Note

Emily Topczewski • August 26, 2011

A quick Google search on dubstep DJs Excision, Dieselboy or any of their openers coming to The Blue Note on Saturday will give you the basic information: Who they are, where they’re from, what their...

RecSports sign-ups begin for fall semester

Katie Yaeger • August 26, 2011

Students looking to participate in intramural sports can play flag football, indoor volleyball, soccer or basketball through the Student Recreation Center RecSports leagues. Flag football and indoor volleyball...

Police blotter

Kelsey Maffett, Turner Johnson • August 26, 2011

1. Center Hall altercation leads to arrest A suspect was arrested on multiple charges after an altercation with his girlfriend Sunday night in Center Hall. "We were called in reference to a disturbance...

Cliché ‘The Help’ fails to deliver on noble intentions

Dylan Chapman • August 26, 2011

Here’s the story: In a world unkind, and often downright cruel, to its black citizens, one heroic white person with an anachronistic sense of tolerance and gumption to spare stands up to her peers, denies...

Why politics prevents the budget from being fixed

Josh Hinton • August 26, 2011

The United States’ federal debt is $15 trillion. More than $1 trillion is being added to the debt each year, owed to central banks of countries (the biggest being our own Federal Reserve), investors...

Citizens Police Review Board meeting sparks debate

Kelsey Maffett • August 26, 2011

A passionate public comment section sparked discussion for the Citizens Police Review Board on changes recently proposed by Police Chief Ken Burton. The board heard public comment for 90 minutes, most...