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The three people you’re sure to see in downtown CoMo

Cassie Tipping • July 6, 2011

Let’s make this clear from the get-go: Columbia is a city of many people of many backgrounds, subcultures and interests. It’s impossible to group the folks who walk the streets of downtown CoMo, or...

MU discusses possible athletic scholarship increase

Hunter Woodall • July 6, 2011

Before making her college decision, sophomore Molly Kreklow weighed her options. In high school, she played volleyball and was selected as an Under Armour High School All-American and was a representative...

Beyonce’s 4 doesn’t live up to its epic title

Alex Smith • July 6, 2011

Is it just me, or are there way too many examples of why the pop cliché of having one hip-hop verse is just a terrible idea? It's rare for it to be pulled off in a convincing fashion without ruining the...

MU takes another step toward smoke-free campus

Taylor Fox • July 5, 2011

As of July 1, MU is on to stage two of its three-stage plan to become a smoke-free campus. “It’s time to clear the air,” the [Smoke-Free Mizzou website](http://smokefree.missouri.edu/) states. “The...

Missouri Film Office cut from state budget

Caitlin Swieca • July 1, 2011

The Missouri Film Office closed Thursday after Gov. Jay Nixon cut its state funding. The office was established in 1983 as a resource for production companies looking to film in the state. Its employees...

Pi Beta Phi named best chapter in nation

Katie Yaeger • July 1, 2011

MU’s women's fraternity [Pi Beta Phi](http://www.pibetaphi.org/pibetaphi/missouri/) received the 2010 Balfour Cup at the national convention in Orlando on June 27. The Balfour Cup has recognized the...

Mizzou Advantage to fund 25 new university jobs

Allen Fennewald • July 1, 2011

In a time when MU is dealing with the strains of the economic downturn, Mizzou Advantage is still finding a way to hire new faculty. Mizzou Advantage has set aside part of its budget to match the university...

Summer programs hope to reform, reinvigorate pre-collegiate science programs

Robin Youngyi Park • July 1, 2011

MU is making a special effort to open up young students' minds to science through two heavily funded movements: the Academy for Teachers using Inquiry and Modeling Experiences (A TIME for Physics First)...

Ragtag turns 13

Lindsey Davison • June 30, 2011

With teenage years come several uncomfortable, yet inevitable, happenings: body odor, impudent attitudes and the realization that perhaps the opposite sex really isn’t so bad after all. With the excitement...

Strong friendships characterize lost Marching Mizzou members

Jimmy Hibsch • June 28, 2011

True to their commitment to their friends, sophomore Jeremy Porter and junior Sean Radcliff spent last weekend in San Antonio watching another friend graduate from Air Force Basic Training. On the way...

MU requests extension in response to Pickard Hall radioactivity

Allen Fennewald • June 24, 2011

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and MU met Thursday to discuss an extension for the decommissioning of radioactive materials inside Pickard Hall. Pickard Hall is located on Francis Quadrangle...

MU’s Torque’N Tigers competes in national tractor pull competition

Savannah Kannberg • June 23, 2011

For [MU's Torq’N Tigers](http://www.facebook.com/MizzouTractor?sk=wall&filter=2), competition day is more than just showing up in a shiny tractor. Teams bring their literal A-game to the [International...