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On Campus, Around the Nation (6/1/2011)

Sally French • June 1, 2011

**Tuition hike hurts students’ future** _By Jennifer Sandy, Riverside City College Viewpoints_ California State University tuition fees will increase by at least 10 percent in the upcoming 2011-12 academic...

Peace Corps controversy shouldn’t affect MU’s participation

Hayley Buck • June 1, 2011

Despite the somewhat negative publicity surrounding the Peace Corps after it criticized a victim of sexual assault, college recruiters do not predict participation will be affected. Congress held a hearing...

Kaldi’s Coffee’s best put talents to test

Rexly Penaflorida II • June 1, 2011

For many people, coffee is just part of a morning routine and being a barista is just another job. However, that is not the case for Steve Schuh, who took his passion for coffee to a different level. Schuh,...

MU senior takes image to Miss USA stage

Angie Andera • June 1, 2011

Senior Hope Driskill never imagined she would be competing in the Miss USA pageant, or even any pageant at all. Unlike many of her fellow contestants, Driskill didn't grow up participating in pageants....

Upcoming campaign centers on new Performing Arts Center

Julia Bush • June 1, 2011

The campaign to build a new Performing Arts Center is in development, and Director of Development Communications Catey Terry said the “quiet phase” would begin July 1. “We typically remain in a...

MU braces for summer season of construction

Jaime Williams • June 1, 2011

Though construction is nothing new to the MU campus, new projects will be going on this summer in addition to the completion of several ongoing ones. “A lot of construction gets done in the summer and,...

French and Spanish programs to merge into romance language major

Dani Kass • June 1, 2011

MU is combining the French and Spanish major programs into a single romance language major. The change is the result of a survey conducted by the Missouri Department of Higher Education in order to cut...

Banner weekend sends Missouri softball to Women’s College World Series

Nate Atkins • June 1, 2011

Tigers third baseman Nicole Hudson spent parts of the previous week with her fellow Joplin residents, rummaging through tornado debris to uncover the place they once called home. But at the long week's...

College of Engineering seeks increased female involvement in STEM programs

Drew Koch • June 1, 2011

MU has embraced a nationwide effort to increase the percentage of women participating in the fields of science, technology, math and engineering. Engineering is the second fastest-growing college at MU....

MU stands behind Joplin after tornado

Abigail Geiger • May 30, 2011

A week after the devastating tornado hit Joplin, Mo. citizens across Missouri and the nation are still joining together to aid and rebuild the community, little by little. “We all have been shocked...

MU athletics lead Big 12 in academics

Nassim Benchaabane • May 28, 2011

The Athletics Department led the Big 12 Conference in six different sports in this year’s Academic Progress Rate review released by NCAA. “Leading the Big 12 is an expectation we have,” Athletics...

Woman slams door on man at Boone Hospital Center

Anthony Michael Martinez • May 27, 2011

Police responded to a report of an assault after a woman slammed a heavy door on a man at the Boone Hospital Center, 1600 E. Broadway, on May 20, a Columbia Police Department report stated. The female...