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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....

Ban on texting while driving fails in Missouri Senate

Kelsey Maffett • June 1, 2011

Legislation that would make texting while driving illegal at any age failed to pass in the Missouri Senate this month, despite support from law enforcement agencies. Columbia Police Department spokeswoman...

Columbia celebrates Memorial Day with air show

Anthony Michael Martinez • June 1, 2011

Last weekend marked the 23rd year of the Salute to the Veterans Corporation's air show display at the Columbia Regional Airport. The annual show honored those who have served or are currently serving...

Tuition increase attempts to close budget deficit

Hunter Woodall • June 1, 2011

Following Gov. Jay Nixon's decision to cut higher education spending for the state of Missouri by 7 percent, and MU's decision to increase tuition by 5.8 percent, officials are speaking out about the impact...

Returning players stimulate ticket sales for MU basketball

Matthew Flores • June 1, 2011

After an energizing 2010-11 campaign that saw the Tigers finish with a 17-1 record at Mizzou Arena and an NCAA tournament berth, there is buzz surrounding the men's basketball squad. The hiring of new...

The Greektown shuffle: Several chapters moving over the summer

Michele Robotham-Smith • June 1, 2011

There will be some changes for the living quarters of a few fraternities and sororities in Greektown this fall. The men of Delta Sigma Phi will be moving into the old house of the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity,...

Concrete Canoe team prepares for another season

Savannah Kannberg • June 1, 2011

MU's Concrete Canoe Team proves year after year that it is indeed possible for a concrete canoe to float. An object with less density than water will float, yet so will steel ocean liners, which are much...

mtvU recognizes MU student’s ‘Dream Outside the Box’

Drew Koch • June 1, 2011

Since she was 17 years old, MU senior Kam Phillips has celebrated children's creativity with her organization, Dream Outside the Box. Now, cable channel mtvU is recognizing Phillips for her own creativity. Phillips...