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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,...

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...

Senior Jimmy Stone remembered for intelligence, love of football

Jimmy Hibsch • May 27, 2011

Jimmy Stone might not have known what he wanted to do after his final year of school, but he was sure of one thing: when he wasn’t getting married. “A few years ago, he couldn’t believe his cousin...

Seniors win national broadcast competition and appear on FOX News

Teddy Nykiel • May 27, 2011

The School of Journalism was thrust into the national spotlight with the success of seniors Emily Spain and Blake Hanson who won the FOX News College Challenge and appeared on "FOX and Friends" on May...

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...

Medical School seeks to help non-traditional applicants

Jaime Williams • May 27, 2011

The School of Medicine offered the first MedPrep workshop May 20 and 21. The MedPrep program seeks to provide prospective medical students with advice about the application process. "The Mizzou MedPrep...