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Come for the classes, stay for the concerts

Brandon Foster • May 6, 2011

Staying in Columbia for the summer to get in-state tuition? (Read: “Avoiding parents?”) Actually live in Columbia? (Wait, people who don’t go to college actually live here?) Live close to CoMo and...

MSA passes resolution opposing parking meter increase

Amanda Capua • May 6, 2011

The Missouri Students Association passed a resolution opposing the increase in hourly rates and extended hours for the parking meters on Tiger Avenue at joint session. According to the resolution, the...

JSO honors victims at Holocaust Remembrance Week

Dani Kass • May 6, 2011

The Jewish Student Organization brought light to the past with Holocaust Remembrance Week. To begin the week, JSO held a showing of _Defiance_ at Hillel. The movie is about a group of Jewish brothers...

Say ‘I do’ to appropriate wedding attire

Abby Spudich • May 6, 2011

In approximately one week we bid adieu to school. Good bye cramped, stuffy lecture halls. Good bye "convenience" and "comfort." Good bye "Can I ride my bike in this?" and changing three times a day to...

Family offers reward for missing son, former MU student

Jimmy Hibsch • May 6, 2011

During the past five months, former MU student Nick Coppola’s family has spent what they call an immeasurable amount of time and emotional energy in search of their son. Now, they have put up a $3,000...

Shops in the District buy old clothes, sell new

Teresa Klassen • May 6, 2011

As students leave Columbia for the summer, it becomes clear that what we have is an overwhelming amount of stuff—often piles of clothes that aren’t worn anymore. A great solution to cutting the clutter...

On Campus, Around the Nation (5/6/2011)

Lauren Bale • May 6, 2011

**UI steps up monitoring of students abroad** UNIVERSITY OF IOWA- University of Iowa junior Summer Schoop, who is studying abroad in Seville, Spain, stayed up all night Sunday to watch President Barack...

US Army Corps of Engineers blows up Missouri levee

Abigail Geiger • May 6, 2011

After heavy flooding in the region, the United States Army Corps of Engineers blew up a levee in southeastern Missouri on Monday night to spare an Illinois town from the floodwaters. Immense pressure...

Police blotter (5/6/2011)

Ally McEntire, Kelsey Maffett • May 6, 2011

**Police make arrest over argument involving Xbox** Police arrested Sanchez Callaway on Monday morning after an argument about living arrangements. Callaway was arrested around 10:47 a.m. at 260 Southampton...

Peace Studies director John Galliher to leave MU

Brandon Grammer • May 6, 2011

After 16 years of teaching, Peace Studies program director John Galliher has decided to move on. “Sixteen years later, it just seemed right,” Galliher said. Along with his director positon, Galliher...

Flood victims granted unemployment benefits

Dani Kass • May 6, 2011

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has declared that victims of the recent natural disasters can apply for unemployment benefits. “What we’re doing is informing people that...

MSA will allocate $5,000 to Big MO Foundation

Kelly Olejnik • May 6, 2011

The Missouri Students Association passed a bill allocating $5,000 to the Big MO Foundation on Wednesday evening during a special session of senate. According to the bill, $5,000 will be allocated from...