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Enrollment projected to increase despite lower graduation rates

Megan Hager • April 29, 2011

Enrollment might be on the rise for the next academic year, but the increase isn’t coming from in-state students. Instead, MU is beginning to prepare for an increase in out-of-state students. One reason...

Police blotter (4/29/2011)

Ally McEntire, Kelsey Maffett • April 29, 2011

**1. Freshman arrested on charges of assault at Plaza 900** An MU freshman was arrested early Tuesday for allegedly punching his former roommate at Plaza 900 Dining Hall. Freshman Tyree Alexander was...

Eyewitness accounts shed light on Emmett Till story

Kelly Olejnik • April 28, 2011

It was standing room only in the Reynolds Alumni Center Columns Ballroom as the event “Emmett Till: An Eyewitness Account” commenced Wednesday evening. The event, sponsored by the Legion of Black...

Mizzou starts strut for children’s cancer

Alfie Cox • April 28, 2011

It takes courage to go onstage and perform. It takes even more bravery to battle cancer. Seven pairs of MU “stars” conquered any possible stage fright to raise money for cancer patients Wednesday. The...

Pride Month keynote speaker addresses homosexuality in the South

Kate Grumke • April 27, 2011

Scholar, performer and activist E. Patrick Johnson performed Monday and spoke Tuesday as the final event of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Resource Center’s Pride Month. Johnson is a...

MU Theatre set to perform ‘Pride and Prejudice’ for final production

Alfie Cox • April 26, 2011

Passion and fury collide in the MU Theatre Department revival of “Pride and Prejudice,” the department’s final play of the season. With corsets, dazzling chandeliers and old-world humor, “Prejudice”...

MU faculty salaries rank ninth in Big 12

Joyu Wang • April 26, 2011

MU's below-average faculty salaries aren't news to the university. The American Association of University Professors released its annual faculty salary survey last week. Among the other Big 12 universities,...

Andre and the Giants prepares to split after graduation

Teddy Nykiel • April 26, 2011

After two years, two albums and giant local success, Andre and the Giants is preparing to split up. “It’s sad, because it’s a lot of fun playing with these guys and having fun and playing shows,”...

Asian American student organizations select future leaders

Jimmy Hibsch • April 26, 2011

A Japanese legend says that if 1,000 paper cranes are folded and tied together with string, a wish will be granted. Thursday, members of the Asian American Association had one wish: to help Japan recover...

Choir and jazz ensembles combine for a night of Ellington and Hughes

Rexly Penaflorida II • April 26, 2011

For the first time, the Concert Jazz Band and Choral Union will collaborate together for a fusion of jazz, voice and African-American culture. The "Sacred Concerts" will contain pieces by the legendary...

MSA, RHA members support camera installation

Amanda Capua • April 26, 2011

At the joint session meeting Wednesday, members of the Missouri Students Association and the Residence Hall Association will present their resolution to support installing cameras outside residence halls. "The...

Road rage leads to knife threat

Kelsey Maffett • April 26, 2011

A 60-year-old Columbia resident was arrested Saturday afternoon after threatening another motorist with a knife on Stadium Boulevard. MU Police Department Capt. Scott Richardson said officers responded...