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Lowry Mall McDonald’s closure approaching

Sally French • April 29, 2011

After May 13, students will have to travel a bit further to get their fry fix. McDonald’s on Lowry Mall is set to close after more than 30 years of business. “Changing landscapes and business factors...

Have no fear…festival season is here

Alex Smith • April 29, 2011

**Summerfest – June 29 - July 3, July 5-10, Milwaukee, Wis.** Price: $8 to $15 per day, not including headliners Founded: 1968 Headliners: Kanye West, Katy Perry, Kid Cudi, Toby Keith, Sheryl Crow,...

Princeton Review ranks MU among ‘greenest’ schools

Tony Puricelli • April 29, 2011

MU is described as a “sustainability rock star” in a new report from The Princeton Review. The university is featured in the consulting company’s “2011 Guide to 311 Green Colleges.” The report...

Seasoned post-punk band The Walkmen still going strong

Parker Tarun • April 29, 2011

The Walkmen bassist Walter Martin has been playing music since the seventh grade. After releasing music in multiple critically-acclaimed groups, his longest tenure in the Walkmen, it doesn’t seem to...

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...

MU looks to expand number of ‘futuristic classrooms’

Abigail Geiger • April 29, 2011

In the fall 2010 semester, a new technologically advanced classroom opened in Strickland Hall. After a year of use, plans are developing for spreading this new approach to a classroom to other facilities...

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...

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...