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Faculty votes to move Reading Day back to Friday

Stephanie Ebbs • April 21, 2011

Faculty Council voted to move Reading Day back to Friday, as opposed to Thursday, for future academic calendars at its regular meeting Thursday. The change to move Reading Day to a Thursday was put in...

Suspect in weekend homicide turns himself in

Jimmy Hibsch • April 20, 2011

Following a weekend homicide, Deangelo T. Grant turned himself into the U.S. Marshals Service late Tuesday in Jefferson City. The 26-year-old who resides at 2221 Primrose Drive is charged in with the...

Electric company powers Missouri Scholars Academy with donation

Megan Hager • April 19, 2011

On Monday, an Ameren UE representative presented a check for $10,000 to Ted Tarkow, Classical Studies professor and associate dean for the College of Arts and Science, for the Missouri Scholars Academy. Large...

MSO brings speakers from Chicago, Brooklyn

Garrett Richie • April 19, 2011

The Muslim Student Organization hosted its spring conference, “Pursuits of this World — Beyond Material Gains,” over the past weekend, inviting speakers from Brooklyn and Chicago to talk to MSO members. MSO...

Kaleidoscope Showcase uses art as activism

Alexis Hitt • April 19, 2011

Poetry, foreign cuisine, artwork and fashion brought together members of the MU community at the Kaleidoscope Showcase: Art as Activism on Saturday at The Shack. Kaleidoscope is a semi-annual event with...

Drag kings, queens sing for Pride Month

Grace Lyden • April 19, 2011

The crowd whooped and applauded as Britney Houston strutted across the stage of Allen Auditorium, shedding a blazer and white button-down to reveal a spaghetti-strap black dress. Mouthing the words to...

Four LBC executive candidates run unopposed

Kelly Olejnik • April 19, 2011

The Legion of Black Collegians received four executive board applications Friday in anticipation of board elections this week. "There are still spots open for secretary, communications chair and finance...

New Mizzou Reads book discusses societal issues, Hurricane Katrina

Caitlin Swieca • April 19, 2011

“Zeitoun,” a nonfiction novel by Dave Eggers, has been selected as the book for the 2011 Mizzou Reads program. Incoming freshmen will be asked to read the book during the summer and participate in...

Police blotter (4/19/2011)

Kelsey Maffett, Tony Puricelli • April 19, 2011

**Police find marijuana, champagne in freshman’s car** Three MU freshmen were arrested on marijuana and alcohol charges Thursday night in a campus parking lot. MU Police Department Capt. Scott Richardson...

Council considers expanding, increasing parking rates

Nichole Ballard • April 19, 2011

An ordinance increasing parking rates to 60 cents per hour and extending rate enforcement by three hours, until 9 p.m. was debated and tabled for 45 days by the Columbia City Council on Monday. The city...

Sheriff’s Department investigates homicide

Jimmy Hibsch • April 19, 2011

Deputies from the Boone County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the homicide of a 27-year-old man that occurred at 11:35 p.m. Sunday evening. Donnell G. Coleman was shot to death in his apartment,...

Woman arrested after exploiting victim from New Horizons

Jimmy Hibsch • April 19, 2011

The New Horizons Community Support Center called the Columbia Police Department to aid it in the investigation of an apparent exploitation by an employee. According to a CPD news release, in January 2011,...