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Police blotter (3/15/2011)

Kelsey Maffett, Tony Puricelli • March 15, 2011

**Bat used during domestic assault** Kendrick Harris, 29, faces charges of second-degree domestic assault, false imprisonment, second-degree tampering and a felony count of unlawful use of a weapon after...

Students cope with rising gas prices

Steven Dickherber • March 15, 2011

As gasoline prices climb, students are getting creative to avoid paying as much and as frequently as they once did, according to a survey of 170 students on campus. Of the students randomly surveyed by...

Suspect in Domino’s Pizza robbery remains unidentified

Jimmy Hibsch • March 15, 2011

The Columbia Police Department is continuing an investigation into an attempted robbery at the Domino’s Pizza on Green Meadows Way that occurred last week. At 10:55 p.m. March 9, a Domino’s employee...

On Campus, Around the Nation (3/15/2011)

Lauren Bale • March 15, 2011

**Students organize Japanese relief campaign** WEST VIRGINA UNIVERSITY — The International Student Organization and Japanese Club at West Virginia University are raising money to help the people of...

MSA lobbies against budget cuts at Big XII on the Hill conference

Amanda Capua • March 15, 2011

Members of the Missouri Students Association traveled to Washington D.C. last week for the annual Big XII on the Hill conference. There they lobbied lawmakers on issues concerning higher education, specifically...

MU hosts Hispanic American Leadership Regional Conference

Marie Mandelberg • March 15, 2011

The Hispanic American Leadership Regional Conference met this past weekend at MU with more than 100 students attending from schools across Missouri and Kansas. According to the HALO Conference website,...

18th Annual Women in the Arts Gallery Show celebrates women artists

Mengti Xu • March 15, 2011

In conjunction with Women’s History Month, the MU Craft Studio is showcasing artwork from Missouri women. The 18th Annual Women in the Arts Gallery Show features a range of art — from mixed media...

iPhone app focuses on Columbia nightlife

Kristen Herhold • March 15, 2011

It is rare to walk around MU's bustling campus without seeing students texting, talking or listening to music on iPhones. With more than 85,000 applications for this phone available on iTunes, there are...

MU competitive gaming draws casual gamers

Joel Samson Berntsen • March 15, 2011

One round, another round, a tie-breaker, another round, another tie-breaker; finally the closing round as two Call of Duty teams race against each other in a death-match to 50 points. The score is 49-49....

Private flight controversy could hurt McCaskill’s lead in polls

Kari Paul • March 15, 2011

A survey released by Public Policy Polling last week showed that in the early stages of her re-election campaign, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., has maintained an edge over potential GOP opponents. The...

On Campus, Around the Nation (3/11/2011)

Lauren Bale • March 11, 2011

**Professors indicted for fraud in Georgia** UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA — Georgia prosecutors have charged two University of Minnesota professors of fraud for being on two universities payrolls simultaneously. Francois...

True/False Festival Fete brings Columbia, film together

Joel Samson Berntsen • March 11, 2011

Local volunteers, artists from across the country and directors imported from Poland — an all-around smorgasbord of people who love movies — gathered at PS: Gallery on Saturday to celebrate True/False’s...