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STRIPES looks ahead after 100,000th ride

Kelly Olejnik • March 11, 2011

STRIPES, MU’s safe-ride organization that runs Thursday through Saturday nights, gave its 100,000 safe ride during operation this past weekend. “It is a pretty big milestone for us,” STRIPES Director...

SEC inspector general speaks on Madoff, Bear Stearns

Celia Ampel • March 11, 2011

The inspector general of the Securities and Exchange Commission spoke Thursday at MU about his investigations of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme and the failure of Bear Stearns. H. David Kotz spoke as...

Award-winning clarinetist comes to The Blue Note

Teresa Klassen • March 11, 2011

Master reed musician Anat Cohen is taking her music from Israel to Boston and New York and now to Columbia. “I got to spend more time playing with different musicians,” Cohen said of the time since...

Intern Queen shares internship advice

Tony Puricelli • March 11, 2011

Students and Columbia residents gathered at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Cornell Hall to learn about “Everything Internships” from Lauren Berger, CEO of Intern Queen, Inc. Intern Queen, Inc. is a website...

Playing with fire: The art of glass molding

Chelsea Bengier • March 11, 2011

A rainbow dances across the wall, waving and twirling in the decorative windows’ brilliant light. Long icicle figures dangle and intertwine with the larger blotches of color to paint a collage around...

JSO members meet Hillel director candidates

Garrett Richie • March 11, 2011

The Jewish Student Organization met with potential new Mizzou Hillel directors Monday and Thursday to get to know each candidate and hear their ideas for Hillel. Current Hillel Director Kerry Hollander...

‘The Adjustment Bureaus’ plot eclipsed by love story

Chase Koeneke • March 11, 2011

It’s 2010. A slightly younger version of director George Nolfi is watching “Inception” for the first time on a recommendation from a friend. As the credits roll, Nolfi sits and ponders what he just...

Campus buildings deteriorate as funding runs low

Allison Prang • March 11, 2011

A 2009 report from the Missouri Department of Higher Education reviewed the state of facilities at public institutions of higher education throughout the state and found three distinct trends. According...

When life gives Ra Ra Riot lemons, it makes an album about apples

Parker Tarun • March 11, 2011

Before he was the lead vocalist and keyboardist of baroque band Ra Ra Riot, Wesley Miles studied physics. This unassuming characteristic defies most rock norms, but when the group assembles live, it’s...

Cold War Kids expands into deeper territories

Ellen Fike • March 11, 2011

Since 2004, Cold War Kids has been filling the ears and hearts of its fans with its unique blend of blues and indie rock. Although they might not be the most mainstream band, the guys are receiving increasingly...

CEC performs “Doubt, a Parable”

Liz Stratman • March 11, 2011

The dark stage reveals a young priest, illuminated in white vestments, behind a podium. As the audience begins to embody the mysterious, uneasy tone the stage sets, the father unveils his sermon’s topic....

Diversity panel brings MU leaders to residence halls

Sally French • March 11, 2011

The Hawthorn, Galena and Dogwood Diversity Dialogue events have three rules: no question is a stupid question, ask and have fun. About two-dozen students put those rules into action at the first Domino’s...