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Adderall abuse: Unhealthy, unfair or ineffective?

Madeline O’Leary • March 11, 2011

Whether it's downed with a cup of coffee or crushed up and snorted before a party, illegal use of the cognition-enhancing ADHD prescription Adderall has pervaded college campuses across the United States. Adderall...

New group for women focuses on empowerment

Jimmy Hibsch • March 11, 2011

Seniors Ericka Jackson, Jasmin Stewart, Jenee Duncan and Shante "Fenique" King were inspired following last month’s racial graffiti incident outside of Hatch Hall and last year’s cotton ball incident. “After...

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...

Administration joins ‘One Mizzou’ campaign

Jimmy Hibsch • March 8, 2011

A new administrative involvement in the “One Mizzou” campaign will expand the program's reach but will also tweak some of its original plans, Missouri Students Association President Eric Woods said. Last...

Black Women Rock! hosts first black Homecoming queen

Jimmy Hibsch • March 8, 2011

Rapper Missy Elliott and actress Raven-Symoné were honored in BET’s “Black Girls Rock!” program in November. Saturday evening, 26 Columbia and MU women were awarded the same honor at MU’s own...