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ASA stomps out stereotypes with style

Alfie Cox • March 8, 2011

For some, the words “African fashion” might conjure images of loincloths or turbans. The African Student Association aimed to dispel these stereotypes through the “I Wear Africa” fashion show...

Missouri House overturns voters’ decision on minimum wage

Allison Prang • March 8, 2011

The Missouri House of Representatives voted 92-60 Monday to cap Missouri's minimum wage at the federal minimum wage level. The bill, House Bill 61, essentially reverses a voter-sponsored initiative to...

MU alumna’s sandals send Ugandan women to school

Alexis Hitt • March 8, 2011

As soon as Liz Bohannon graduated from MU, she moved to Uganda. There she met a group of women who could only dream of the chance for a university education. The women were from impoverished areas of the...

New lecture series aims to bring in high-profile speakers

Megan Hager • March 8, 2011

Chancellor Brady Deaton announced the university had endowed $1.3 million to a lecture series honoring former Sen. Kit Bond, R-Missouri on Monday. The lecture series will become a permanent fund for the...

20 members join search for new UM System president

Jimmy Hibsch • March 8, 2011

Representatives from MU will fill six of the 20 spots in the newly formed UM System presidential search committee’s advisory panel. “These members were nominated from their various groups and campuses,”...

Voting student curator amendment hits dead end

Steven Dickherber • March 8, 2011

The Missouri House of Representatives voted down an amendment to allow for a voting student curator to reside on the UM System Board of Curators on Monday. The Board of Curators, which serves as the executive...

LBC takes 2 awards at Big XII Conference

Marie Mandelberg • March 8, 2011

The Legion of Black Collegians won two awards at the 34th Annual Big XII Conference on Black Student Government, held Feb. 24 through Feb. 27. The conference is a chance for members from both Big 12 schools...

Bill restricting abortion-inducing drug causes controversy

Dani Kass • March 8, 2011

A hearing for House Bill 328 establishing the Abortion-inducing Drug Safety Act caused controversy in the Missouri House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Andrew Koenig,...

UM System presidential search firm named

Jimmy Hibsch • March 8, 2011

The committee tasked with finding the next UM System president selected a search firm Monday to aid in the hunt for the university's next chief executive. The UM System presidential search committee,...

Woman arrested, released on bond on charges for possession of child pornography

Sally French • March 8, 2011

A Columbia woman turned herself in to court on child pornography charges, and was arrested on charges of possession of child pornography on Friday. The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Kristen Lamb,...

Freshman arrested after sorority house burglary

Kelsey Maffett • March 8, 2011

An MU freshman was arrested early Thursday after a break-in incident at the Kappa Delta sorority house. At about 3 a.m. Thursday, a Kappa Delta resident called the Columbia Police Department about possible...

Victim confirms identity of sex offense suspect

Teddy Nykiel • March 8, 2011

Boonville police have confirmed Todd Rehkop is the suspect for the attempted sexual assault that occurred at a Boonville gas station March 2. Shortly after the incident, Rehkop committed suicide after...