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Right-to-work debate comes to Missouri

Allison Prang • March 4, 2011

A proposal similar to the right-to-work legislation that brought 30,000 protesters to Wisconsin’s capitol could soon be sparking debate in Missouri's Congress. Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Rob...

Meet ‘Faurotcious:’ Contest chooses name for bronze tiger

Casey Purcella • March 4, 2011

"Faurotcious" took top honors in a contest to name the tiger statue in the Reynolds Alumni Center on Saturday afternoon. Senior Sarah James submitting the winning name and won a $50 gift certificate for...

10 new campus street signs replaced since August

Tony Puricelli • March 4, 2011

Following the installation of new MU-themed street signs throughout campus in August 2010, Campus Facilities has chosen to replace some of the signs because the letters were difficult to read. Campus...

Sustain Mizzou hosts clothing swap

Tony Puricelli • March 4, 2011

At its weekly meeting Wednesday, Sustain Mizzou hosted a clothing swap for members to exchange clothing. Leftover clothes from the event will be donated to The Wardrobe, a volunteer center downtown that...

NORML panel calls for marijuana legalization

Madeline O’Leary • March 4, 2011

Spencer Pearson puffed two blunts of Mexican schwag for the first time during his senior year of high school. Pearson, the MU National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws president, said it was...

Speakers address Haiti one year later

Christine Soucy • March 4, 2011

In January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti’s capital city, Port-au-Prince. The earthquake left more than 1.5 million people homeless, and a year later, almost 1 million still live in more...

Maps & Atlases hangs on to its indie cred

Pierce Courchaine • March 4, 2011

Despite being together more than five years and receiving largely positive reviews, the Chicago-based rock quartet Maps & Atlases hasn’t lost its indie cred. Before releasing its debut album __Perch...

MU NAACP seeks zero-tolerance on hate crimes

Marie Mandelberg • March 4, 2011

In response to the racially-offensive graffiti message left in front of Hatch Hall in February, the MU National Association for the Advancement of Colored People started an online petition to add a zero-tolerance...

UPDATE: Police confirm suspect in Hy-Vee sexual assault

Sally French • March 2, 2011

Police are investigating three incidents that occurred Tuesday night, one of which was a sexual assault at the Hy-Vee on Conley Road. According to a Columbia Police Department news release, after the third...

ASA hosts “Def Poetry Jam” performer Bassey Ikpi

Jimmy Hibsch • March 2, 2011

Bassey Ikpi has been performing poetry for over 10 years with the “Def Poetry Jam.” Tuesday evening in Bengal Lair, she performed for the second to last time in her career as part of an event for...

Police investigate rape near Laws Hall

Kelsey Maffett • March 2, 2011

The MU Police Department is continuing the search for a suspect in a rape that occurred early Tuesday morning outside of Laws Residence Hall. “We’re using cameras and anything available to us to gather...

Pianist O’Riley brings Radiohead and Rachmaninoff to MU

Kari Paul • March 1, 2011

In his upcoming performance at Jesse Hall, Christopher O’Riley, renowned pianist and host of NPR’s “From the Top,” will weave together the worlds of classical and alternative music. O’Riley’s...