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True/False crew to honor Academy Award winner James Marsh

Lauren Bale • March 1, 2011

The True/False Film Fest crew will present Academy Award winning director James Marsh another addition for his mantle Saturday. According to Festival Co-Founder Paul Sturtz, the award is called the True...

Conference on Black Student Government comes to a close

Kelly Olejnik • March 1, 2011

MU hosted the 34th annual Big XII Conference on Black Student Government on Thursday through Saturday. Student representatives attended the three-day leadership conference from universities across the...

An overview of True/False short films

Emily Willroth • March 1, 2011

Playing alongside the True/False Film Fest's feature-length films are dozens of short films, both old and new. For a complete list, visit truefalse.org/programs/shorts. **'Out of Love'** Director: Birgitee...

MSA updates goMizzou smartphone app

Amanda Capua • March 1, 2011

The Missouri Students Association updated the goMizzou app for the iPhone and Android this semester. As of Monday, 9,533 students have downloaded the app for the iPhone and 1,540 students have downloaded...

Festival highlights

Emily Willroth • March 1, 2011

In addition to film screenings, True/False Film Fest offers live musical performances, dinners, after parties and panel discussions. For a complete list of events, visit truefalse.org. **@ction! Party** 10...

School of Medicine hosts Nobel Laureate

Seung Ah Lee • March 1, 2011

The School of Medicine is hosting the Translational Neuroscience Symposium at the Christopher S. Bond Life Science Center from Feb. 27 to March 1. Leading scientists in neuroscience from all over the...

Drunk driver crashes through church entrance

Kari Paul • March 1, 2011

An intoxicated driver crashed a car through the side of First Presbyterian Church on Friday on Hitt Street. Scott Robinson, 21, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, first-degree property...

MU Children’s Hospital to begin fundraising efforts

Vineeta Tan • March 1, 2011

The MU Children's Hospital will be hosting several fundraising events in the upcoming weeks, beginning with IHOP's National Pancake Day celebration. Patrons of IHOP will have the opportunity to make a...

Missouri K-12 history education receives F

Abigail Geiger • March 1, 2011

Missouri has been deemed a poor K-12 history educator by a study released by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, which gave the state an "F" in teaching history. The state received one out of seven points...

MU offers sports venue management emphasis

Aimee LaPlant • March 1, 2011

A sports venue management emphasis will be implemented into the hotel and restaurant management major in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources for fall 2011. This new emphasis would allow...

Conference ends with Big XII step show

Kelly Olejnik • February 27, 2011

The Black Student Union step team from Missouri Western State University and the University of Minnesota Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. step team took first place in the women and men’s division of...

Big XII Conference hosts CNN correspondent Soledad O’Brien

Kelly Olejnik • February 26, 2011

The 34th annual Big XII conference on Black Student Government featured speaker Soledad O’Brien on Friday at Jesse Auditorium. O’Brien, an award winning and nationally recognized CNN correspondent...