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On Campus, Across the Nation (2-18-11)

Lauren Bale • February 18, 2011

**An interview with (now former) NYU fellow Nir Rosen** NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — Wednesday, Nir Rosen, a fellow at NYU’s Center on Law and Security, resigned his position after making a series of offensive...

Spring into a serious wardrobe

Abby Spudich • February 18, 2011

Until recently, I shopped like a raven drawn to shiny things, picking up random pieces of clothing that caught my eye. But this left me with a disproportionate wardrobe. I had countless shirts made out...

Faculty debate diversity course requirement

Stephanie Ebbs • February 18, 2011

Faculty Council's overhaul of the general education curriculum culminated in a debate over a diversity course requirement Thursday. The proposed course requirement has caught the public's attention in...

Laura Jansen makes a play for the states

Robert Langellier • February 18, 2011

Laura Jansen’s affectionate pop music has just gone platinum in Holland. In America, she’s still squeezing onto the opening bill. “In the states I feel like I’m going to war,” Jansen said. “(Everywhere...

RAMS campaign prepares for strong finish

Sally French • February 18, 2011

Rockin’ Against Multiple Sclerosis hosted the second round of Rock-It preliminary competitions to a sold-out crowd Wednesday evening at The Blue Note. RAMS is a month-long philanthropy project that...

MCI hosts ‘Eat and Greet’

Amanda Capua • February 18, 2011

The Missouri Students Association Multicultural Issues Committee hosted its annual Eat and Greet, an event designed to bring the different minority organizations on campus together, on Thursday. "The...

LBC: Students need to be proactive in fighting racism

Kelly Olejnik • February 18, 2011

Representatives from several MU student organizations attended the Legion of Black Collegians senate meeting Wednesday night to discuss solutions for racism on campus. The meeting was initiated by the...

Josh Blue pokes fun at his cerebral palsy

Kristen Herhold • February 18, 2011

NBC’s Last Comic Standing winner Josh Blue describes his humor as dry and sarcastic. Like many other successful comedians, he keeps his audiences laughing. But the similarities stop there. Blue's humor...

Bill would bar discrimination based on sexual orientation

Abigail Geiger • February 18, 2011

A bill proposing an amendment to the Missouri Human Rights Act to protect people from discrimination based on sexual orientation was re-introduced to the Missouri House of Representatives last week. House...

Columbia smoke shops offer more than just smokeables

Ashley Lane • February 18, 2011

On my free Tuesday afternoon, I decided to check out some Columbia smoke shops. Being from Kansas, I hadn't scoped them out yet and was on a mission to find some incense and a tapestry. I was thrown off...

‘An Evening of Rediculosity’ channels vaudeville

Alexis Hitt • February 18, 2011

Rock ‘n roll, comedy and go-go dancing, along with an epic electro dance party all in one night, all in one place, all for free makes for one badass party, filled with ridiculous happenings, or more...

Suspect reportedly stabs victim, urinates on dog

Allison Prang • February 18, 2011

At about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Columbia police officers were called to an alley between Ninth and Tenth Streets in downtown Columbia to attend to a man that was stabbed, according to a Columbia Police...