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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...

Victim struck with goose decoy

Teddy Nykiel • February 15, 2011

A strike on the head with a goose decoy was just the beginning of an argument that led to Benjamin Cottrell’s arrest. Columbia police received a call around 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 8. Cotrell, 21, was...

Hazed and confused: KU students face consequences for violating policies

Madeline O’Leary • February 15, 2011

The Interfraternity Council executive members at the University of Kansas will face punishments for violating state and university-instituted anti-hazing policies. Despite similarities in size and culture,...

Athletics’ Pink Out campaign raises money for breast cancer research

Nicole Krasavage • February 15, 2011

The Missouri gymnastics squad teamed up with the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center on Friday to raise money for breast cancer research. This event did not mark first time the Department of Athletics has partnered...

Chinese oral traditions in danger, lecturer says

Robert Langellier • February 15, 2011

In one ancient Chinese epic, an abandoned child raised by dragons grows up to save the earth from a global warming by shooting down the extra suns and moons from the sky. Modernization has brought with...

Deaton hands down temporary suspension for graffiti suspect

Jimmy Hibsch, Kelsey Maffett • February 15, 2011

_*Editor's note: Several student organizations, including the Legion of Black Collegians, the Missouri Students Association and Four Front, met Saturday evening in response to the discovery of an offensive...

On Campus, Around the Nation (2/15/2011)

Lauren Bale • February 15, 2011

**Author discusses Alfred Hitchcock's legacy** UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS- Film critic David Thomson will present "The Hitchcock Moments: Psycho and Other Tales of Terror" at 7:00 Feb. 14 in the Kansas Union. Thomson,...

Students propose overhaul to parking system

Kelly Olejnik • February 15, 2011

The Missouri Students Association and the Residence Halls Association have come to an agreement on a parking plan that could change the way spots are allocated and the way students choose spots, MSA President...