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Mizzou Advantage awards $1.4 million in grants

Jimmy Hibsch • February 18, 2011

Mizzou Advantage awarded more than $1.4 million to 38 proposals Tuesday. “What exactly the project is, varies so much from one to another,” Mizzou Advantage Program Coordinator Meg Phillips said....

Obama’s proposed budget increases education spending, caps defense

Kari Paul • February 18, 2011

President Barack Obama announced his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012 Monday; a plan the administration hopes will be responsible for $1.1 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade. The budget...

False rumors of Brad Pitt visit to MU make social media rounds

Allison Prang • February 18, 2011

Rumors of a campus visit from Brad Pitt, actor, philanthropist, Academy Award nominee and former MU student, spread via Facebook and Twitter on Thursday afternoon. Early in the afternoon, rumors began...

‘Rabbit Hole’ illustrates the journey of grief

Lauren Hummel • February 18, 2011

There’s a general consensus that the loss of a loved one is one of the most devastating and confusing times in a person’s life. In terms of mourning, one could proceed to grieve through the known five...

Res Life to promote diversity through videos

Celia Ampel • February 18, 2011

The Department of Residential Life plans to create a series of diversity-focused training videos for its staff, Residential Life Director Frankie Minor said. The videos would feature interviews with students. The...

New website gives a glimpse into Columbia nightlife

Abbey Sussell, Emily Willroth • February 15, 2011

It happens every weekend, whether it’s taking down a record-breaking amount of shots or grinding up on a stud at the bar. It's a picturesque moment — but no one has a camera. Shpend Ibraimi realizes...

Old campus spaces find new uses

Robert Langellier • February 15, 2011

Sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of campus planning, university officials have to fit a circle into a square. Sometimes the Large Ensembles division of the School of Music has to fit into what was once...

Sustain Mizzou collects old electronics for e-waste drive

Tony Puricelli • February 15, 2011

Sustain Mizzou will host its first ever electronic waste collection drive Feb. 22. The drive will take place over three days, until Feb. 24, on Lowry Mall and in the MU Student Center. An e-waste drive...

State Chief Justice Price says Missouri prisons overpopulated

Steven Dickherber • February 15, 2011

In his State of the Judiciary address, State Chief Justice Ray Price called for a reformation of the Missouri prison system, saying prisons are overpopulated with nonviolent offenders. "We continue to...

Deans protest U.S. News and World Report college rankings system

Ethan Colbert • February 15, 2011

Deans from across the country, including several Big 12 Conference members, are protesting against a change in the U.S. News and World Report's ranking system for schools of education which could list...

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,...