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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...

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...

Former MU student among hundreds of missing people in Missouri

Jimmy Hibsch • February 15, 2011

When former MU student Nick Coppola vanished in December, his family was left heartbroken. His disappearance is one of 1,176 active missing persons reports in Missouri, statistics from the Missouri State...