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Faculty to decide how snow days are made up

Stephanie Ebbs • February 8, 2011

After receiving three consecutive snow days for the first time in MU's history last week, students will pay the price later in the semester with a series of makeup days, university officials say. Faculty...

Senior launches lifestyle webzine

Joel Samson Berntsen • February 8, 2011

"The Prothro Review" premiered its first wave of content Friday. A new life-style webzine, "The Prothro Review" focuses on modern culture and style. Trey Prothro, a senior editing student, updates "The...

Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day advocates prevention

Jimmy Hibsch • February 8, 2011

Throughout the past week, the Mizzou Black Men’s Initiative has been tweeting facts about AIDS and HIV in the black community. “Black Americans make up about 12 percent of the U.S. population, but...

Detectives investigate decades-old homicide cases

Sally French • February 8, 2011

The conclusion of the Becky Doisy murder trial last week closed one of Columbia’s unresolved homicide cases. But the Boone County Sheriff’s Department is still investigating three unsolved murders,...

Suspect uses credit card stolen during armed robbery

Kelsey Maffett • February 8, 2011

A credit card stolen at gunpoint on campus Feb. 1 was used at a Columbia gas station shortly after the incident, according to an MU Police Department news release. The student, who had been walking near...

Columbia sees spike in gang-related crimes

Jimmy Hibsch • February 8, 2011

When Douglass High School student Alonzo Stevens was arrested Jan. 25 in connection with two earlier shootings, the Columbia Police Department suspected gang activity. Given Columbia’s gang presence,...

MU welcomes international students

Vineeta Tan • February 8, 2011

The semi-annual International Welcome Party was held Saturday at the MU Student Center. Students were presented with a multicultural gastronomic experience as international student organizations showcased...

Sex offender registry designed to inform public

Jared Grafman • February 7, 2011

Sex offender registries are easily accessible to the public as a tool for awareness but are not designed to prevent crime, MU Police Department Capt. Scott Richardson said. “We have a separate sex offender...

McCaskill, Blunt support legislation reducing federal spending

Nichole Ballard • February 4, 2011

Senators Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., have started 2011 with proposals limiting federal spending and aimed at reigning in the nation's deficit. McCaskill introduced a bill Jan. 25 calling...

Colleges talk process of ‘learning to learn’

Abigail Geiger • February 4, 2011

Pencils, pads and notebooks, watch out. Students may be able to take control of their studies with "metacognition," according to several Midwest colleges and their faculties. Metacognition is a new way...

‘Somewhere’ doesn’t lose itself

Lauren Hummel • February 4, 2011

Whenever I watch a movie I plan to write about, I always bring a pad of paper and a pen for general note-taking purposes. On average, I’ll jot down two to three pages worth, maybe add a few last notes...

MUPD investigates strong-armed robbery near Ellis Library

Kelsey Maffett • February 4, 2011

The MU Police Department continues to look into two robberies — one on campus, the other near it — that have taken place over the last three days. A student was robbed Wednesday morning at the intersection...