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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...

Winter storms spur several car accidents

Jimmy Hibsch • February 4, 2011

Severe winter weather always results in an increased number of car accidents and this year was no exception, Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said. From noon Monday to the same time...

Study: Emotional health of freshmen at all-time low

Lauren Bale • February 4, 2011

The emotional health of 2010 freshmen college students has dropped to its lowest level since the survey began 25 years ago, according to the annual Cooperative Institutional Research Program Freshman Survey. The...

Last Comic Standing finalist returns to Déjà Vu

Teresa Klassen • February 4, 2011

Standup comedy in college can lead to a lucrative career, and nobody knows that better than Tommy Johnagin, this week's featured comedian at Déjà Vu. You might know him from Comedy Central's "Live at...

Resident injured searching for dog in fire

Sally French • February 4, 2011

An apartment fire at Tiger Village left significant damages to the structure and one resident with burn injuries after he tried to reenter the apartment to rescue his dog. The commercial structure fire...

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...

MU student studying abroad in Egypt safely out of country

Jimmy Hibsch • February 4, 2011

An MU student studying abroad in Egypt is safely out of the country as of Wednesday evening. “Currently, she is safe,” MU spokesman Christian Basi said in an e-mail. “We have been monitoring the...

Res Life, CDS work around snowstorm

Garrett Richie • February 4, 2011

The snowstorm that blanketed Columbia and a major portion of the Midwest has altered many operations on campus during the past few days. Two major concerns circulating among students were possible food...

Tuition increase sends students in search of financial aid

Caitlin Swieca • February 4, 2011

With the 5.8 percent tuition increase soon to take effect in the 2011-12 academic year, more MU students have started the process of applying for financial aid earlier. Jim Brooks, Office of Student Financial...