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NH bill aims to revoke voting rights for out-of-state students

Madeline O’Leary • February 4, 2011

Out-of-state college students in New Hampshire may lose the ability to vote in their college towns as a result of a recently-introduced bill. Presented by State Rep. Gregory Sorg, R-Grafton, House Bill...

MSA, RHA work to build stronger ties

Ana Stock • February 4, 2011

The new leadership in the Residence Halls Association and Missouri Students Association are working to foster better lines of communication in their relationship as student governments. “Historically...

Bandamonium in full swing with medium-rock competition

Cade Cleavelin • February 4, 2011

Sound checks, light checks, ID checks: the typical through-and-through for a place like Mojo's, which, on Monday night — and many Monday nights following — is hosting the fifth consecutive Bandamonium...

Put down your drink and pick up a mic

Chelsea Bengier • February 3, 2011

If you're tired of stepping over puke puddles and smelling the dingy fragrance of intoxicated partiers every weekend, or if you're anxious to show off your rock star skills after watching an episode of...

Guilty verdict in Doisy murder trial provides closure for detective

Sally French • February 1, 2011

Friday’s guilty verdict in a decades-old murder concluded a former detective’s only unresolved case in more than 22 years. Chris Egbert, now retired from the Columbia Police Department, began investigating...

Ed Martin announces bid for US Senate seat

Kari Paul • February 1, 2011

Republican attorney Ed Martin announced Monday he will run for a United States Senate seat against incumbent Claire McCaskill in 2012. Martin served as Chief of Staff for former Gov. Matt Blunt and narrowly...

Bingham Gallery showcases graduate students’ work

Teresa Klassen • February 1, 2011

If your idea of art is still-life paintings, you might have a new definition of art by the time you leave George Caleb Bingham Gallery’s new exhibit. The gallery is currently hosting “Where I End And...

Snowed in: Deaton calls snow day for first time since 2006

Tony Puricelli • February 1, 2011

Chancellor Brady Deaton announced in an e-mail Monday the full closure of MU's campus and the cancellation of all classes, effective 4 p.m. Monday through Tuesday evening. The announcement came after...

On Campus, Around the Nation (2/1/2011)

Lauren Bale • February 1, 2011

**Turkish diplomat visits UI, discusses foreign policy** UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS—The Consul General of Turkey Fatih Yildiz spoke on his country’s foreign policy Friday afternoon at Illini Union. Yildiz...

Officers seize drugs, cash from res hall

Kelsey Maffett • February 1, 2011

MU Police Department officers arrested freshman Justin Brown on multiple charges, including drug possession and distribution, Friday morning outside Defoe-Graham residence hall. MUPD Capt. Scott Richardson...

Dirty Disco celebrates one-year anniversary

Joel Samson Berntsen • February 1, 2011

Wall-to-the-wall people, I.D. checks, lines for the bathroom; no, this isn't the DMV - it is quite the opposite, actually. This is the disco inferno of Dirty Disco's One-Year Anniversary party. Dirty...

MSA shakes up election bylaws

Kelly Olejnik • February 1, 2011

After a controversial Missouri Students Association presidential election last fall, MSA's Board of Elections Commissioners updated its handbook to address problems confronted during the campaign and election...