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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...

Longhorns keep upper hand on Missouri

John Montesantos • January 30, 2011

The No. 11 Missouri Tigers failed to capture their first road win in Big 12 play Saturday night as they fell to the No. 8 Texas Longhorns, 71-58. Missouri falls to 17-4 overall and a weak 3-3 in conference...

Woods, Moon officially in office after inauguration

Amanda Capua • January 30, 2011

Eric Woods and Emily Moon are officially the new president and vice-president of the Missouri Students Association at an inauguration ceremony Saturday night. Board of Elections Commissioners Chairman...

Eastern traditions trend toward vegetarianism

Krissy Tripp • January 28, 2011

As those of you who have been following MOVE’s food blog since last semester know, I’ve been treading uncharted recipe websites and religious information websites in order to take a look at the food-related...

Queer Spring Fling marks first event in new LGBTQ Center

Marie Mandelberg • January 28, 2011

The Queer Spring Fling marked the first event held in the new Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Resource Center that opened this semester in the lower level of the MU Student Center. The LGBTQ...

‘True Grit’ the new face of Westerns

Chase Koeneke • January 28, 2011

I’ve always been more of a cops-and-robbers kind of guy than a cowboys-and-Indians one. The plot lines of most Westerns have been boring to me. They’re slow and clunky. There never seems to be enough...

State Senate debates renewable energy bill from 2008

Madeline O’Leary • January 28, 2011

Despite passing with a two-thirds majority vote in 2008, a resolution concerning Proposition C, the Clean Energy Initiative, will be debated in the Missouri State Senate. At the center of the debate is...