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SFRC recommends student fee increase

Kelly Olejnik • January 28, 2011

The Student Fee Review Committee recommended a 0.78 percent increase in undergraduate student fees for the fiscal year 2012 to the UM System Board of Curators. Six of the 18 student fee areas were recommended...

Old treasures waiting for rediscovery

Teresa Klassen • January 28, 2011

Antique. For some, it’s a word reminiscent of dusty trinkets. For others, antiques are tangible history — and the pursuit of a prized antique is an adventure. LuAnn Riggs, of Artichoke Annie’s,...

NYT columnist speaks on US’ political apathy

Sally French • January 28, 2011

New York Times columnist Charles Blow thinks America has been “snookered by the Snookies,” a reference to America’s obsession with pop culture, yet has an aversion to government and politics. In...

Heavy-tempered hotshots cool down stress

Eric Dundon • January 28, 2011

At the end of a long day, with an aching body from sitting in class for too long, and mind awhirl in history textbooks, nothing brightens my mood more than cursing. No, I don’t perch on my rooftop and...

Mizzou World Cup Tournament returns for second year

Marie Mandelberg • January 28, 2011

The African Students Association officially opened registration this week for the second Mizzou World Cup Tournament, scheduled to take place April 29-30. ASA President Patricia Vewenda said this event...

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...

Catwoman rises: The villainess with nine lives

Kate Everson • January 28, 2011

Princess Mia is about to don a cat suit. Director Christopher Nolan recently announced Anne Hathaway would play Catwoman in his third Batman film, “The Dark Knight Rises.” The “Princess Diaries”...

Pell Grants could be on chopping block for US Congress

Jade Earle • January 28, 2011

Domestic spending cuts will be cut by approximately 22 percent this year under a new plan led by Congress Republicans. Pell Grants may be on the chopping block as part of the new plan to reduce the national...

Shining light on a phantom tradesman

Susan Costa • January 28, 2011

When you go to the movies, you’re paying for more than a seat in front of the screen. You’re paying for an experience. As the lights dim, the cold volatility of reality fades away, and you are immersed...