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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...

Jury selected for Doisy murder trial

Jimmy Hibsch, Megan Hager • January 26, 2011

It was 1976 when former MU student Becky Doisy disappeared. More than 30 years later, Johnny Wright, her accused killer, appeared in court as the jury selection for his trial began Tuesday. Due to media...

Obama puts emphasis on education in State of the Union

Kari Paul • January 26, 2011

President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address Tuesday, in which he called upon Republicans and Democrats to unite in support of his goal to advance America in the global community....

Trial for murder of former MU student begins

Sally French, Kelsey Maffett, Jared Grafman • January 26, 2011

Opening statements of the Becky Doisy murder trial began at 8:30 Wednesday morning. Johnny Wright, her accused killer, was apprehended in October of last year after a background check for a job in Georgia...

Woods sworn in as MSA president

Amanda Capua • January 26, 2011

Eric Woods and Emily Moon were officially sworn in as the Missouri Students Association president and vice-president during the Senate meeting Wednesday evening. "It was a surreal moment,” Moon said....

Million dollar decisions face city council candidates

Nichole Ballard • January 25, 2011

Columbia City Council candidates attended an orientation Saturday morning to become acquainted with the most-pressing issues facing the city. Among the problems presented to them were a $50 million acquisition...

Eva J’s replacement to offer East Asian fare

Garrett Richie • January 25, 2011

Effective in fall 2011, Eva J's will be converted into Sabai, an a la carte, Baja Grill-style dining location that will focus on Southeast Asian cuisine. Students who frequented Eva J's during the fall...

Police investigate multiple shootings

Allison Prang • January 25, 2011

At about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Columbia Police Department officers were called to Town and Country Bowling Lanes, at 1508 N. Providence Road, after witnesses reported gunshots, according to a CPD news release. When...

MU celebrates International Day of Collaborative Music

Nassim Benchaabane • January 25, 2011

The School of Music joined musicians across Europe, Japan, Australia and Canada Saturday to hold a concert as part of the International Day of Collaborative Music, a day devoted to making collaborative...

Search for former MU student continues

Jimmy Hibsch • January 25, 2011

The parents of a former MU student are seeking help outside of the Foristell Police Department for finding their son who has been missing since mid-December. Gene and Nellie Coppola said the Wright City...