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Cassidy pursues passion for comedy

Kristen Herhold • January 25, 2011

Playwright Christopher Fry once said that “comedy is an escape, not from truth, but from despair.” MU sophomore Dillon Cassidy believes in the same philosophy: brightening people’s days through comedy. “I...

Sheriff’s Department makes arrest in child abuse case

Megan Hager • January 25, 2011

Sherriff's deputies responded to a child abuse call last Monday at 6001 N. Creasy Springs Road, after a witness reported that 28-year-old Michael Brown punched his 10-year-old son. Although the call came...

Curators’ decision on tuition increase comes Friday

Allison Prang • January 25, 2011

The UM System Board of Curators will set a goal of keeping a tuition increase for 2011-12 "in the single digits" when members vote on potential rate increases Friday, Nikki Krawitz, UM System Vice President...

Homicide suspect captured

Allison Prang • January 25, 2011

Around 5:30 p.m. Friday, the Columbia Police Department filed an arrest warrant for Zachariah Joel Peterson for the murder of James Porter, according to a CPD news release. Peterson has been charged with...

Stung by “The Green Hornet,” in a good way

Lauren Hummel • January 21, 2011

When I think of superheroes, the image of a man (or woman) who’s athletically built, always has unnaturally well-kept hair and dons a colorful spandex ensemble comes to mind. What doesn’t come to mind,...

Misconduct, marijuana to be discussed in CPRB

Kelsey Maffett • January 21, 2011

The Columbia City Council has received three applications to a newly vacated seat on the Citizens Police Review Board. CPRB chairwoman Ellen LoCurto-Martinez said the City Council will interview the three...

Students pursue reporting job on Oscars’ red carpet

Jimmy Hibsch • January 21, 2011

Four MU students are in the running to claim a spot on the red carpet at The 83rd Academy Awards as part of mtvU's Oscars Correspondent Contest. The contestants, seniors Erica Coghill, Alex Holley and...

Tuition increase looms as Nixon proposes 7% cut to UM funding

Steven Dickherber • January 21, 2011

Interim UM system President Steve Owens responded to Gov. Jay Nixon's proposal to cut UM funding by 7 percent with gratitude Thursday. The governor released his state budget proposal, which cuts $29.9...

Ragtag Cinema Trivia Night promises wit, entertainment

Joel Samson Berntsen • January 21, 2011

It’s a tact that has been used for decades. A tact to entice the general public to bars, restaurants and even the ever-esteemed Applebee’s. A tact known as…trivia night. On Feb. 8, from 8 p.m. to...

Lights out for The Spa tanning beds in Rec Center

Sally French • January 21, 2011

The Spa, the tanning salon in the Student Recreation Complex, will no longer operate, effective this semester. Operated by Tan Time LLC, The Spa has been in legal battles with MU since 2008, when MU informed...

Local supergroup Zappy LaReel jams for free

Brandon Foster • January 21, 2011

Generally, there is a pretty strong relationship between the amount of time a band spends practicing and the number of fans that band has. Not so for Zappy LaReel. The Columbia-based supergroup, comprised...

MU Democrats, College Republicans condemn attack on Giffords

Allison Prang • January 21, 2011

The MU Democrats and Mizzou College Republicans issued a joint news release condemning the Jan. 8 attack at a meeting for Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D), where six people were killed. “The executive...