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Snowstorm blankets campus but classes go on

Kristian Mundahl • January 21, 2011

A winter storm blanketed campus Wednesday night and Thursday, leaving 8 inches of snow and a forecast for more severe weather Sunday. Although several instructors and professors chose to cancel individual...

SPJ retires Helen Thomas award after controversy

Allison Prang • January 21, 2011

The Society of Professional Journalists board of directors voted to retire its “Helen Thomas Award for Lifetime Achievement” award on Jan. 14, according to a news release. The retirement of the award,...

Keeping class in the classroom

Abby Spudich • January 21, 2011

At risk of offending any professors reading this article, I probably do not want to be in your class. It’s not that I don’t want to learn, it’s just that I could be sleeping, for which I rarely...

Deputies find marijuana plants during disturbance call

Megan Hager • January 21, 2011

What started as a verbal disturbance call turned into a marijuana bust on Sunday at the 8200 block of W. Trails West Drive. A woman, who deputies later identified as a suspect's sister, called the Boone...

New Student Center dining spots bring in almost $700k in fall semester

Caitlin Swieca • January 21, 2011

With the opening of five new dining options in the MU Student Center, Campus Dining Services saw a rise in overall retail business and a 308% increase in business at the student center during the fall...

Four candidates vie for First Ward seat

Kate Grumke • January 21, 2011

Darrell Foster, Pamela Forbes, Mitch Richards and Fred Schmidt are running for First Ward Councilman Paul Sturtz’s position, which will be open for the April 5 election, as Sturtz has decided not to...

Think outside the bar

Erin Harris • January 21, 2011

It’s Friday night, and you’re feeling a little down after a long week of group projects with the peanut gallery and the struggle to understand your English teacher. I’m guessing the first thing to...

RSVP Center promotes stalking awareness

Tony Puricelli • January 21, 2011

President Barack Obama declared January to be National Stalking Awareness Month, according to a news release from the White House. The Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center added stalking...

Columbia’s galleries counter the college town culture

John Gehringer • January 21, 2011

Downtown Columbia offers a wide assortment of entertainment opportunities for a wide variety of patrons. While many residents are more than content to funnel out of the bars on Friday night, vomit on the...

MU makes accommodations for international students over winter break

Caitlin Kerfin • January 21, 2011

In the 2008-2009 academic year, more than 1,839 international students attended MU representing 101 different countries and 8 percent increase from the previous year. With about 1,627 international students...

Noce prepares to hand off MSA leadership to Woods

Amanda Capua • January 21, 2011

Missouri Students Association President-elect Eric Woods is in the process of transitioning into his new position as he gradually takes the job's responsibilities from MSA President Tim Noce. "The transition...

Police encourage residents to protect their property

Steve Cassidy • January 21, 2011

As students settle back into their Columbia homes, police suggest that students do a thorough inventory of their belongings and call the Columbia Police Department if they notice anything missing. Over...