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  • MU Bassoon Enemble brings the sounds of the holiday to retirement residents

    Boone Landing Retirement Center residents were treated Monday afternoon to the deep, rich sounds of Christmas melodies by the MU Bassoon Ensemble. At over nine feet tall, the bassoon is the largest instrument in the woodwind family. Its four-octave range produced a warm reedy timbre much like that of a male [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 1:29pm EST
    by Caitlyn Emmett

  • Chancellor and wife open home for holiday party

    Poinsettia, candles, and wreaths were just a few of the decorations adorning the Residence on Francis Quadrangle, otherwise known as the home of MU Chancellor Brady Deaton and his wife, Anne. The Deatons, along with MU Provost Brian Foster and his wife, Lerke, hosted a holiday open house tonight that allowed [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 10:10pm EST
    by Lindsay Moser

  • Issues in College Education

    Groups push to up wages for NU food service, janitorial employees [The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University] $40,000 stimulus grant aids BSU’s service-learning program [The Arbiter, Boise State University] Professor studies shark skin to improve aircraft [The Crimson White, University of Alabama] Excise Police cite 81 people at party Sunday morning [Indiana Daily Student, [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 6:46am EST
    by jnicholcaddy

  • Fraternity Brings Holiday Cheer

    Gumdrops, licorice, sprinkles, icing, oh my! These were just some of the ingredients used Friday afternoon at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house as they teamed up with the Columbia Boys and Girls Club to build gingerbread houses. “I think this experience really humbles the fraternity members,” said Ryan Neff, Beta Theta [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2009, 11:39pm EST
    by Caitlyn Emmett

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    Posted: December 05, 2009, 11:14pm EST
    by Caitlyn Emmett

  • Holiday lights illuminate Columbia College campus

    “…5…4…3…2…1!” Jonathan Dudley, Columbia College Student Government Association president, counted down to the university’s annual holiday lighting ceremony Friday night. This is the thirteenth year for the celebration, in which more than 4,500 white lights adorn campus. The event began with Jane Froman carolers in festive Dickensian costumes singing “Deck the Halls,” [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 8:04pm EST
    by Lindsay Moser

  • State Historical Society needs help

    The State Historical Society of Missouri seeks to  the history for the entire state by maintaining historical documents, newspapers, directories, maps and many more items of historical interest. However, the Society took recent 25 percent cut in the Historical Society’s appropriations from the state, which has forced: reduced hours and suspension of [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 3:40pm EST
    by Carla Jimenez

  • MU senior awarded distinguished scholarship

    A journalism student at MU was awarded the Marshall Scholarship this week. Brian Pellot, a senior convergence journalism and international studies major, is the first MU student to receive the scholarship in 26 years. The Marshall Scholarship, given to only 40 students each year, provides a paid education at an institution [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 3:22pm EST
    by coreymotley

  • MU agronomy professor wins award

    MU Extension recently awarded Peter Scharf, an agronomy professor at the university, the Vice Provost’s Award for Outstanding Achievement for his work with color-sensing systems. Through his work, Scharf has developed a system that “predicts and manages nitrogen inputs for crops such as corn, wheat and cotton.” This allows producers [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 9:48pm EST
    by Lindsay Moser

  • MU to celebrate ‘Hanging of the Greens’

    The Student Union Programming Board (SUPB) will host the annual ‘Hanging of the Greens’ at 9 a.m. Friday in Stotler Lounge at Memorial Student Union. The event will include activities such as decorating an ‘MU Global Traditions Tree,’ which will be on display in the lounge throughout December, and enjoying [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 9:38pm EST
    by Caitlyn Emmett

  • Issues in Higher Education

    Community college enrollment increases reduce impact of cuts [Des Moines (Iowa) Register] UT endowment showed 15 percent drop [The Daily Texan, University of Texas] Resident Staff redesigns RA application process [The Cavalier Daily, University of Virginia] Chair of College Republicans up for impeachment tonight [The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan] Two SU students killed [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:17am EST
    by jnicholcaddy

  • Adopt-A-Document Program Seeks to Preserve Missouri History

    The Western Historical Manuscript Collection’s mission is to collect, preserve and make available primary source documents that detail the history of Missouri and the surrounding region. Collect, preserve and make available. That mantra is repeated on the collection’s Web site, in its brochures and by its staff. Preservation takes a lot of [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:00am EST
    by Andrew C. Jenkins

  • MU Entrepreneurs Win At National Competition

    Maria Holt and Meghan Orbe, both students at MU’s Trulaske College of Business, won prizes at a North American entrepreneurial competition in October. At this year’s Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) elevator pitch competition, Holt gave a 90-second presentation before a panel of judges about a two-sided nail polish pen. The pen [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:27am EST
    by jnicholcaddy

  • Thanksgiving Break

    Although the news never sleeps, it does in fact eat. Like most every other student in Columbia and every person in the United States, the staff of the Missourian who contribute to this blog will celebrate Thanksgiving next week. While they travel home and back again, this blog will be on hiatus. [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:00am EST
    by jnicholcaddy

  • Tuition at Missouri schools might freeze again, California not so fortunate

    On Tuesday, Gov. Jay Nixon announced a proposal to freeze tuition and academic fees at Missouri’s public universities and college for the 2010-2011 school year. In return, the state won’t decrease funding much. The agreement, which was made in conjunction with Missouri university presidents, would mark the second consecutive year that [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:45pm EST
    by Michelle Hagopian

  • Discovery of Water on the Moon Leaves More Questions

    Success is sweet for scientists announcing the discovery of water on the moon. “The whole experiment was a complete success,” said Val Germann, president of the Central Missouri Astronomical Association. “The only question is now is what do they do next and that’s still up in the air.” According to NASA scientists, [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:06pm EST
    by Caitlyn Emmett

  • Do universities need consulting companies?

    A New York Times article Saturday focuses on the University of North Carolina’s controversial decision earlier this year to hire the consultant firm Bain & Company to identify budget inefficiencies in the UNC-Chapel Hill. The New York Times reports that Bain’s recommendations, if applied, could save the university $161 million each [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:56pm EST
    by benbw82

  • Issues in College Education

    Keg party ends in gunshots [The Daily Helmsman, The University of Memphis] NASA grant funds lunar living research [The Informer, University of Hartford] NSIT to implement e-mail forwarding, new Web portal [Chicago Maroon, The University of Chicago] Turnout drops for Drop Fees [The Varsity, University of Toronto] Delta Chi brothers serve all-you-can-eat pancakes, cheaply [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:58am EST
    by jnicholcaddy

  • MU Chapter of Invisible Children Raises Awareness

     In the spring of 2003, three young University of Southern California cinematography majors journeyed to Africa in search of a story. What they found there would change their lives forever. What started out as a film project about northern Uganda transformed into much more when these men discovered a tragedy that [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:42pm EST
    by Caitlyn Emmett

  • New MU research to increase health benefits of ice cream

    Thanks to new MU research on increasing the nutritional value of ice cream, you can no longer feel so guilty about eating that whole tub of Ben & Jerry’s. For more than a century, ice cream researchers at MU have helped develop and manufacture the cold treat. According to a news [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 11:10am EST
    by Lindsay Moser

  • Mizzou Night at the Youzeum

    MU’s chapter of the National Science Teachers Association hosted “Mizzou Night at the Youzeum” Wednesday night to raise money and awareness for Columbia’s Youzeum. The Youzeum is Columbia’s first science museum; it opened May 2008. According to Debbie Hanuscin, the sponsor of NSTA at Mizzou, because the Youzeum opened during difficult [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 2:58am EST
    by Kaylee Nelson

  • TigerTech hosts Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 release tournament

    “I feel disgusting. I feel gross,” said Kristan Baker, a buyer for TigerTech, from behind the cashier desk. She wasn’t the only one feeling the heat. TigerTech had been packed with over 150 men (and a few women) for the past four hours, most there to participate in TigerTech’s first [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 4:17pm EST
    by coreymotley

  • Study sites: benefit or detriment?

    Everyone knows that the internet is revolutionizing the way students learn. But just how revolutionary is it? [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 1:16pm EST
    by Carla Jimenez

  • Mental Health Support at MU

    Several programs on MU’s campus have been created to help students with personal problems. One such program is the At Risk Behaviors Committee, whose purpose is to provide coordinated response to distressed students. The committee was created partly due to violence on other college campuses in recent years, such as the Virginia [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 4:38pm EST
    by Andrew C. Jenkins

  • Issues in College Education

    Faculty Code conflict opens UW to potential lawsuits [The Daily of the University of Washington] Policy Restricts Greek Funds [Emory Wheel, Emory University] Students Contest Off-Campus Housing Policies [The Occidental Weekly, Occidental College] Sharing is (not) caring [The Gonzaga Bulletin, Gonzaga University] University Looks at Alternatives for Replacing Kannam [The Wesleyan Argus, Wesleyan University] [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:10am EST
    by jnicholcaddy

  • MU President Forsee to Hold Town Hall Meetings

    MU faculty, administrators and staff received a message from President Gary Forsee on Friday. It follows: Let me begin this note by thanking each of you individually and collectively for your efforts across our four campuses and system office to support our mission of teaching, service, research and economic development for the [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:10am EST
    by jnicholcaddy

  • Boone County Retired Teachers Meeting Notice

    The Boone County Retired Teachers meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. on November 17 at the Peachtree Catering & Banquet Center on 120 E. Nifong Blvd. in Columbia. The event will be followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m. The meeting’s speaker will be Karen Taylor. She will present a program [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 2:42pm EST
    by Caitlyn Emmett

  • Learning About Autism

    I’m working on an article for the Missourian about Scott Standifer, who recently developed a guide for vocational rehabilitation counselors to help adults with autism find jobs. Standifer, a clinical associate professor with MU’s School of Health Professions, wanted to write this guide because of the lack of information on [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 4:22pm EST
    by Lindsay Moser

  • MU School of Journalism will drill into historic archway

    Drilling into the Missouri School of Journalism’s historic archway will begin Wednesday, said Brian Brooks, associate dean for undergraduate studies and administration. Water leakage at the archway’s base and seepage into a classroom, necessitate repairs that will involve digging into the foundation. Once drilling begins, the archway should be closed for [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 1:35pm EST
    by Kelsey Mirando

  • Catholic classroom? What do you think?

    I’m going to be very upfront: I am an active member of the Catholic Students Association at the Columbia Newman Center. I am the secretary for the CSA steering committee, I led the behind-the-scenes staff for the annual Awakenings retreat and I am a writer and director for the annual [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:50pm EST
    by cvjb93

  • Halloween Comes Early for Some

    The Halloween season seemed longer than in years past — perhaps because Halloween fell on a Saturday. In 2008, Halloween was on Friday; the year before that, Wednesday. Whatever the reason, people celebrated Halloween during the entire week before the holiday. Molly Cody, an MU freshman majoring in communications, said she [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 3:05pm EST
    by Andrew C. Jenkins

  • Academic Sypmosia at Stephens College

    Part of the inauguration festivities for the installation of Dianne Lynch as the 24th president of Stephens College, the school hosted an Academic Symposium. Seniors gathered Friday afternoon in the Kimball Ballroom of Lela Raney Wood Hall to display some of their senior capstone projects, including projects involving legal studies, [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 1:36pm EST
    by Alycia Yount

  • Academic Symposium at Stephens College

    As a part of the inauguration of Dianne Lynch as the 24th president of Stephens College, an academic symposium was held after the inauguration ceremony. The symposium was an opportunity for students and staff of Stephens to show off projects they have been working on. Kimball Ballroom in Lela Raney Wood [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 12:41pm EST
    by coreymotley

  • Issues in College Education

    Gee forfeits $220,000 raise, bonus; gives funds to scholarships [The Lantern, The Ohio State University] Students Line Up for Flu Shots [The Statesman, The State University of New York at Stony Brook] Doyle orders bill explained: State statute allows young adults under 27 coverage by parents’ health insurance [The Badger Herald, University [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 6:46am EST
    by jnicholcaddy

  • Blake Mycoskie, creator of TOMS Shoes, visits Mizzou

    On Oct. 27, Blake Mycoskie, a Texas native, spoke at Jesse Auditorium about how he created his humanitarian business, TOMS Shoes. Contrary to the assumptions of many, there was no one named Tom involved at the beginning of the business. Mycoskie said TOMS stands for tomorrow; the company operates on the [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 11:27pm EDT
    by Kaylee Nelson

  • USA Today provides online edition of its paper at no cost to MU students

    MU students no longer have get their hands covered in ink if they want to browse the latest USA Today, which recently set up a trial program to provide a digital edition of the paper at no cost to college and university students. MU students can access the edition from the [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 9:06pm EDT
    by Lindsay Moser

  • Issues in College Education

    Liability issues, worries over sportsmanship cancel “Burn-A-Bear” [The New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire] Thursday Night Lights [The Daily Tar Heel, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill] Commission approves neighborhood plan [The Brown Daily Herald, Brown University] Home on the range [The Cavalier Daily, University of Virginia] What’s next for Jones? [The [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 7:32am EDT
    by jnicholcaddy

  • Local Rappers Showcase Lyrical Skills at Speaker’s Circle

    “I’ve never battle rapped before but I can do an assortment of things, too bad I’m battling a six foot Frodo from Lord of the Rings.”  The circle of people surrounding Marc Goone explode into laughter, while Goone’s opponent, Pete, could only shake his head and laugh with the rest [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2009, 6:12pm EDT
    by Jordan Zirm

  • Lecture Capture Software Enhances Classroom Experience

    Worried about missing that last lecture? This may no longer be a worry thanks to “Lecture Capture,” a relatively new software that records media projected in the classroom such as PowerPoint presentations, notes for the class and even the voice of the professor speaking. The information is compiled and made [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 11:45am EDT
    by Lindsay Moser

  • Citizen Jane Film Festival Weekend

    I had never been to a film shown during the Citizen Jane Film Festival until Sunday. I attended the screening of Georgina Lightning’s “Older Than America” at Ragtag Cinema. The film is based on actual incidents when Native American children were forced to attend boarding schools and often physically, sexually [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 10:53am EDT
    by Andrew C. Jenkins

  • Issues in College Education

    Univ. rolls out new hybrid buses [The Stanford Daily] Strategic research funding draws mixed reactions [The Vermont Cynic, The University of Vermont] Housing finds room for change with Web process [The Daily Targum, Rutgers: The State University of New Jersey] Mobile lab aids pollution study [The State News, Michigan State University] Johnson officially named [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 8:51am EDT
    by jnicholcaddy

  • Journalism School Selects Missouri Honor Medalists

    The Missouri School of Journalism has selected seven 2009 Missouri Honor Medalists. Each medalist will present a master class during the day October 20 in addition to attending the banquet to be held in their honor at Donald W. Reynolds Alumni Center. [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2009, 8:23pm EDT
    by Haleigh Castino

  • University tensions addressed by Difficult Dialogue

    On Oct. 15, MU’s Difficult Dialogue troupe put on an interactive theater and town hall meeting in Cornell Hall. Nearly 100 people attended the event, which was titled Courageous Conversations about Race & Civility: A Dialogue for Everyone. The Difficult Dialogues Initiative is a nationwide program designed to help higher education [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 10:16am EDT
    by Michelle Hagopian

  • College and University Presidents Reconsidering Legal Drinking Age

    I recently read a CNN commentary by Toben F. Nelson and Traci L. Toomey about how lowering the legal drinking age from 21 is a bad idea. According to the commentary, a group of 135 college and university presidents are reconsidering that age with the help of a cause called the [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 8:36am EDT
    by Lindsay Moser

  • Long-serving dean of MU Trulaske College of Business steps down

    Dr. Bruce Walker, dean of the Trulaske College of Business, announced Monday that he will be concluding his 20-year service as dean at the end of summer 2010. Walker plans to be a full-time faculty member in the college’s Department of Marketing. Since assuming his role as dean in 1990, Walker has [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 2:19pm EDT
    by Kelsey Mirando

  • Truman State University Launches Fundraising Campaign

    Friday, Truman State University in Kirksville launched a $30 million fundraising campaign to drive private gift dollars to address high priorities of the university. The program, “Bright Minds Bright Futures,” is the name Truman State’s first fundraising campaign. The money raised will go to the following designations: • Student Scholarships: $7.5 million • [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 11:57am EDT
    by coreymotley

  • Issues in College Education

    Students rush to sell Florida-Georgia tickets [The Independent Florida Alligator, University of Florida] Pitt and UPMC to test H1N1 vaccinations on people with asthma [The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh] International students are diving INTO-OSU [The Daily Barometer, Oregon State University] Harlem prepares for 2010 census [Columbia Daily Spectator, Columbia University] New fees proposed [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 7:33am EDT
    by jnicholcaddy

  • Prahlad at Orr Street tonight for Artrageous

    MU Professor Anand Prahlad will be performing the mbira tonight at Orr Street Studios as part of this weekend’s Artrageous festivities. Orr Street Studios was the site of Prahlad’s mbira performance for the Missourian. Tonight marks Prahlad’s return to the space. The gallery will be featuring the artwork of Eric Seat [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 3:23pm EDT
    by benbw82

  • A Perspective on Campus Tweet

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    At the latest education beat meeting for the Missourian staff, my editor pitched a story about “Campus Tweet.”  My first thought: What is she talking about? After doing my homework, I’ve learned that Campus Tweet is essentially a Twitter directory of college students and alumni. For those of you living under a [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 11:38am EDT
    by Michelle Hagopian

  • National Coming Out Week Update

    I got in touch with Ryan Black, coordinator of the LGBTQ Resource Center at MU, this morning. Black said the goals of this week’s events are to “provide opportunities for queer and ally communities to come together” as well as “to celebrate different identities and create awareness of the LGBTQ [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 1:00pm EDT
    by Lindsay Moser

  • Celebrate National Coming Out Day

    This week the MU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Resource Center is celebrating National Coming Out Day on Sunday, Oct. 11, by hosting a variety of activities throughout the week for students. I’m planning to get in touch with a member of the resource center and talk about the upcoming [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 8:47am EDT
    by Lindsay Moser

  • Issues in College Education

    Police investigate stabbing of CU student [Colorado Daily, University of Colorado] Manhattan looks to ban cellphone use while driving [Kansas State Collegian] Donation to revitalize Curtiss [Iowa State Daily] UA ROTC members place in top national competition [The Crimson White, University of Alabama] Tech enrollment surpasses 30,000 [The Daily Toreador, Texas Tech] Tagged: cellular [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 7:29am EDT
    by jnicholcaddy

  • Mother Accounts Daughter’s Tragedy Across College Campuses

    “Oh mom, I’ll be fine,” were the last words Andrea Cooper heard her daughter, Kristin, say before committing suicide in the family room in Littleton, Colo., on New Year’s Eve 1995. “I am sharing this because I hope by telling Kristin’s story that other lives will be saved, and other young [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2009, 7:26pm EDT
    by Caitlyn Emmett

  • Weekend Fun for Students

    Students, looking for something to do this weekend? MU’s College of Veterinary Medicine is hosting its 16th Annual Dog Jog on Sunday. You and your dog can participate in either a 5K run at 8 a.m. or start a 2.5K walk fifteen minutes later to burn a few calories while helping a [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2009, 12:18am EDT
    by Lindsay Moser

  • “Sibshops” Planned for October at Thompson Center

    The MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders will host two “Sibshops” in October. “Sibshops” are programs designed specifically for siblings of children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The recreational events allow siblings of children with special needs to make new friends and share their concerns and stories about [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2009, 11:00am EDT
    by Andrew C. Jenkins

  • Issues in College Education

    Protesters march against cuts [The Daily Bruin — The University of California, Los Angeles] Squirrel causes major campus power outage [The Michigan Daily] Students look to alternatives to cut costs [The Daily Northwestern] Sigma Chi fraternity suspended [Daily Nebraskan] Tagged: Daily Nebraskan, Economic Crisis, economy, Greek Life, school finance, student newspaper, The Daily [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2009, 8:55am EDT
    by jnicholcaddy

  • University System Receives $3 million

    A Missouri University of Science and Technology alumnus, previously the University of Missouri-Rolla, recently donated $3 million to the school, as reported by this Associated Press story. The money will be used for energy research.    None of the four Missouri system campuses have ever received a gift this large from a single [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2009, 10:03pm EDT
    by Sarah Horn

  • Vice-Chancellor Tells Male Lecturers to “Look but not touch” Female Students

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    Buckingham University may have to do some damage control after its vice-chancellor, Terence Kealey, encouraged male lecturers to use the good looks of female students to spice up their own intimate lives at home, according to this story.    His comments were made as an attempt to make light of, and call attention [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2009, 10:01pm EDT
    by Sarah Horn

  • Some Consolation on a Scandal

    In May, the Chicago Tribune reported that University of Illinois administrators had been urging admissions officers to admit certain students who may not have met academic standards but were “politically connected,” according to this story.    “A state investigative panel recommended that University of Illinois’ trustees resign, and all but two did,” National [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2009, 9:57pm EDT
    by Sarah Horn

  • MU Society of Reptile Lovers Expands Into Members’ Homes

    The mission of MU’s Herpetological Society (UMHS), founded in 2007, is “to expand and deepen public and personal knowledge of reptile natural history and conservation through education, outreach, and hands-on experience.” Over the past three years increased interest and involvement in the society has resulted in opportunities as well as challenges [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 8:23am EDT
    by Caitlyn Emmett

  • Fire Factor Informs and Entertains

    MU’s Speakers Circle heated up Wednesday afternoon, as usual. But it wasn’t the kind of heat that usually happens when words and opinions are flung among students and presenters. Wednesday, there was literally a fire in the middle of Speakers Circle as firefighters demonstrated how fire would spread in a [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
    by coreymotley

  • 1918’s Pandemic Flu Revisited

    Jay-Z may be the only MC with the flu (he rhymes sick), but he wasn’t the first person to rhyme about it. Children at play in 1918 added a new jingle to their stock of jump-roping tunes: I had a little bird, Its name was Enza. I opened the window, And in-flu-enza. The rhyme [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 9:27am EDT
    by benbw82

  • New A/C System in Residential Halls

    The new A/C system that Residential Life is implementing in the dorms has some students upset. The system is being used in order to be more energy efficient. [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2009, 4:44pm EDT
    by Kaylee Nelson

  • TigerTech Hosts Midnight Release Party

    Fifteen minutes before midnight Monday, about fifteen people sat outside MU’s bookstore. By midnight their numbers quadrupled. For the third time in recent history, TigerTech hosted a midnight release party for a videogame. These patient and eager gamers waited for “Halo 3 ODST,” a game exclusive to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2009, 2:06pm EDT
    by coreymotley

  • MU Economics Seminar

    The department of economics will host a seminar called “The Economics of Health Reform,” presented by Jeff Milyo, a professor of economics at MU. If interested in attending, the seminar will be held in 212 Middlebush Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tagged: budget, economy, finance, health [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 1:54pm EDT
    by jnicholcaddy

  • Campus Dining Services at MU dealing with the changes

    Campus Dining Services just keeps hitting the increase button. CDS has instituted several changes for the 2009-2010 school year, including a change from seven points per meal to ten. The reason for that particular change is for the ease of the students. There was nothing wrong with the old system except for [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 11:48am EDT
    by cvjb93

  • Top Ten List Provides Important MU Facts

    University Affairs recently came up with a list of ten facts about the university, so-called “pride points” about MU. Laura Roloff, manager of marketing communications, said the list consists of “messages about who we are and what our role is.” The division created the top ten to give people a short [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2009, 5:41pm EDT
    by Lindsay Moser

  • Issues in Education: College Edition

    Clark Arrested for Murder of Le [Yale Daily News] Coaching staff puts muzzle on players [The Daily, of the University of Washington] Campuswide drug crackdown nets 25 arrests [Daily Illini] Zombie March for charity [The Daily Iowan] UHS Waits on Swine Flu Vaccine [The Harvard Crimson] Tagged: college coverage by people in college, Students, [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2009, 6:21am EDT
    by jnicholcaddy

  • MU Provost’s Office Hosts Faculty Budget Forums

    The MU Office of the Provost is inviting faculty members to two open forums this semester to discuss current budget planning and projecting for the 2011 fiscal year. These forums will aim to create an open dialogue of feedback, input and questions concerning financial topics. “The obvious topic is that we’re [...]
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    Posted: September 20, 2009, 5:56pm EDT
    by Kelsey Mirando

  • Reminder: Prahlad at Heritage Festival on Saturday

    Anand Prahlad, MU English Professor, will be performing the Mbira, a Zimbabwean instrument, at Saturday’s Heritage Festival in Nifong park. It will be his first performance of the instrument in Columbia. You can watch the Missourian video for more information about Prahlad and the Mbira. Tagged: Heritage Festival, Mbira, multimedia, [...]
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    Posted: September 19, 2009, 1:42am EDT
    by benbw82

  • MU Medical Students Make Use of Simulators

    MU Obstetrics and Gynecology students are offered a unique learning experience. They have the opportunity to work with Noelle and her baby, Hal. The mother-son duo is unique because they are computerized robot mannequins, according to a FoxNews.com story. The mannequins are also used at the University of Arizona. Currently, MU has [...]
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    Posted: September 18, 2009, 1:07pm EDT
    by Sarah Horn

  • EEE Teacher Receives Exercise Tiger Educator of the Year Award

    Susan Bauer, EEE teacher at Oakland Junior High School and West Junior High School, will receive the Exercise Tiger Educator of the Year Award for her work with the Wright Flight program. The EEE, Extending Educational Experiences, program grants honors junior high students the opportunity to take elective classes that can [...]
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    Posted: September 18, 2009, 9:18am EDT
    by Caitlyn Emmett

  • Delta Gamma Foundation Lectureship Brings Lisa Ling to MU

    The orange velvet seats of MU’s Jesse Auditorium began filling up a good half hour before the lights were dimmed—and the cause of such a draw of both the public and press was a member of the press herself. Globe-trotting, hard-hitting journalist Lisa Ling came to MU Wednesday to speak about [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2009, 4:00pm EDT
    by Kelsey Mirando

  • H1N1 spreads at U.S. colleges, Missouri among hardest hit

    Nearly 6,500 new cases of H1N1 were reported last week at the 253 colleges participating in the American College Health Association’s pandemic flu survey, as reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Missouri was among the 10 hardest hit states last week, in terms of attack rate, and has had [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2009, 9:20am EDT
    by benbw82

  • Unemployed? You May Be Eligible to Take the GRE for Half the Price

    It’s great that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke thinks the recession is “likely over,” but that does little to lift the spirits of the unemployed. There is, however, a little sympathy for those in need coming from an unlikely source: the company that administers the Graduate Record Examination, or the GRE. (In my [...]
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    Posted: September 16, 2009, 7:00am EDT
    by Hayley Tsukayama

  • Twenty Years Ago October 15th…

    Celebrate Buck’s Ice Cream Parlor’s 20th Anniversary with a scoop of ice cream or a grilled bratwurst. Truman the Tiger and dairy researchers will be at the ice cream social to entertain and educate. And attendees will have the opportunity to name the anniversary flavor, sample ice cream flavors from the [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 10:18am EDT
    by jnicholcaddy

  • Women’s College Closes to Cut Costs

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    Newcomb College, a women’s liberal arts college in New Orleans, will remain closed after a judge dismissed a suit seeking to compel Tulane University to resurrect the school, according to an article by John Pope of The Times-Picayune. The coordinate women’s college of Tulane was closed in July 2006 as a [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 11:00am EDT
    by Andrew C. Jenkins

  • Issues in Education

    KU sets a record in gifts and pledges [The Wichita Eagle] UC proposing 32 percent fee hike [San Jose Mercury News] DMACC graduates can earn U of I degrees under deal [Des Moines Register] Research: Students don’t aim high enough for college [San Jose Mercury News] Tagged: Admissions, college credit, Des Moines Register, [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 7:29am EDT
    by jnicholcaddy

  • New Suicide Prevention Resource Introduced at MU

    The week of Sept. 6-12 marks the 35th Annual National Suicide Prevention Week, and the newly introduced AskListenRefer, a suicide prevention resource, available to MU students, staff and faculty. A recent article in The Boston Globe stated that a New Hampshire school district would be enlarging its suicide prevention training to [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2009, 10:09am EDT
    by cjem98

  • College as the Party None Want to Leave, and What That Means

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    In yesterday’s New York Times, David Leonhardt wrote about poor graduation rates at public universities as an under-cited contributor to American financial woes. Leonhardt draws upon the findings of a book recently released on the subject, “Crossing the Finish Line” by William Bowen and Michael McPherson. Bowen and McPherson are [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2009, 9:17pm EDT
    by benbw82

  • MU faculty and staff to get e-mail upgrade

    Beginning Sept. 18, MU faculty and staff will get more e-mail storage space when they upgrade from Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Terry Robb, IT director of marketing and communications, said the current system offers 500 MB of storage. Exchange 2007 boasts 2 GB, more than four [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2009, 7:37pm EDT
    by hagopianm

  • What’s New at the Bookstore

    I traveled to the bookstore at MU yesterday in search of a story to work on this week. Yesterday marked the final day to return books for the fall semester. When I arrived, nothing out of the ordinary was happening. Though the line at the registers maintained a length of about [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 11:42am EDT
    by coreymotley

  • Colleges try to attract new students with new features

    Let’s face it: college today isn’t like it was 50 years ago. Technology has transformed college campuses as laptops replace notebooks and pencils; electronic schoolbooks take over hardbound texts and online courses remove the need to actually “go” to school at all. And now, the traditional dorm room is getting [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 11:00am EDT
    by acjr4c

  • New measures to plagiarism prevention at MU

    Educational Technologies at Missouri is introducing the use of a new plagiarism prevention service called SafeAssign. The program is offered through Blackboard, the online learning system. SafeAssign works two ways: when a student submits an assignment, it compares the assignment against either a global database of works or against open websites [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 10:57am EDT
    by cvjb93

  • Issues in Higher Education

    Stanford University endowment loses big [San Francisco Chronicle] Tougher admissions can raise college rank [The Wichita Eagle] Students retooling at Oregon’s private colleges during recession [Portland Oregonian] Gateway to College program gives dropouts hope [San Francisco Chronicle] Tagged: college rankings, endowments, national news, non-traditional students, private institutions [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2009, 7:17am EDT
    by jnicholcaddy

  • Twitter class offered at DePaul University

    DePaul University in Chicago will be offering a class this fall on Twittering. Yes, Twitter, the microblogging site, where users have a maximum of 140 characters to tell the world what’s on their mind. The class, however, does have journalistic purpose. The course’s full title is “Digital Editing: From Breaking News to [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 12:41pm EDT
    by skhz64

  • Targets of Texting-While-Driving Ban Aren’t Concerned

    A new Missouri law banning drivers age 21 and younger from texting-while-driving took affect last Friday and does not seem to concern the residents it targets. Students such as Alex Rangel, 20, a student at Columbia College, did not even know the new law had been implemented. “I feel that this new [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 10:40am EDT
    by cjem98

  • Greek Life Hazing Not a Recent Problem at MU

    The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University’s student-run newspaper, recently reported that campus police formally closed the hazing case surrounding the Omicron Omicron chapter of Zeta Phi Beta. The university revoked the sorority’s charter on August 5 when a campus police investigation discovered pledges had been subjected to various hazing incidents [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 4:36pm EDT
    by Lindsay Moser

  • This Course Could Be Yours…

    Used to be, donating millions got your name on the side of a building. Now, at the City College of San Francisco, a mere six thousand bones will allow you to sponsor one of the 800 courses “postponed” by the university. Six grand won’t net you naming rights, though. While [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 2:22pm EDT
    by benbw82

  • UT Pulls Out of National Merit Scholarship Program

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    The Dallas Morning News recently reported that The University of Texas at Austin has decided to pull out of the National Merit Scholarship Program in order to focus their finances to other students in need of financial assistance. UT will begin, in fall 2010, to redirect the money that would [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 7:45pm EDT
    by knn4z7

  • Stephens College goes to the streets

    Stephens College students volunteer around Columbia, using public transportation to get around [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2009, 1:07pm EDT
    by skhz64

  • Stephens College Songfest 2009

    As their orientation came to a close, incoming Stephens College students performed skits at Songfest, an annual event held to embrace creativity and create lasting bonds between new students [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2009, 1:02pm EDT
    by skhz64

  • Additional source from Yellow Ribbon Program story

    Sergeant Bobby Bond just returned from his service of three and a half years in the military. After taking basic training in fall 2007, he attended Columbia College with the aid of the old GI Bill to pay partially for expenses for one year. He joined the military with the intentions [...]
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    Posted: August 13, 2009, 10:04am EDT
    by Jenn Ballard

  • Textbooks that fit in your back pocket

    A recently-released application for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch will bring digital textbooks to the palm of students’ hands. An article by the Wall Street Journal reports that CourseSmart has teamed up with Apple to make its 7,000-plus textbook catalog accessible on the iPhone and iPod Touch. The new application, free to [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2009, 8:22pm EDT
    by danimartinson

  • IT updates at MU

    Here is additional information from our technology and higher education series that has been running this week: Terry Robb, director of IT at MU, said his division is focusing on security. “We instituted MizzouWireless last year, which requires a name and password to get on our network.” The division is also securing [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2009, 12:33pm EDT
    by michellepais

  • Columbia College online degrees dubbed best buys by geteducated.com

    A press release this morning from the Columbia College showed all the achievement of their online program that has been raved about. According to the release, Geteducated.com has certified four Columbia College online degrees as best buys: the college’s online MBA and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration, both [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2009, 12:38pm EDT
    by Jenn Ballard

  • Frequently Asked Textbook Questions

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    Textbook season is here, and students (or their parents) are probably dreading a dent in the checkbook from the high prices we spend on textbooks these days. According to the National Association of College Stores, last year students spent an average of $702 on required course materials. I recently had the [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2009, 4:52pm EDT
    by danimartinson

  • Columbia Public Schools principals’ feedback to partnership with Columbia College

    For my story “Columbia College student teachers gain direct placement in public schools,” I sent e-mails to the principals of the seven schools which, thus far, are participating in the partnership of the schools with the college. I got in contact with Craig Martin, principal of Smithton Middle, and Anne [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2009, 4:08pm EDT
    by Jenn Ballard

  • Student perceptions of ‘invincibility’ may inhibit disease prevention

    Vaccines to protect against sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV and herpes, are being developed and may soon be available to college students. However, limited research has been conducted to determine if students will accept the vaccines once they are available. A new study by an MU researcher found students who feel [...]
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    Posted: August 02, 2009, 4:27pm EDT
    by michellepais

  • Reflection on Walter Cronkite’s era affecting media

    A fast-paced news environment doesn’t always highlight the significance of events being reported, said Dr. Betty Winfield, a specialist in mass media history from the MU School of Journalism. In Cronkite’s era, watching the news was an event, and people set aside time for it, Winfield said. “When he spoke, people weren’t [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2009, 11:43pm EDT
    by michellepais
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