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May 25, 2012
University of Missouri Press to Shut Down in July
The Post-Dispatch was not the only publishing institution in Missouri to have a bad week. Yesterday morning, Tim Wolfe, the president of the University of Missouri system, announced plans to shut down the University of Missouri Press. The news came as a complete surprise to the ten-member staff, ed ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
Laugh Out Loud
The Post-Dispatch was not the only publishing institution in Missouri to have a bad week. Yesterday morning, Tim Wolfe, the president of the University of Missouri system, announced plans to shut down the University of Missouri Press. The news came as a complete surprise to the ten-member staff, ed ... More >>
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April 10, 2012
Mizzou's Maneater Steps on Its Dick with Misogynistic April Fool's Issue
The Maneater, the student-run newspaper of the University of Missouri-Columbia, puts together an April Fool's Day issue every year that attempts to skewer the pompous and poke fun at the too-serious people and institutions on campus. This year's issue, titled "The Carpeteater," has been roundly deno ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
Age of Innocence
The Maneater, the student-run newspaper of the University of Missouri-Columbia, puts together an April Fool's Day issue every year that attempts to skewer the pompous and poke fun at the too-serious people and institutions on campus. This year's issue, titled "The Carpeteater," has been roundly deno ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Winter Warm Up
The Maneater, the student-run newspaper of the University of Missouri-Columbia, puts together an April Fool's Day issue every year that attempts to skewer the pompous and poke fun at the too-serious people and institutions on campus. This year's issue, titled "The Carpeteater," has been roundly deno ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Police Department Teams With UMSL to Fight Crime
University of Missouri--St. LouisUMSL criminology professor Richard Rosenfeld will soon become a regular presence at police headquarters.Earlier today the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners voted to approve a partnership between the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the Office of ... More >>
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September 30, 2011
Truck Stop Missouri Serves Up Reality TV and Giant Pools of Gravy
In two weeks the University of Missouri - Columbia will celebrate their one hundredth homecoming, but there's a new character in town encroaching on the Tigers' fame: Midway Truck Stop, the subject of Travel Channel's newest hit, Truck Stop Missouri. The giant, independent truck stop stationed one e ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Should Latinos Be Encouraged to Speak Spanish in College?
Earlier this week, a major study published in the Harvard Educational Review showed that children of undocumented immigrants have a more difficult time with social development and are at risk for lower educational performance when compared to kids of U.S. citizens. While that news might be ... More >>
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September 16, 2011
Harris-Stowe, Fontbonne Notch Worst Student Loan Default Rates Locally
A bad economy has sent many college grads into default on their student loans.Nationally, the rate of former college students defaulting on their federal student loans shot up this year -- with 8.8 percent of borrowers now in default as opposed to just 7 percent last year, according to the U.S. D ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
Mizzou Research: Cigarettes Change Your Personality
Researchers say smoking is correlated with impulsiveness.It's bad for your lungs. It's bad for your skin. It's bad for your heart. But is smoking really bad for your personality? Yes, say researchers at the University of Missouri, who believe that quitting smoking can give people a charisma ... More >>
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August 19, 2011
Tough Going at the Missouri State Fair
Man! First Lynryd Skynyrd canceled their show last week for health reasons, and now the power's out at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia.Last night, a storm knocked over trees, power lines, tents and concession stands at the fairgrounds. The grounds are closed to the public this morning, but far ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
St. Louis Chefs Are an Educated Lot
Chrissy WilmesChris Williams of Franco studied at the Culinary Institute of America in New York.Last week Eater asked chefs if they thought culinary school was worth the time and expense for aspiring chefs. The answer was a resounding "probably not." The discussion made us wonder how well-e ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
Bike with Dad
Chrissy WilmesChris Williams of Franco studied at the Culinary Institute of America in New York.Last week Eater asked chefs if they thought culinary school was worth the time and expense for aspiring chefs. The answer was a resounding "probably not." The discussion made us wonder how well-e ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
Update: Winter Weather Wreaking Havoc on Cardinals Opening Week
You know what they say: If there's snow in the branches...This morning, the Cardinals announced that they're also postponing a baseball game between University of Missouri and University of Illinois that had been scheduled for tonight at Busch Stadium. Cold temperatures and a forecast for evening ... More >>
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March 23, 2011
Serial Masturbator Could Be On the Loose at University of Missouri
christwire.orgIf only it were this easy, MU police would have their man.Police at the University of Missouri - Columbia are on the lookout for what could be a serial masturbator. According to the police, a man was spied enjoying himself on campus twice over the weekend. The first incident occurre ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
MO vs IL
christwire.orgIf only it were this easy, MU police would have their man.Police at the University of Missouri - Columbia are on the lookout for what could be a serial masturbator. According to the police, a man was spied enjoying himself on campus twice over the weekend. The first incident occurre ... More >>
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February 16, 2011
St. Louis Public Radio Sued For Racial Discrimination
stlpublicradio.orgSuit claims station manager Tim Eby didn't follow up on promotion promise of his predecessor.A longtime employee of St. Louis Public Radio (KWMU 90.7) has sued the station's general manager and the curators of the University of Missouri on charges that she was passed over for pr ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
University of Missouri, Other MO Colleges, Hit By Veterans' Lawsuit
War is hell; trying to pay for college tuition in Missouri ain't all that easy either.A group of military veterans is suing trustees at the University of Missouri, Southeast Missouri State University and the Moberly Area Community College, alleging that the universities systematically overcharged ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Mizzou Scientists Watch Memories Get Made
image viaScans of the brain at work during the Semantic Fluency Test in which research subjects were asked to think of words from a specific category, like "food" or "animals".In order to make more money, people who make digital cameras and printer paper will tell you that their products are ... More >>
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January 21, 2011
Mizzou Students In Running to Cover Oscars for MTV, And They Need Your Vote!
mtvU.comErica Coghill: C'mon people, send this future star to the Oscars. Daily RFT received a request -- okay, a plea -- yesterday from University of Missouri undergraduate Erica Coghill asking that we pass on the news that she and three other Mizzou students are finalists in MTV's Oscars Corres ... More >>
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January 6, 2011
Mizzou Scientists Experiment With Homegrown Replacement Joints
image viaThe nice scientists at Mizzou helped Bunny grow a new shoulder!It would be convenient if human bodies were like starfish, able to regenerate missing limbs or anything else they need. We can't yet, but a team of researchers at the University of Missouri and Columbia University may be clos ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
Mizzou Plans to Cull Degree Programs in 2011
image viaOr, rather, je déteste Mizzou.Many people consider New Years a perfect time for clearing out their extra junk. The University of Missouri is of this philosophy, too, kind of. At the behest of the state, Mizzou plans to cull sixteen of its lowest-yielding degree programs over the cou ... More >>
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December 9, 2010
How to Avoid Becoming a Grinch This Holiday Season
image viaIt's so easy to succumb to Grinch-ish-ness this time of year. It's dark, it's cold and you can't go anywhere without hearing fake-cheerful Muzaked Christmas songs. This all makes you especially vulnerable to the good sad songs, like "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" or "I'll B ... More >>
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November 30, 2010
This Month in Science
image viaHere in St. Louis, lots and lots of people are working tirelessly to explain the meaning of life -- not in the philosophical sense, but literally: How does the universe work? Here are some of the discoveries they've made this month, as reported in Riverfront Times and Daily RFT: It ... More >>
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November 24, 2010
The Best Thanksgiving Convenience Foods, Onion-Cooking Methods, and Booze
Did you wait until the last minute to start Thanksgiving prep? Or are you just lazy? Slashfood has recommendations for the best frozen pumpkin and apple pies and the best instant stuffing.If you're making the meal by hand, our sister paper, the Houston Press, tests methods to prevent onion tears. No ... More >>
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November 2, 2010
Well, Duh: Cats Improve Your Life, Study Says
World's most adorable health tonic: Zsa Zsa MeinzerA story that appeared in today's USA Today -- and promptly made the rounds, getting linked on Jezebel and forwarded around with lightning speed -- quotes research from the University of Missouri that anyone with a brain in her head already knows. ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
Just How Tall Were the Dinosaurs?
Everybody knows the dinosaurs were super-tall, but a University of Missouri anatomy professor has just proven everybody wrong. The dinosaurs weren't just super-tall. They were super-duper tall. The extra height, Casey Holliday and his team of researchers discovered, came from cartilage between the d ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
For Your Next Vacation, How About Some Twister Chasing?
Yes, it's the end of September and summer vacation season is officially deader than the Cardinals' playoff hopes. But it's never too early to start planning for next year. A couple of University of Missouri professors report that Missourians who are sick of float trips and paranoid about the e coli ... More >>
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September 9, 2010
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Wants "Endangered" Status for Ozark Hellbender
Jeff Briggler, courtesy of Missouri DOCOzark Hellbender: Putting its image on a football helmet could save its life.Before we get started, how is that the University of Missouri calls its athletic teams the Tigers (an animal that's never called Missouri home and which is the most generic name in ... More >>
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August 17, 2010
R.I.P. James J. Kilpatrick, Conservative Lion, Mizzou Grad, Defender of Segregation
James J. KilpatrickOur nation's major papers are all noting the passing of 89-year-old James J. Kilpatrick, a conservative T.V. and print commentator who also happened to have a degree from Missouri School of Journalism. He was well-known for providing an intellectual defense of segregation after ... More >>
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August 5, 2010
University of Missouri Makes Two of ESPN's Top 50 Football Heartbreakers -- and It Ain't Over Yet
In the words of the immortal Hank Williams Jr.: "Are your ready for some football!?" We here at Daily RFT are, especially college football which starts in just one month's time. Speaking of which, ESPN.com is running a fun little feature called House of Pain recalling the 50 "most painful o ... More >>
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June 29, 2010
Explosion Rocks University of Missouri Research Lab; 4 Injured in Blast
Holey Schweitzer!Gas from a 2,000-psi hydrogen tank ignited yesterday at a University of Missouri research lab, blasting 17 windows out of the building and sending four people to the hospital.The explosion occurred around 2:15 p.m. on the third floor of Schweitzer Hall. Columbia fire investigator ... More >>
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June 11, 2010
Nebraska Announces Move to Big 10 as Mizzou Tries to Save Face
Mizzou Tigers -- like this kitty -- are on the outside looking in.The University of Nebraska board of regents voted 8-0 today to leave the Big 12 Conference for the Big Ten. The move will go into effect in time for the 2011 football season. Meanwhile, University of Missouri officials were holding ... More >>
Culture
April 28, 2010
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene
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April 28, 2010
The Art of the Book: Journals Then and Now
gh May 8 at Gallery 210, TeleCommunity Center, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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April 20, 2010
Mizzou Students Charged with Littering (Not Hate Crimes) for Leaving Cotton Balls at Black Culture Center
Prosecutors thought it would be difficult to convince a jury that Sean Fitzgerald and Zachary Tucker intended to commit a hate crime during a night of drunken debauchery.The two University of Missouri undergraduates arrested back in March for dumping cotton balls on the school's Gaines/Oldham Bla ... More >>
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April 13, 2010
Will There Be a Tuition Freeze at Mizzou or What?
Image sourceThe University of Missouri Board of Curators will meet this Friday, April 16, to discuss, among other things, whether there will be a freeze on in-state tuition for the 2010-2011 school year. It's a subject of intense interest at the moment because even though Governor Jay Nixon ... More >>
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April 7, 2010
Mizzou Students Rally for Pot-Smoking As Safe Alternative to Boozin'
Image viaDude, it's SO saferIn a move that pulverizes the college kid stereotype, students at the University of Missouri - Columbia will be rallying today for marijuana. Not for its legalization, per se. But to make the argument that pot is safer than drinking. There were similar rallies organize ... More >>
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March 15, 2010
Mizzou Trips into Big Dance, Illinois Headed to NIT
Despite an ugly loss last week in the first round of the Big 12 Championship, University of Missouri has earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers are a No. 10 seed in the eastern bracket and play the Tigers (of Clemson, No. 7 seed) at 1:45 p.m. on Friday in Buffalo. Win that game and Mizzo ... More >>
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February 18, 2010
The Mizzou/Match Soy Chicken Battle: An Update
top photo Jennifer Silverberg, bottom photo courtesy University of MissouriLoyal readers of Gut Check may recall that last week we reported that Fu-Hung Hsieh, a professor at the University of Missouri's College of Agriculture, was developing an artificial chicken made out of soy. Ever alert, Gut ... More >>
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February 11, 2010
Alex Trebek Thinks I'm a Filthy Slut?
screencap viaLindsay Eanet. Aspiring music journalist.University of Missouri senior Lindsay Eanet is currently competing on the Jeopardy!" College Championship. (Wash U student Nick Yozamp is also in the same competition.) A journalism major, she told the Columbia Tribune that being on the sh ... More >>
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February 9, 2010
Mizzou vs. Match: The Soy Chicken Battle Is On!
Last summer, Riverfront Times reported on Match, a groundbreaking meat substitute invented right here in St. Louis. Match comes in six different flavors, including beef, chicken and pork, and it has been heralded as the best artificial meat on the market.Now it has an in-state challenger, at least i ... More >>
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December 18, 2009
Ass Clown of the Week Is Back! Cast Your Vote for Biggest Local Bozo!
Yes, 'tis that time of the week once more. Time for you, the readers of Daily RFT, to vote for the most despicable/idiotic local newsmaker of the past seven days. And the nominees...Amanda Hanneman and Jessra Johnson: The University of Missouri lady basketball players accused of beating the crap ... More >>
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October 19, 2009
St. Louis Film Streetballers Leaves L.A., Heads for K.C.
Streetballers rolling to Kansas City.Received a note last week from the guys behind Streetballers, the independent film shot in St. Louis that's won an armful of awards and accolades at film festivals across the country. The movie had its Los Angeles debut last month at Hollywood's historic ... More >>
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September 21, 2009
Bud Light Ad "In the Can" is One for the Ages
On Friday we told you how Bud Light has been forced to stop selling its school-colors themed "Fan Cans" near the University of Missouri and dozens of other college campuses nationwide. In hindsight, perhaps college administrators got their undies in a bunch because Anheuser-Busch didn't employ a cle ... More >>
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June 17, 2009
BFA, MFA, A-OK
On Friday we told you how Bud Light has been forced to stop selling its school-colors themed "Fan Cans" near the University of Missouri and dozens of other college campuses nationwide. In hindsight, perhaps college administrators got their undies in a bunch because Anheuser-Busch didn't employ a cle ... More >>
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October 1, 2008
It's Show Time!
The Sheldon brings the art
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January 2, 2008
Book It
With beers
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January 10, 2007
Matriculators, Sing! Sing! Sing!
With beers
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