Libby Sam and her family said they prayed to God for help when her 27-year-old roof started leaking this spring. Water spots showed through the... »
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Deaton supports Alden, Hearnes Center Fee stays put
Chancellor Brady Deaton has spoken. In an Aug. 6 memo, Deaton ended a 10-year campaign intended to move $750,000 of student fee money from an account used for Hearnes Center maintenance into the Student Fee Capital Improvement Committee. Deaton's agreement with Athletic Director Mike Alden's decision will keep the money in the Hearnes Center repairs... »
Spot’s fate awaiting meeting with artist
After three years of construction, five years of repairs and seven months under a tarp, the Italian glass mosaic Tiger Spot’s future is still uncertain, university officials said. Tiger Spot has been covered with a tarp since August, and the last time repairs were made to the spot was in the summer 2006. The tarp... »
Tiger Spot: University documents show continuous problems
Although it was once referred to as a “campus icon” in a letter from College of Arts and Science Dean Richard Schwartz, the deteriorating Tiger Spot glass mosaic could soon be campus history. The spot has been covered with a tarp since last August, but a new design has been created to inhabit the area... »
Hate Report continues to be delayed by officials
The Hate Report is now caught in a red-tape tangle with university administration. It has been more than a year after the Missouri Students Association Senate passed a resolution to re-implement the system, a statistical log of anonymously reported hate crimes, after an eight-year absence. »
Council airs concerns on new schools’ selection
COLUMBIA - The conference room on the fourth floor of the Daniel Boone Government Building was packed with people at a pre-council meeting Monday night. Latecomers had to wind their way through a maze of chairs and sit on the floor of the room. And although there was no option for public participation, many people... »
New Columbia high school site a matter of availability
It was the simple availability of land, not its location, that drove Columbia Public Schools officials to choose a farm southeast of Columbia as the site for a third major high school, Superintendent Phyllis Chase said. “Our primary concern was simply to find anyone who had 80 to 100 acres of land that would be... »
Election drama stirs up voters
Despite his failure to pay city taxes on time, Paul Heywood’s name will remain on the ballot for Sturgeon’s special mayoral election on Tuesday. The April 3 election resulted in a tie between Heywood, the incumbent, and former Mayor Danny Joiner, the challenger. Both candidates received 143 votes. While they could have settled the matter... »
Housing demolition put off
After almost two years of debate between Park Avenue residents and the Columbia Housing Authority, the agency has indefinitely postponed the proposed redevelopment and demolition of 70 public housing apartments. »