Latest entries in Columbia Today
A roundup of the day's local news and events posted every morning.
Nov. 18, 2009
Columbia Today: Nov. 18, 2009
Today’s News
The Columbia Farmers Market is extending their season into December. The market will be open from 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 5, 12 and 19. The market is located behind the Activity and Recreation Center at 1701 W. Ash St. The market has also announced that it is raising funds to build a permanent home for the so it can operate year round since there are products available in winter as well as throughout the rest of the year. The Columbia Missourian has more.
The Missouri General Assembly will be looking at a proposal by Governor Jay Nixon to freeze tuition for in-state graduates at universities for next year. In return for colleges not raising their tuition, the state will not cut much funding. However, federal stabilization funds are set to expire in 2012, and schools will have to find other funding or make cuts. The Columbia Missourian has the whole story.
“The Dixie Swim Club,” a play about five women who live in a beach house in North Carolina with only three rules (No men, no work, no kids), will open tonight at Stephens College and will run through Saturday. The Columbia Missourian has more details.
The League of Women Voters held a Green Power Forum last night to present people with relevant information about power conservation and renewable energy. Among the four panelists was MU’s state forestry extension specialist Hank Stelzer who spoke about MU’s use of biomass and what material can be converted into biomass. The Columbia Missourian has more.
The U.S. Prevention Service Task Force has released new mammogram recommendations for women, including that women begin regular examinations at age 50 instead of 40, be examined once every two years instead of annually, and stop self-examinations. Women are responding with confusion and worry, health care professionals report, and MU Health Care has yet to take a position on the new guidelines. The Columbia Missourian has more details.
What’s Happening?
To continue with International Education Week, MU professors Byron Scott, Jim McCartney and Jim Scott will be leading a discussion entitled “MU Connections with the Republic of Georgia: Past, Present and Possible Futures.” The discussion will be held in Jesse Wrench Auditorium from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
The Great Mizzou Smokeout will be hosted by Peers Advocating Smoke-Free Solutions and will feature stress reduction techniques, free massages, support for quitting tobacco or helping a friend quit and tips for healthy eating and staying fit. The event will take place from 5 to 7 p.m.
The Japanese anime film "Ponyo," from anime master Hayao Miyazaki, will be shown in Jesse Wrench Auditorium at 8 p.m. The film is about a 5-year-old boy who befriends a goldfish princess who desperately wants to be human. Admission is free.
Nov. 17, 2009
Columbia Today: Nov. 17, 2009
Today’s News
Firefighters hailing from both Boone Fire Protection District and Columbia Fire Department participated in a man-down training session Monday night. Check out the Columbia Missourian for more coverage.
Yesterday, a teenager from Columbia was sentenced to 22 years in prison for shooting Ronald “Corey” Brown last February. Police said the teenager as well as his accomplices planned to rob Brown and others during a marijuana drug deal. Get more information from the Columbia Tribune.
MU’s Greek community has drafted new rules for social gatherings as a result of the incidents at Les Bourgeois. Only 700 guests and no more than two Greek chapters may attend. Someone will be appointed as a “sober monitor” to make sure all is going according to law. Get the full story from the Columbia Missourian.
What’s Happening
The Student Union Programming Board Band Jam is in Memorial Student Union’s Bengal Lair tonight at 7 p.m. This is an event meant for student bands to be able to play freely and others to listen to live music without leaving campus.
Tomorrow night MU is offering its own Thanksgiving Dinner. The dinner is offered at all residential dining locations.
Nov. 16, 2009
Columbia Today: Nov. 16, 2009
Today's News
Former Columbia funeral home director accused of giving the wrong cremated remains to families pleaded guilty on Monday morning to three felony charges, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports.
A St. Louis deer hunter died Saturday night at University Hospital about 10 hours after being shot in an apparent hunting accident, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports.
A Cape Girardeau woman is among five finalists for the Victoria's Secret Angel Boot Camp model competition, according to the Columbia Missourian.
What's Happening
A forum on renewable energy in Columbia will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Friends Room at the Columbia Public Library. The League of Women Voters is hosting the event, according to the Columbia Daily Tribune.
It's International Education Week 2009. The Study Abroad Photo Contest Awards will occur today at an invitation-only luncheon. The winning entries will be available online.
The Craft Studio will hold a workshop from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. to teach different portrait lighting techniques. Cost: MU Students $12 / MU Faculty & Staff $15 / Public $20.
Nov. 13, 2009
Columbia Today: Nov. 13, 2009
Today's News
Five Columbia residents and their two dogs were able to escape a house fire early this morning on Worley Street. The Columbia Tribune has the whole story.
Six Columbia public schools are considering switching to a year-round class schedule. For more, visit the Columbia Tribune.
MU is considering offering a degree program in South Korea. The Columbia Missourian has the details.
What's Happening?
Nobel Peace Laureate Betty Williams speaks on community-based solutions to violence all day today in Ellis Library.
Nov. 11, 2009
Columbia Today: Nov. 11, 2009
Today’s News
Tweets about a hold-up in Jefferson City yesterday where some believed hostages were being held helped to spread news of the situation to a wide audience in a limited amount of time. Among the people and outlets Tweeting were KOMU, the Columbia Missourian and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder. See the whole story at The Columbia Missourian.
Each of the 25 employees of the State Historical Society of Missouri have decided to take a 20 percent pay cut due to losing a quarter of its funds rather than laying off any workers. The Associate Director for the Society Lynn Wolf Gentzler told the Columbia Missourian that they were concerned for each other and felt the pay cut was better than fellow employees losing their jobs. The Columbia Missourian has the full story.
A 19-year-old women reported sexual assault charges from a party at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house. Though the incident happened around 2 a.m. on Nov. 7, the incident was not reported until later that day. She is still deciding whether or not to press charges against the perpetrator. The Columbia Missourian has the whole story.
A 24-hour vigil in front of the Boone County Courthouse ended this morning at 11 a.m. in honor of Veterans Day. The vigil consisted of a two-person detail composed of MU ROTC members who marched in front of the courthouse as the names of local veterans were read aloud by volunteers. The Columbia Missourian has the full story.
What’s Happening?
The Movie I.O.U.S.A., a documentary that analyzes the growing national debt and its consequences for the nation, will be shown in Memorial Union at 8 p.m.
Coal Free Mizzou will be marching from Speakers Circle to the on-campus Power Plant in protest of the use of coal as energy source for the campus at 2 p.m.
Nov. 10, 2009
Columbia Today: Nov. 10, 2009
Today’s News
Harvard University professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich gave a presentation concerning a group of Mormons' travels across Iowa at MU yesterday. The event is the first of the MU history department’s Lewis Atherton Lecture Series. See the Columbia Missourian for the whole story.
A senior network analyst for CarFax, Rick Buford, is the second CarFax employee running for the Fourth Ward Columbia City Council seat. The Columbia Tribune reports that Buford said he has two young daughters, and they are growing up in a town that is going in a direction he is not entirely pleased with. Read the Tribune for full coverage.
Columbia School Board members voted at a meeting yesterday to terminate the marching band program for eighth- and ninth-graders so students can focus on learning their instrument to play better in high school marching band. The board also discussed how to use the new Bethel property as well as Field Elementary. Get the full story from the Columbia Missourian.
What’s Happening
Auditions for MU’s 9th annual Vagina Monologues starts today at 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Everyone who auditions gets a part. Auditions will run through Thursday.
Tomorrow at 12 p.m. is Veteran’s Day Celebration in Memorial Student Union’s Memorial Tower. A wreath laying ceremony will take place to honor MU veterans.
Nov. 9, 2009
Columbia Today: Nov. 9, 2009
Today's News
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the falling of the Berlin Wall, Fulton, Mo., which possesses a part of the wall, is hosting a creation and dismantling of a mock wall. Check out more at the Columbia Missourian.
An interim board meeting will be held by The Central Missouri Humane Society Tuesday to address issues raised in a report submitted eight months ago. The report examines CMHS operations and administrative functions. Read more at the Columbia Daily Tribune.
A Columbia couple, Arthur and Deanna Trass, escaped a home fire caused by combustible materials near a water heater early this morning, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports.
What's Happening
Mud and Fire: Mormon Diarists Cross Iowa, 1846: A lecture by Pulitzer-Prize winning historian and Harvard professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich: Keller Auditorium: 7 p.m.
Report Back from Palestine, An Eyewitness Report: 133 Mumford Hall: 7:30 p.m.
RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) Basic Self Defense Course: MU Police Department: 5:30 p.m. to 9:30
Call of Duty Tournament: Tiger Tech: 8 p.m. to 11:30
Nov. 6, 2009
Columbia Today: Nov. 6, 2009
Today's News
Damon Williams was found guilty of first-degree murder last night in the murder of Columbia resident Nathaniel Bentley. The Columbia Missourian has the whole story.
Columbia's Ronald McDonald House plans to relocate as part of a larger plan to consolidate the entire Children's Hospital. For more information, visit the Columbia Missourian.
State specialists consider the radioactive spill near Schlundt Hall Annex as "low-risk." Find out more at the Columbia Tribune.
What's Happening
The men's basketball team will open the 2009-2010 season tonight against Truman State.
Kid Sister and The Cool Kids will be performing at Jesse Hall Auditorium tonight at 7 p.m.
Nov. 4, 2009
Columbia Today: Nov. 4, 2009
Today’s News MU’s agricultural education program was recently ranked four out of a survey of 82 universities which offer similar programs. The Columbia Tribune has more from the Columbia Tribune.
The Health Center is encouraging students to schedule appointments to receive seasonal flu vaccinations since it had to cancel its seasonal flu clinics this week due to a shortage of the shot. They have about 100 dosages left. See the whole story at the Columbia Missourian.
Due to a suggestion of the New Century Fund, a Community Foundation, or a public charity meant to benefit a specific area, may be in the works for Columbia. The charity would serve as an option for people who want to donate more complicated gifts, such as real estate. See the whole story at the Columbia Missourian.
Throughout November, Sol House will be hosting events to raise awareness about homeless youth in honor of National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. See more from the Columbia Missourian.
What’s Happening? The movie “September Issue” will be aired in Wrench Auditorium at 8 p.m. The film is about the September 2007 issue of Vogue, which was the largest magazine ever published, and its editor Anna Wintour. Admission is free.
Comedy Wars battles again in Bengal Lair at 9:30 p.m.
Nov. 3, 2009
Columbia Today: Nov. 3, 2009
Today’s News
Boonville’s central heating and cooling systems plant Nordyne is cutting half of its staff by 110 positions next year due to the fall in the housing market. Get the full story with the Columbia Daily Tribune.
Mo-X shuttle service celebrated 10 tough years of business in October. Business partners Norm Ruebling and Brent “Doc” Moore also own a charter service called Doc & Norm Direct. The staff has grown from five in 1999 to 78 in 2009. Passengers have increased from 1 in 1999 to an estimated 72,000 in 2009. Find out more from the Columbia Missourian.
What’s Happening
The Freshman iLife Competition Main Event will take place tomorrow in Memorial Student Union’s Wrench Auditorium at 6 p.m. The judges will announce the freshman group winners for first, second, third and honorary mention.
Country musician Clint Black will perform in Jesse Auditorium tomorrow night at 7 p.m. Student tickets run from $25.50 to $23 to $15.50.
