Columbia Today: March 6, 2009
Columbia Today brings you the biggest news from around the city. Look for it every weekday morning on themaneater.com.
Today's News
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A bill proposed by Rep. Chris Kelly, D-Columbia, could fund new campus buildings by taking out a $700 million bond, potentially creating an all-too-familiar campus scene: more construction.
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Former Run D.M.C member Darryl McDaniels told MU students last night that hip-hop should be more than sex, partying and drugs.
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Student groups panhandled on Lowry Mall yesterday for money to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth who find themselves homeless upon coming out.
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Montee goes to Washington? State Auditor Susan Montee is contemplating a federal job, according to KOMU/Channel 8.
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Columbia woman Amy Hill will serve time for taking a nap on the MU power plant smokestack last December, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports.
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Daylight saving time starts Sunday at 2 a.m., so set your clock forward an hour Saturday night.
What’s Happening
- Baseball vs. Ball State, 6:30 p.m., Taylor Stadium
- "007: Quantum of Solace," $1, 7 p.m., Jesse Wrench Auditorium
- Joan Brock: More Than Meets the Eye, free for students, 7 p.m., Jesse Auditorium
- Top Shelf Hip-Hop Party, $15, 9:30 p.m., The Blue Note
