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
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.
Former Run D.M.C member Darryl McDaniels told MU students last night that hip-hop should be more than sex, partying and drugs.
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.
Montee goes to Washington? State Auditor Susan Montee is contemplating a federal job, according to KOMU/Channel 8.
Columbia woman Amy Hill will serve time for taking a nap on the MU power plant smokestack last December, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports.
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




