Columbia Today: April 10, 2009
Today’s News
Activist Angela Davis preached “change” to an audience of supporters and critics. Read the Maneater’s account of her controversial campus visit.
For many black students, college is a balancing act between fitting into the black and white communities. Check out an MU student’s [story]. (http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2009/4/9/students-conscious-racial-balancing-act/)
The Columbia Missourian reports that MU officials strongly oppose a new state bill that, if passed, would allow students to carry concealed weapons on campus.
- More from The Maneater.
Black people make up a small percentage of Columbia’s population, but are searched and arrested more often than any other demographic in car searches. Read more in the Missourian.
GetAbout Columbia proposed eliminating car traffic from Windsor street to encourage pedestrian use, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports.
What’s Happening
- Battle at the Blue Note X, 6:30 pm., April 10, The Blue Note, $20-60
- Backyard Tire Fire, Macon Greyson, 8:30 p.m., April 10, Mojo’s, $8
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