Columbia Today: April 27, 2009

Today’s News

  • The Central Missouri Humane Society was declared the winner of Zootoo.com’s shelter makeover contest, winning up to $1 million in goods, cash and services. Read more from the Columbia Daily Tribune’s report here.

  • Saturday morning hundreds of volunteers gathered on Columbia parks, streams and streets to join in the 13th annual Cleanup Columbia. About 1,700 volunteers collected more than 2,200 bags of garbage. Get all details from Tribune.

  • Former Missouri wide receiver Jeremy Maclin joins Philadelphia Eagles while Ziggy Hood is a new addition to Pittsburgh Steelers and William Moore to the Atlanta Falcons in Saturday’s NFL draft. Read more from the Tribune here.

  • Sunday, Columbia’s Earth day drew in 10,00 people to about 250 booths. Read the whole story here from the Columbia Missourian.

  • MU faculty will be discussing the addition of a diversity requirement to the undergraduate degree Thursday in a general faculty meeting. Go to the Missourian for details.

What’s Happening

  • Theatrical Performance: Greater Tuna, $18, $20, $22, Jesse Auditorium, 7 p.m.

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