Columbia Today — November 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.
