Columbia Today — November 18, 2009
Columbia Today: Nov. 18, 2009
Today’s News
The Columbia Farmers Market is extending their season into December. The market will be open from 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 5, 12 and 19. The market is located behind the Activity and Recreation Center at 1701 W. Ash St. The market has also announced that it is raising funds to build a permanent home for the so it can operate year round since there are products available in winter as well as throughout the rest of the year. The Columbia Missourian has more.
The Missouri General Assembly will be looking at a proposal by Governor Jay Nixon to freeze tuition for in-state graduates at universities for next year. In return for colleges not raising their tuition, the state will not cut much funding. However, federal stabilization funds are set to expire in 2012, and schools will have to find other funding or make cuts. The Columbia Missourian has the whole story.
“The Dixie Swim Club,” a play about five women who live in a beach house in North Carolina with only three rules (No men, no work, no kids), will open tonight at Stephens College and will run through Saturday. The Columbia Missourian has more details.
The League of Women Voters held a Green Power Forum last night to present people with relevant information about power conservation and renewable energy. Among the four panelists was MU’s state forestry extension specialist Hank Stelzer who spoke about MU’s use of biomass and what material can be converted into biomass. The Columbia Missourian has more.
The U.S. Prevention Service Task Force has released new mammogram recommendations for women, including that women begin regular examinations at age 50 instead of 40, be examined once every two years instead of annually, and stop self-examinations. Women are responding with confusion and worry, health care professionals report, and MU Health Care has yet to take a position on the new guidelines. The Columbia Missourian has more details.
What’s Happening?
To continue with International Education Week, MU professors Byron Scott, Jim McCartney and Jim Scott will be leading a discussion entitled “MU Connections with the Republic of Georgia: Past, Present and Possible Futures.” The discussion will be held in Jesse Wrench Auditorium from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
The Great Mizzou Smokeout will be hosted by Peers Advocating Smoke-Free Solutions and will feature stress reduction techniques, free massages, support for quitting tobacco or helping a friend quit and tips for healthy eating and staying fit. The event will take place from 5 to 7 p.m.
The Japanese anime film "Ponyo," from anime master Hayao Miyazaki, will be shown in Jesse Wrench Auditorium at 8 p.m. The film is about a 5-year-old boy who befriends a goldfish princess who desperately wants to be human. Admission is free.
