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A visual perspective of Columbia and the MU campus.
Nov. 17, 2011
Water runs green
The water at Flat Branch Park runs green. According to a news release from the Columbia Public Works Department, Trekk Design Group will be performing dye water flooding test throughout the city until Thursday, Nov. 17.
The water at Flat Branch Park runs green. According to a news release from the Columbia Public Works Department, Trekk Design Group will be performing dye water flooding test throughout the city until Thursday, Nov. 17.
May 2, 2011
Celebration continues in Greektown
Students packed into the bed of a pickup truck on Richmond Avenue head toward the bulk of the celebration in Greektown on Sunday night. An estimated 1,000 people, many of them carrying American flags, packed the area to celebrate the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Students packed into the bed of a pickup truck on Richmond Avenue head toward the bulk of the celebration in Greektown on Sunday night. An estimated 1,000 people, many of them carrying American flags, packed the area to celebrate the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Sept. 29, 2010
LBC and Social Networking
Kayla Huett/ Senior Staff Photographer Whitney Williams, Legion of Black Collegians' Political Student Chair, talks Tuesday Night in the Agriculture Building about Politicians and Social Networking. This discussion highlighted questions related to politicians and their involvement in Social Networking and whether or not they are crossing the line or if this is the new norm.
Sept. 21, 2010
Writer speaks about book, "Please Don't Bomb the Suburbs"
William Upski Wimsatt goes in-depth about his new book, "Please Don't Bomb The Suburbs," with several attendees Thursday in Strickland Hall. Wimsatt discussed how society needs to combine social movements that have been ranging from generation to generation.
Sept. 14, 2010
Carnival raises awareness about oil companies
Alum Blum attempts to hit the bell on a game at the Carnivoil on Monday in Lowry Mall. The Carnivoil was sponsored by Clean Energy Works, who used the carnival to show the effects of the oil spill. lum attempts to hit the bell on a game at the Carnivoil on Monday in Lowry Mall. The Carnivoil was sponsored by Clean Energy Works, who used the carnival to show the effects of the oil spill.
Alum Blum attempts to hit the bell on a game at the Carnivoil on Monday in Lowry Mall. The Carnivoil was sponsored by Clean Energy Works, who used the carnival to show the effects of the oil spill.
May 4, 2010
Participants run for Malawi
Participants in the Light Up the Night 5k Run for Mizzou for Malawi line up Sunday at Tiger Plaza. The race raised money to build a school for orphans in Africa.
Students worship together in Plaza Amphitheater
Junior Samantha Owens sings along to the music during Campus Wide Worship Night on Monday night in Plaza Amphitheater. The event was hosted by Monday Night Worship, a group whose goal is to unite Christian ministries on campus.
HIgh-heeled men walk for charity
Around 15 high-heeled men begin a mile-long walk Saturday around Tiger Plaza for Walk A MIle In Her Shoes. The Panhellenic Association hosted the event to raise awareness about sexual violence.
April 30, 2010
LGBTQ community remembers suicide victims
Gay pride flags hang from lamp posts around the Carnahan Quad and 1,752 red flags represent how many suicides have resulted from discrimination of the LGBTQ community in the past year. The Triangle Coalition placed the flags to raise awareness and rally for a change in attitude toward the LGBTQ as a part of Pride Month.
Syracuse professor lectures about The Great Black Depression
Boyce Watkins, a professor from Syracuse University, speaks on Thursday in his lecture, The Great Black Depression, in Waters Auditorium. Watkins stressed the importance of education in minority communities.
