Sports: Missouri Wrestling Foundation sends Askren to Beijing with luncheon — When former Missouri wrestler Ben Askren goes to Beijing to compete in the Olympics, he will have plenty of support ...
News: Ninth District candidates debate in forum — With Missouri's primary elections less than a month away, Republican and Democratic candidates vying for the state's Ninth Congressional District ...
News: Porter named interim education dean — She is the outgoing Sinclair School of Nursing dean.
News: Textbook transparency law takes effect in August — Due to a law Gov. Matt Blunt signed on June 25 to make textbook providers more transparent to consumers, significant ...
Arts: Coldplay changes (but just a little) — Kid A this is not. As far as radical reinventions go, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends ...
Forum: Immigration law prompts more problems than it solves — Gov. Matt Blunt has signed an omnibus immigration bill that will dramatically cut down on the results of illegal immigration ...
Forum: MU achieving its goals — These days, it seems that MU administrators and faculty alike have a dim view about the near and mid-term future ...
Forum: Tasers are necessary for officer safety, but with limits — Members of Grass Roots Organizing met before the Columbia City Council to ask the council to revoke their decision to ...
News: Gas prices in Missouri lower than elsewhere — Ninth district candidates agree that ethanol is not a long-term solution.
News: The life of a Summer Welcome leader — In a garden of freshmen, MU junior Jeff Luker has a green thumb. A native of Eden Prairie, Minn., Luker ...
News: ¡Adelante! looks to the radio — ¡Adelante!, the bilingual newsmagazine published by the Columbia Missourian, will not be returning from its summer hiatus as usual, but ...
Outlook: Council approves senior living facility — After over an hour of debate, the Columbia City Council approved a controversial rezoning plan for the Silver Oak Senior ...
Sports: Askren qualifies for 2008 Olympics — Former MU wrestler will compete in Bejing in August
Sports: Rays are in first — Apparently, Joe Maddon never passed first grade math. Or he’s just a genius. The manager of the first place — ...
Sports: Sports Shorts — Lawrence leaves basketball team MU junior guard Keon Lawrence seemed to step up as a premier player on the Tiger ...
Arts: Girl Talk good, simple mash-up — Liking— forget even defending— Girl Talk has become an unenviable and treacherous proposition. Ever since his delirious, and let’s face ...
Arts: Hold Steady struggle with consistency — The Hold Steady have always toed a thin line between poetry and novelty. Craig Finn’s perpetually buzzed Hemingway-meets-Joyce-in-a-drunken-brawl persona and ...
Arts: ‘Speed Racer,’ an undeserving flop — Went, “Speed Racer,” went, and I almost can’t blame the people who saw “What Happens in Vegas” instead — almost. ...
Arts: “MGS4” ties up loose ends — This moment has been 20 years in the making. The characters of “Metal Gear” hold a certain place in most ...
Forum: It's MU's new pasttime, baby — Along with tailgating, beer pong, Shakespeare’s, the Student Recreation Complex and Chipotle, the Chinese buffet is rapidly gaining momentum in ...
Forum: Not quite a 'badass marathoner' — In general, I like to think of myself as a reasonably fit person. I pump some serious iron with my ...
Forum: Summer 'slavecation' lacks spontaneity — Summer vacation. When I was young, these two words would titillate my senses. The thought of having two and a ...
News: MU stops taking applications for Fall — The cut off was initiated because of the class’ size.
News: New health science degree approved — The School of Health Professions will add a new degree, the Bachelor of Health Sciences, to give students new paths ...
News: New School of Nursing dean appointed, will begin August 1 — Miller says MU is "on the cusp of greatness."
Outlook: Advocacy group testifies against tasers — Members of a local advocacy group appeared before the Columbia City Council Monday to ask the council to rescind its ...
Outlook: Don't fret about campus liberals — This fall semester, record-breaking numbers of freshmen will begin their college careers here at MU. Freshmen, it is to you ...
Outlook: Duncan appointed to oversee research — Duncan will take over Vice Chancellor role on Sept. 1.
News: Columbia Blotter — Friday, July 4 Chadwyck A. Anderson-Gross, 22, of 1323 English Drive, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and operating a ...
Outlook: Acacia acquires former SAE house — The lease is for two years with a possible two-year extension.
Outlook: CPD arrest 15-year-old burglary suspect July 3 — Suspect may be connected to 15 Columbia burglaries.
Outlook: McDonald’s still lovin’ it on Lowry — The restaurant was slated to close after last semester.
News: Blunt vetoes 'student curator bill' — ASUM board chairman said the organization wants the General Assembly to overturn the veto.
News: Gov. Blunt signs immigration law — Many legislators say action is needed at the federal level.
Outlook: University of Iowa recovers from flooding — It isn’t hard to picture the flooding that Iowa residents saw in early June. Just turn on the television. In ...

Volume 74, Issue 55

Photo from May 6, 2008

By Darren Milosevich

Junior pitcher Ian Berger fires a pitch during a game against Kansas State Saturday at Taylor Stadium.

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Baseball wins weekend series (May 6, 2008) — The baseball team won the series overall, but lost the game Sunday.