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Brenden Neville

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  • Photo from May 9, 2008
    May 9, 2008

    Sophomore Brian Satzinger works on a power control circuit board for a hydrogen car on Thursday in Engineering Building West. Satzinger is a first-year member of the Mizzou Hydrogen Car ...
  • Photo from May 9, 2008
    May 9, 2008

    A model of a human skeleton watches over visitors inside the main level of the YouZeum in downtown Columbia on Thursday. The museum was originally the idea of the Boone ...
  • Photo from May 9, 2008
    May 9, 2008

    Nine-year-old Madison Maupin, from West Boulevard Elementary School, tries out the YouNewz exhibit at the YouZeum on Thursday. The YouZeum is located at the intersection of Sixth Street and Cherry ...
  • Photo from May 9, 2008
    May 9, 2008

    Nine-year-old Jordan Wright practices CPR on a mannequin in the E.R. exhibit in the YouZeum. The exhibit also features a retired Boone County ambulance for visitors to explore.
  • Photo from May 9, 2008
    May 9, 2008

    YouZeum volunteer worker Rhonda Schoenleber, at right, demonstrates a breathing experiment for second graders from West Boulevard Elementary School on Thursday at the YouZeum.
  • Photo from May 9, 2008
    May 9, 2008

    Eight-year-old Tyler Hayes examines a skull in the ‘Fine Tune Body Shop’ on Thursday at the YouZeum. The exhibit teaches visitors about how their bodies move and work.
  • Photo from May 6, 2008
    May 6, 2008

    The Walkmen perform at Springfest, co-hosted by KCOU and the College Music Committee, at The Blue Note on Saturday. The lineup also included the bands Serengeti, The Vanity Affair, Peace ...
  • Photo from May 6, 2008
    May 6, 2008

    Breast cancer survivors Bev Skyles and Dawn Peters share family pictures during the Pink Promise Luncheon at the Tiger Hotel on Saturday. Susan G. Komen for the Cure played host ...
  • Photo from May 2, 2008
    May 2, 2008

    Construction covers part of Fifth Street at Conley Avenue south of Mark Twain residence hall Wednesday. The Campus Facilities Planning, Design & Construction department is directing a $22 million renovation ...
  • Photo from May 2, 2008
    May 2, 2008

    Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members freshman Kevin Ornduff, junior George Scholtz and sophomore Drew Dickherber scrub graffiti off of a city mailbox south of Broadway on Wednesday. Volunteers spent the ...
  • Photo from May 2, 2008
    May 2, 2008

    Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members scour Flat Branch Creek for garbage on Wednesday afternoon. The MU Office of Community Involvement hopes to hold cleanups more frequently in the future.
  • Photo from May 2, 2008
    May 2, 2008

    Junior Pi Kappa Phi fraternity member George Scholtz peels a poopdeth sticker off the back of a stop sign near Cherry Street in downtown Columbia on Wednesday. The graffiti removal ...
  • Photo from May 2, 2008
    May 2, 2008

    Senior Megan Gore, volunteer coordinator for MU’s Office of Community Involvement, gives volunteers instructions before the Flat Branch Park cleanup on Wednesday. The event split volunteers into groups dedicated to ...
  • Photo from May 2, 2008
    May 2, 2008

    Trash collected from Flat Branch Creek sits on a curb in bags waiting to be picked up after the cleanup on Wednesday. The Missouri Department of Conservation provided the reusable ...
  • Photo from May 2, 2008
    May 2, 2008

    Mizzou College Republicans Vice President Marcus Bowen and Young Democrats of Missouri College Federation President Rick Puig address political topics including foreign policy and education during a forum Tuesday at ...
  • Photo from April 29, 2008
    April 29, 2008

    Senior Dana Willbrand explains her research on breast cancer rates in rats to judge Lori Eggert during the Undergraduate Research and Creative Studies Forum at the Bond Life Sciences Center. ...
  • Photo from April 25, 2008
    April 25, 2008

    Attendees of Hillel’s Social Justice Seder prepare for the service Thursday night. The Seder plate settings contain six elements symbolic of Passover history.
  • Photo from April 25, 2008
    April 25, 2008

    Empty coffee cups crowd Boone County Public Defender Tom Porto’s desk in his office on April 16. Porto is a graduate of the MU School of Journalism and the UM-Kansas ...
  • Photo from April 25, 2008
    April 25, 2008

    A sign on a door at the Johnson Building designates the location of public defenders’ offices. Boone County Public Defender Tom Porto has practiced law for two months and works ...
  • Photo from April 25, 2008
    April 25, 2008

    A Bruce Springsteen poster hangs next to Boone County Public Defender Tom Porto’s Missouri Bar certification inside his office at the Johnson Building in downtown Columbia. Porto is attending to ...
  • Photo from April 25, 2008
    April 25, 2008

    When he’s not inside the courtroom, Boone County Public Defender Tom Porto spends his time at his office in the Johnson Building. The building is located on East Walnut Street ...
  • Photo from April 25, 2008
    April 25, 2008

    Some of Tom Porto's personal law books line the shelves inside his office. Porto decided to go to law school and become a public defender after he was unable to ...
  • Photo from April 22, 2008
    April 22, 2008

    Noah Fever, a 13-year-old member of the MU Herpetological Society, displays a leucistic rat snake during MU’s College of Veterinary Medicine’s open house Saturday.
  • Photo from April 22, 2008
    April 22, 2008

    Seven-year-old Abram Spradling sticks his hand inside the stomach of a cow that had a fistula operation at the petting zoo during the College of Veterinary Medicine’s open house Saturday. ...
  • Photo from April 22, 2008
    April 22, 2008

    Veterinary medicine doctor Auja Wepihozkiya gives a lesson on dressing animal wounds to attendees of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s annual open house Saturday. The lesson was part of a ...
  • Photo from April 18, 2008
    April 18, 2008

    American Red Cross Collection Technician Sandrea Dixon patches up freshman Alpha Delta Pi sorority member Kelly Felts after Felts donated blood on April 9 at the Hearnes Center. The annual ...
  • Photo from April 18, 2008
    April 18, 2008

    Megan Sparks, MSA Department of Student Services campus safety chairwoman, and Skilled Trades supervisor Hugh Hodler debate lighting conditions inside the pedestrian tunnel under Stadium Boulevard on Tuesday during the ...
  • Photo from April 18, 2008
    April 18, 2008

    MU freshman Lisa Hoscheidt waits for the Rock Against Rape event to begin on April 10 at the Cherry Street Artisan. The Rape Education Office sponsored the event in observance ...
  • Photo from April 18, 2008
    April 18, 2008

    Ryan Asbridge, candidate for the 25th district Missouri House seat, speaks with supporters Larry Gross and David Keller during his campaign kickoff event Tuesday at On the Rocks. Asbridge discussed ...
  • Photo from April 18, 2008
    April 18, 2008

    Musician E. Marino performs during the Rock Against Rape event April 10 at the Cherry Street Artisan. Marino was one of four artists to play at the concert, which benefited ...
  • Photo from April 15, 2008
    April 15, 2008

    MUTV General Manager Sarah Schultz and Director of Station Operations Lee White speak at the Missouri Students Association Senate meeting about a $12,000 budget request on Wednesday at Memorial Union. ...
  • Photo from April 11, 2008
    April 11, 2008

    By Any Means Necessary Coalition speaker Neal Lyons addresses some of the biggest issues facing pro-affirmative action students across the country on Thursday at Monsanto Auditorium. After speaking, Lyons opened ...
  • Photo from April 11, 2008
    April 11, 2008

    First Ward City Council candidate Paul Sturtz announces he is in the lead of the race on Tuesday at The Pasta Factory. Sturtz defeated incumbent Almeta Crayton.
  • Photo from April 11, 2008
    April 11, 2008

    Singer Shannon Diaz of Shirelle C. Limes and the Lemons performs at the Cherry Street Artisan on Thursday night for the ‘Rock Against Rape’ fundraiser. Stronger Together Against Rape sponsored ...
  • Photo from April 8, 2008
    April 8, 2008

    MU sophomore Trevor Turner and first-year MU law student Brianna Lennon converse with State Auditor spokesman Sean Spence at a mailing party Saturday morning. Spence is running for the 25th ...
  • Photo from April 8, 2008
    April 8, 2008

    Meghan Gilliss, owner of the newly opened Get Lost Bookshop on Ninth Street, sits behind the register Tuesday afternoon. Gilliss hopes to rely mainly on the community for book sales ...
  • Photo from April 8, 2008
    April 8, 2008

    Columbia City Manager Bill Watkins speaks with First Ward City Councilwoman Almeta Crayton during Crayton's watch party Tuesday night at Boone Tavern. Crayton has 30 percent of the votes.
  • Photo from April 8, 2008
    April 8, 2008

    First Ward City Council candidate Paul Sturtz takes a moment alone during his watch party at The Pasta Factory on Tuesday night. Sturtz is leading in the race for the ...
  • Photo from April 4, 2008
    April 4, 2008

    South Callaway High School junior Patrick Harris passes part of a handgun to Jefferson City High School junior Austin Bequette on Thursday night in Jefferson City. Harris and Bequette are ...
  • Photo from April 4, 2008
    April 4, 2008

    MU freshman Julia Gilmour receives a copy of ‘Blood Covenant: The Michael Franzese Story’ signed by author Michael Franzese on Wednesday in the Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building. Franzese is an ...
  • Photo from April 4, 2008
    April 4, 2008

    Hickman High School junior Sam Cavness fires a handgun as part of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Student Alliance Program on Thursday night in Jefferson City. The program offers local ...
  • Photo from April 4, 2008
    April 4, 2008

    First Ward City Council candidate Karen Baxter looks through donated books on March 17 at her home in west Columbia. Baxter often purchases items on sale and then offers them ...
  • Photo from April 4, 2008
    April 4, 2008

    First Ward City Council candidate Karen Baxter walks through the halls of Candlelight Lodge Assisted Living Residence during her evening shift on March 17. Baxter, who began working at the ...
  • Photo from April 4, 2008
    April 4, 2008

    First Ward City Council candidate John Clark checks the mail at the KOPN/89.5 FM station on March 17. Clark, who has been involved in dozens of local boards and organizations, ...
  • Photo from April 4, 2008
    April 4, 2008

    Accompanied by his cats, First Ward City Council candidate John Clark looks over city documents on March 17 at his house. Clark ran for mayor in Columbia in 2004 and ...
  • Photo from April 4, 2008
    April 4, 2008

    MxPx bassist and singer Mike Herrera performs on Tuesday night at The Blue Note. The band, which includes Yuri Ruley on drums and Andy Husted on guitar, is touring to ...
  • Photo from April 4, 2008
    April 4, 2008

    Chiodos lead singer Craig Owens performs Tuesday night at The Blue Note. The band is originally from Davison, Mich., and plays a mix of emo and hardcore music.
  • Photo from April 1, 2008
    April 1, 2008

    Pianist Melvin Chen gives a performance Monday night in Whitmore Recital Hall. Chen is a graduate of the Juilliard School with masters’ degrees in both piano and violin.
  • Photo from March 18, 2008
    March 18, 2008

    Friends look on as Phi Kappa Theta fraternity sophomore Scott Yanta dives for wings at the Kappa Delta sorority’s Wingman competition Saturday afternoon at Carnahan Quadrangle. The event raised money ...
  • Photo from March 18, 2008
    March 18, 2008

    Lambda Chi Alpha senior Alex Ricke attempts to catch wings on Saturday at Carnahan Quadrangle. Twenty-one teams signed up to participate in Kappa Delta sorority’s third annual Wingman competition.
  • Photo from March 18, 2008
    March 18, 2008

    The remains of a chicken wing-eating contest cover a table at Kappa Delta sorority’s Wingman competition Saturday at Carnahan Quadrangle. The event featured a variety of competitive events; all involved ...
  • Photo from March 18, 2008
    March 18, 2008

    Attendees of the Boone County Caucus for Republicans take a count during the opening proceedings Saturday. The American Legion Hall played host to the event in Columbia.
  • Photo from March 14, 2008
    March 14, 2008

    Phyllis Williams, chairwoman of the Missouri Students Association Academic Affairs Committee, displays designs for shirts at a joint meeting between MSA, the Academic Affairs Committee and the Student Affairs Committee ...
  • Photo from March 14, 2008
    March 14, 2008

    Perry Chapman of Sasaki Associates gives a presentation on the coming years' planned growth of the MU campus on Wednesday at Memorial Union. The presentation gave an intimate look into ...
  • Photo from March 14, 2008
    March 14, 2008

    Stop Traffic coordinator Paige Hendrix discusses her experiences in Dubai on Tuesday at Lefevre Hall. Hendrix’s talk was part of a presentation on the growth and sustainability of Dubai’s economy ...
  • Photo from March 14, 2008
    March 14, 2008

    District 23 Democratic candidate Stephen Webber speaks to supporters on Thursday evening at Shakespeare’s Pizza. At this time last year, Webber was serving in the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq.
  • Photo from March 11, 2008
    March 11, 2008

    Stephens College alumnus Jeannetta Hartley models an outfit as part of a collection designed by MU student Katie James on Saturday night at the MU Thompson Center for Autism and ...
  • Photo from March 11, 2008
    March 11, 2008

    Senior Amanda Eichenauer examines a piece by senior Elizabeth Siegel on Friday at Orr Street Studios. STAND Mizzou co-sponsored the exhibition, which benefits the victims of the genocide in Darfur.
  • Photo from March 11, 2008
    March 11, 2008

    A bill in the Missouri House of Representatives would phase out the sales tax on food purchases over six years and replace it with a tax increase on wine and ...
  • Photo from March 7, 2008
    March 7, 2008

    MU Police Department officers survey the scene of a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of College Avenue and Rollins Street on Wednesday. The collision involved two vehicles, and one ...
  • Photo from March 7, 2008
    March 7, 2008

    Teen Advocates for Sexual Health members Franny Toan, Sally Wiedenbeck, Lucy Smith and Chris Krug prepare for a speech Tuesday at the Missouri State Capitol Building in Jefferson City. The ...
  • Photo from March 7, 2008
    March 7, 2008

    Lobbyists prepare to break into teams and meet with their respective senators and representatives at the State Capitol on Tuesday. Several Missouri organizations met in Jefferson City to discuss reducing ...
  • Photo from March 7, 2008
    March 7, 2008

    Rep. Ed Robb, R-Columbia, speaks with lobbyists for women's rights Tuesday at the State Capitol in Jefferson City. Although Robb said he would support comprehensive sexual education, he would not ...
  • Photo from March 7, 2008
    March 7, 2008

    St. Louis Sixth Ward alderman Kacie Starr Triplett gives the opening remarks to lobbyists for women's rights and sexual education on Tuesday at the State Capitol. Lobbyists later met with ...
  • Photo from March 7, 2008
    March 7, 2008

    Members of the Columbia Committee for Review of Citizen Oversight of the Police Department discuss on Thursday at the Boone County Government Center plans to involve the public in committee ...
  • Photo from March 7, 2008
    March 7, 2008

    Musician Jim Ruth plays the violin during the Irish ceili event on Feb. 8 at the First Christian Church in Columbia. Ruth and his group played Irish dance music.
  • Photo from March 7, 2008
    March 7, 2008

    Attendees learn to dance at an Irish ceili dance sponsored by the Central Missouri Celtic Arts Association on Feb. 8 at the First Christian Church in Columbia. The event caters ...
  • Photo from March 7, 2008
    March 7, 2008

    The Central Missouri Celtic Arts Association holds an Irish ceili dance every second Friday at the First Christian Church in Columbia. Every month, the organization hosts live Irish music to ...
  • Photo from March 4, 2008
    March 4, 2008

    College of Arts and Science Dean Michael O’Brien gives a virtual tour of the future School of Music Monday night at Jesse Auditorium. Besides new facilities for the School of ...
  • Photo from March 4, 2008
    March 4, 2008

    Students from the South Asian Students Association give a closing performance at the International Fashion Show on Friday night in Jesse Auditorium. The show gave attendees a glimpse into the ...
  • Photo from March 4, 2008
    March 4, 2008

    Members of the Vietnamese Student Association perform a traditional dance at the International Fashion Show on Friday night in Jesse Auditorium. The Missouri Students Association and the Graduate Professional Council ...
  • Photo from March 4, 2008
    March 4, 2008

    Japanese Students Association members perform at the International Fashion Show on Friday night in Jesse Auditorium. Part of the organization’s performance featured a dance similar to the ‘Soulja Boy’ dance.
  • Photo from March 4, 2008
    March 4, 2008

    Members of the Japanese Students Association perform at the International Fashion Show on Friday night in Jesse Auditorium. Among the acts in the show were swordfights, catwalks and dances.
  • Photo from March 4, 2008
    March 4, 2008

    Members of the Cultural Association of India give a traditional presentation during the International Fashion Show on Friday night in Jesse Auditorium. The show included performers from eight different MU ...
  • Photo from Feb. 26, 2008
    Feb. 26, 2008

    Lathrop Hall Coordinator Barbie Banks dances Friday night at the Residence Hall Ball at the Upper Crust Bakery and Cafe. During the ball, senior Bobby Wood and junior Nate Ballance ...
  • Photo from Feb. 26, 2008
    Feb. 26, 2008

    Commerce Bank Executive Vice President Valerie Shaw and JobFinder Employment Services President Anne Williams chat during a conference for woman entrepreneurs Monday evening in the Reynolds Alumni Center. The event ...
  • Photo from Feb. 26, 2008
    Feb. 26, 2008

    Namette Chun-Ming Ward, program coordinator for the Columbia Human Rights Commission, gives the opening remarks for the annual 'Let's Talk, Columbia!' community forum at the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church on ...
  • Photo from Feb. 22, 2008
    Feb. 22, 2008

    Poet Terrance Hayes presents a selection of his writings to students and faculty Wednesday evening in the Reynolds Alumni Center. Hayes was raised in South Carolina.
  • Photo from Feb. 22, 2008
    Feb. 22, 2008

    State Auditor Sean Spence speaks to former MU veterinary medicine professor Al Hahn at The Pasta Factory on Thursday night. Spence, an MU graduate, is running to represent the 25th ...
  • Photo from Feb. 15, 2008
    Feb. 15, 2008

    TV show host Sue Johanson and sex counselor Marty Klein talk sex to a sold-out crowd Thursday night in Jesse Auditorium. Johanson is known for her television show ‘Talk Sex ...
  • Photo from Feb. 8, 2008
    Feb. 8, 2008

    Senior Matt Begemann watches Super Tuesday results on the news at The Heidelberg. Watch parties for presidential candidates were held at many locations around Columbia.
  • Photo from Feb. 5, 2008
    Feb. 5, 2008

    Former Washington Post editor Harry Rosenfeld speaks to students after giving a speech Monday in Fisher Auditorium. In his speech, Rosenfeld focused on the quality of reporting during the Watergate ...
  • Photo from Feb. 5, 2008
    Feb. 5, 2008

    Comedian David Raibon speaks at the 'No Hate in ‘08' rally Friday at Memorial Union. The rally was held in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Photo from Feb. 5, 2008
    Feb. 5, 2008

    First Ward City Council seat candidates Almeta Crayton, Paul Sturtz, Karen Baxter and John Clark speak Saturday afternoon about why they should be elected. All four fielded questions from the ...
  • Photo from Feb. 5, 2008
    Feb. 5, 2008

    Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., voices her support for presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Saturday at the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center. McCaskill emphasized the importance of the youth vote in ...
  • Photo from Feb. 5, 2008
    Feb. 5, 2008

    Comedian David Raibon speaks at the 'No Hate in ‘08' rally Friday at Memorial Union. The rally was held in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Photo from Feb. 5, 2008
    Feb. 5, 2008

    Freshman Christopher Spurlock spends his Saturday morning phone banking for Barack Obama at the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center in preparation for today’s primaries. Youth voter registration has been on the ...
  • Photo from Feb. 1, 2008
    Feb. 1, 2008

    Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to supporters in December at the Columbia Holiday Inn Executive Center. Giuliani dropped out of the Republican presidential race Wednesday after finishing ...
  • Photo from Jan. 29, 2008
    Jan. 29, 2008

    Columbia residents Justin Hall and Michelle Grant-Neese smoke in November outside Lakota Coffee Co. Local business owners who have had to shut down are attributing their closures to loss of ...