Posted in Miscellaneous, Research, Student Life on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Along with homework, sleeping and enjoying their finals years of adolescence, some university students are devoting their time to bigger issues. Students are becoming members of anti war groups, getting involved in political campaigns, fighting for human rights and much more. Many students who are involved in groups listed above are doing some unimaginable things.
Ben [...]
Posted in 32974, tagged Allison Ross, Missouri Student Association, MU on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hello, faithful U.Town readers!
Even bloggers need vacations, so we will be taking the week off from blogging this week.
We may post occasionally, but look for us to return full-force next week!
In the meantime, check out the Columbia Missourian for more updates on what’s going on in Columbia’s higher education world, such as the MSA Senate [...]
Posted in 32974, tagged Burk Krohe, Cable News, CNN, Fox, Media, Media Coverage, MSNBC, Network News, State of The News Media 2008 on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Project for Excellence in Journalism, just released its report, the State of The News Media 2008. The findings aren’t to surprising but they are a little disappointing.
The three main cable news channels, CNN, Fox and MSNBC, focused primarily on the same topics. The top 5 topics in the cable news media were U.S. foreign [...]
Posted in Athletics, Miscellaneous, tagged Athletic Revenues, John McCain, March Madness, NCAA Tournament on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The first weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament has grown into somewhat of a nationwide phenomenon. Starting Thursday and continuing through the weekend, time seems to stop — or at least slow considerably — when the first ball is tipped. By now many people have become accustomed to the tournament’s routine and popularity — even [...]
Posted in 32974, Miscellaneous, tagged 1000 Strong for Peace- End THIS War!, GoArmyParents, MarineParents, MilitaryMoms, Stacey Talarovich on March 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
According to archival information, the tower of Memorial Union on MU’s campus was officially dedicated in 1926 as a memorial to MU Alumni and students who lost their lives in World War I. The Latin phrase “In Sapientia Ambulate, Tempus Rediments”, translated, “Walk in wisdom, redeeming the time” was engraved on the tower. The tower [...]
Posted in 32974 on March 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Friday night – MU engineering students and faculty braved the cold weather to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Jesse Hall green dome-lighting ceremony which, for the first time, marked the beginning of engineering week celebrations.
Instead of the traditional off-campus concert, engineering student leaders decided to this year launch E-week with the March 7 dome-lighting [...]
Posted in Campus security, Miscellaneous, Student Life on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Straddling the line between sending a message and stepping on others’ sensitivity has recently been a difficult balancing act.
With the on-campus shootings in the past year at Virginia Tech, Northern Illinois, and the University of North Carolina, the mental attitude and of students and grieving process for students closely connected to these events come to [...]
Posted in MU Events, Miscellaneous, tagged Andrew German, Brad Wallace, Brady Bounds, Brooke Varner, Elizabeth Weishar, Emily Rau, George Scholtz, Halli Levy, Jessica Crane, Katie Duff, Kyle Eckler, Kyle Fergason, Laura Eisenbeis, Leah Fowler, Liz Braun, Luke Miller, Lyndey Brock, Maria Loida, Mary Beth Reed, Megan Gallup, MU Homecoming, Paige Nilson, Rebecca Muehling, Robert Crosby, Ryan Olson, Sally McVey, Stacey Talarovich, Taylor Reifsteck on March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With the event itself just over six months away, the students that will be serving on MU’s Homecoming Steering Committee have already been selected. As is told to the incoming freshmen classes MU invented homecoming in 1911 when head football coach C.L. Brewer invited alumni to “come home” for a MU-KU game.
According to Maggie [...]
Posted in 32974, tagged Gift on March 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As I was scanning the news today, I came across an interesting story about obscure donations to Universities around the Nation. People are donating more than just money. It made me think about the “For All We Call Mizzou” campaign. The campaign has been trying to raise $1 Billion Dollars for MU. I decided to do [...]
Posted in 32974, tagged Burk Krohe, School Shootings, School Violence, Shootings, Violence on March 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In the wake of the Northern Illinois University shooting, there have been several more incidents involving violence and threats of violence.
Early Wednesday morning the University of North Carolina’s student body president was shot and killed, said an article in the The Daily Tar Heel. The shooting happened off campus and her car was believed [...]
