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By CHIARA DELLA CAVA  ¦   Nate Smith, dressed as a Teletubby, Jamie Moreno and Pat Harison wait for the traditional 5k run during the First Night celebration Monday. "We are the race vehicle," said Smith, who dressed as Po, theTeletubby character. Smith and Harison are with the Tryathletics store and volunteered to lead the run, making sure no one got off track.

By LAURA CHAPUIS  ¦   Columbia Transit offered free bus rides to and from First Night venues on New Year's Eve.

By SALLY MORROW  ¦   This fifth-grade classroom at Grant Elementary School, housed inside a trailer, caught fire during the early Sunday morning. Fire crews put the blaze out around 5:30 a.m. and were able to contain the fire to just this one trailer, which sits next to several others on the grounds of Grant Elementary.

By SallY MORROW  ¦   Piles of games and shelves full of books are covered in ash inside this Grant Elementary classroom on Sunday morning after a fire. Principal Beverly Borduin says that they lost everything inside the classroom; however she is happy that the fire did not occur during school hours.

By SALLY MORROW  ¦   This fifth-grade classroom at Grant Elementary School, housed inside a trailer, caught fire early Sunday morning. Fire crews put the blaze out around 5:30 am and were able to contain the fire to just this one trailer, which sits next to several others on the school grounds.

By SALLY MORROW  ¦   Piles of games and shelves full of books lay covered in ash inside this Grant Elementary classroom Sunday morning after a fire destroyed much of the room's interior. Principal Beverly Borduin says everything inside the classroom was lost; however, she is happy the fire did not occur during school hours.

By ALYCIA LEWIS  ¦   Jim Cook stands with his flag awaiting the rally for Mizzou fans on Sunday. He traveled to Dallas, Texas, from St. Louis to support the Mizzou football team.

By ALYCIA LEWIS  ¦   Head coach Gary Pinkel addresses the crowd during a rally at the Hilton Anatole hotel in Dallas, Texas. Hundreds of alumni and fans attended the rally hosted by the Mizzou alumni association in preparation for Mizzou's game agains Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl on Tuesday.

By ALYCIA LEWIS  ¦   Head coach Gary Pinkel addresses the crowd during a rally at the Hilton Anatole hotel in Dallas, Texas. Hundreds of alumni and fans attended the rally hosted by the Mizzou Alumni Association in preparation for Mizzou's game against Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl on Tuesday.

By CATALIN ABAGIU  ¦   A regular walker on the Katy Trail strolls past the Missouri River on Saturday afternoon in Rocheport. An $18 million grant from AmerenEU as part of the Taum Sauk settlement will be used to extend the trail an additional 46 miles toward Kansas City.

By CATALIN ABAGIU  ¦   Ryan Filbert, front, and his father, Warren Filbert, hunt for deer on a local farmer's property in Woodlandville.

By CATALIN ABAGIU  ¦   Jason Brush, a hunter from Callaway County, shops with his family at Brass Pro Shop on Vandiver Drive in Columbia. Brush said he hunts deer for food and that he doesn't agree with the new deer hunting regulations.

By Missourian file photo  ¦   After months of work and extensive advertising, Visioning organizers attracted 470 people to cast votes for their favorite strategy statements. Some say the turnout could have been better.

By Maureen Scarpelli  ¦   Full-time ballerinas need a break sometimes ... or maybe they just need to breakdance. Dancer Zach Young, who practices with the Missouri Contemporary Ballet, also helps teach three levels of hip hop classes at the Columbia Performing Arts Center.

By CATALIN ABAGIU Missourian  ¦   Missouri guard Keon Lawrence rises to the basket for a dunk Thursday against Coppin State.

By MATT SLOCUM/The Associated Press  ¦   MU’s Martin Rucker takes in the view at Texas Stadium during the Tigers’ practice Thursday for the Cotton Bowl.

By David Brading  ¦   Jeff and Lydia Garwood created their own version of the Tiger Fight song. Watch them perform it here.

By David Friesen  ¦  

By Alycia Lewis  ¦   MU tight end Martin Rucker greets fans outside of the Mizzou Athletic Training Complex on Wednesday morning. Tigers fans gathered to send off the football team for the Cotton Bowl, which will be played Jan. 1 in Dallas.

By Missourian staff  ¦