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By Tara Ballenger and Michael Stonacek, photographers; Tracy Barnes, producer  ¦   Columbia churches hold Ash Wednesday services, marking the first day of Lent.

By TYSON SPRICK  ¦   MU sophomore diver Greg DeStephen talks about his training and improving upon his freshman season.

By Amy DiFrancesco and Mu Li  ¦   Wei Du teaches a sixth grade Chinese language class about the traditions of Chinese New Year.

By BEN DILLON/Missourian  ¦   Missouri's RaeShara Brown is blocked by Oklahoma's Danielle Robinson and Ashley Paris during the first half of Wednesday night's game.

By Courtesy photo  ¦   Andrew Jones

By Courtesy photo  ¦   Marcus Malbrough

By MISSOURIAN STAFF  ¦   Details about MU football recruits

Drew Temple

Gahn McGaffie

Dan Hoch

Wes Kemp

Robert E. Williams

By ALEX LEWIS  ¦   Former President Bill Clinton made a visit to MU on Saturday to speak on behalf of his wife’s presidential campaign. Despite a large turnout of supporters to see Clinton, Boone County voters strongly favored Barack Obama when they went to the polls on Tuesday. 60.54 percent of Democrats voted for Obama while 36.95 voted for Clinton.

By Heather McGuire  ¦   Jordan Powell practices at Hickman High School on Thursday. Powell is one four girls in Columbia who are looking to punch their ticket to compete at the state championship meet.

By CATALIN ABAGIU/Missourian  ¦   Teammates credit part of Carroll's newfound leadership of the team to the time he spent observing from the bench last season following a transfer from Vanderbilt.

By CATALIN ABAGIU/Missourian  ¦   Carroll has had to take an increased role on and off the court following the suspension of five of the players on the team.

By JOSHUA A. BICKEL/Missourian  ¦   Mike Anderson, Jr., cheers his teammates on during pre-game warm-ups before the Tigers' game against the Kansas Jayhawks on Monday night.

By J.B. Forbes, St. Louis Post-Dispatch/The Associated Press  ¦   Police officers surround the shooting scene outside Kirkwood City Hall at the corner of Madison and Kirkwood Roads in Kirkwood, Mo. A gunman opened fire at a city council meeting in this St. Louis suburb, hitting the mayor and several city officials, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

By Robert Cohen, St. Louis Post-Dispatch/The Associated Press  ¦   Police officers embrace outside the scene at Kirkwood City Hall in Kirkwood, Mo. A gunman opened fire at a city council meeting in this St. Louis suburb Thursday night, hitting the mayor and several city officials.