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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.

By Andrei Pungovschi  ¦   Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps smiles after setting a new world record in the 200-meter butterfly during the Missouri Grand Prix nationals swimming competition at the University of Missouri Aquatic Center in Columbia on Feb. 17, 2007.

By Andrei Pungovschi  ¦   Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps smiles after setting a new world record in the 200-meter butterfly during the Missouri Grand Prix nationals swimming competition at the University of Missouri Aquatic Center in Columbia on Feb. 17, 2007.

By Andrei Pungovschi  ¦   Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps smiles after setting a new world record in the 200-meter butterfly during the Missouri Grand Prix nationals swimming competition at the University of Missouri Aquatic Center in Columbia on Feb. 17, 2007.

By Andrei Pungovschi  ¦   Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps smiles after setting a new world record in the 200-meter butterfly during the Missouri Grand Prix swimming competition at the University of Missouri Aquatic Center in Columbia on Feb. 17, 2007.

By Tom Gannam/The Associated Press  ¦   A visibly shaken man is helped to a waiting ambulance outside city hall in Kirkwood, Mo. A gunman opened fire at a meeting of the Kirkwood City Council in suburban St. Louis Thursday night, hitting the mayor and several council members, leaving six people dead including the shooter and two officers.

By John Hook  ¦   Columbia College guard Joe Flanner drives the floor against Deon White and Brandon Bishop of Missouri Baptist during the first half of their game at the Southwell Gymnasium in Columbia on Thursday.

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

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By JOHN BAILEY/Missourian  ¦   Jazmine Bell, a senior at Hickman High School, shows her support for Barack Obama on Tuesday. Hickman held a mock election on Super Tuesday with Obama declared the winner, earning a little more than 80 percent of the votes.

By JOHN BAILEY/Missourian  ¦   Cooper Livingston, left, prepares to hand out voting ballots Tuesday at Hickman High School, while teacher Jami Thornsberry looks on. Livingston, a senior and student body president, helped organize the school’s mock election.

By Ben Dillon  ¦   Pastor Brian Thieme leads a sermon, titled "From Galilee to Judea," during an Ash Wednesday service at Trinity Lutheran Church. Thieme's sermon emphasized the recognition of Jesus not only as a guide and teacher in his own time but as a savior of humanity.

By TARA BALLENGER  ¦   Deacon Frank Ruggiero blesses Sandy Ruiz during the evening service with the sign of the cross in ashes on her forehead in celebration of Ash Wednesday at the St. Thomas More Parish and Newman Center on Maryland Avenue.

By STEPHANIE HINKLE/Missourian  ¦   Greg DeStephen, sophomore for the MU Diving team, gets out of the pool after a dive at practice on Wednesday. The team was practicing on the 1-meter spring board, but according to diving coach Jamie Sweeney, all team members dive off of the 1- and 3-meter spring boards as well as the platforms. MU faces Drury University away on Friday and is back home against Nebraska on Saturday.

By STEPHANIE HINKLE/Missourian  ¦   Fellow teammates watch as Greg DeStephen takes a dive off the 1-meter spring board during a MU diving team practice on Wednesday. Coach Jamie Sweeney said that, "This is going to be a good weekend for Mizzou diving."

By STEPHANIE HINKLE/Missourian  ¦   MU diver Greg DeStephen, a sophomore, executes a pike dive off the 1-meter spring board during practice on Wednesday.

By MICHAEL STONACEK  ¦