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By KYLE WAYNE STEWART  ¦   From left to right, troop leader Dan Tevis, Spencer Mills, Carl Wegener and Nick Sublett, all volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 708, sauté diced onions and green peppers Wednesday in the kitchen of Stamper Commons cafeteria at Stephens College. The Thanksgiving dinner, hosted by First Ward Councilwoman Almeta Crayton, will be served at noon on Thursday,in the Kimball Ballroom in Lela Raney Wood Hall on the Stephens College campus. Crayton expects to serve about 300 people.

By KYLE WAYNE STEWART  ¦   Mark Morgan, left, scoops green beans as his wife, Karen Morgan, picks out an odd-looking bean on Wednesday in the kitchen of Stamper Commons on Stephens College campus. The Morgans, who have been helping at the dinner for several years, were one of the many families to volunteer for the dinner.

Former KU football coach Don Fambrough poses next to a poster featuring himself that was distributed during one of his stints as head coach.

By KYLE WAYNE STEWART  ¦   Turkeys sit on a baker’s rack waiting to be seasoned as volunteers discuss what needs to be done next.

Gary Forsee

By Missourian staff  ¦   See how MU medical students use Human Patient Simulators in their training.

By JEFF GENTNER The Associated Press  ¦   Pat White and West Virginia ran ahead of Missouri in this week’s BCS standings.

By KYLE WAYNE STEWART/Missourian  ¦   Columbia College guard Whitney Davis calls a play against Lambuth on Monday night.

By MARY ELLEN POFF/Missourian  ¦   After leading the Bruins in scoring, rebounding, steals, blocks and field goal percentage last season, Katherine Harry has hit the weight room and improved her jump shot.

By KYLE WAYNE STEWART/Missourian  ¦   Missouri 157-pounder Michael Chandler, left, ties up against teammate Emanuel Brooks at last month’s Black & Gold meet. Chandler lost the match by a point, but came to see it as motivation and since has gone 5-0 in regular season competition.

Trish Vincent is the new chief of staff for Gov. Matt Blunt.

Ed Martin resigned as Gov. Blunt's chief of staff.

By Kyle Wayne Stewart  ¦   Jeffrey Spear, a fourth-year medical student at MU, performs an endotracheal intubation on "Russ," a human patient simulator, on Monday. Using the physiologically-correct mannequin helps the students learn how patients might respond to medications.

By Kyle Wayne Stewart  ¦   Jeffrey Spear, left, and Robin Wootten, director of the clinical simulation center at MU, prepare Russ for an intubation.

Abolitionist John Brown is depicted in one of the many T-shirts for sale this week leading up to Saturday's Border Showdown.