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By Amber Brinker  ¦   While Executive Chef Leslie Jett, center, instructs students Brandon Joiner, left, and David Grenier, second from left, to go through the peeled potatoes and remove the brown spots, student Rob Miller listens to the chef’s directions.

By Amber Brinker  ¦   Leslie Harris, left, and Justin Dougherty prepare the banquet room in Eckles Hall. Both are Hotel and Restaurant Management students.

By Amber Brinker  ¦   Ben Verkamp checks to make sure the mix is just right. "There's tons of little things that need to be worked out," says Verkamp, one of the students in charge of the dinner.

By Courtesy of MU  ¦   Dr. Thompson was the director of the Black Studies Department at MU.

By Amber Brinker  ¦   While Executive Chef Leslie Jett, center, instructs students Brandon Joiner, left, and David Grenier, second from left, to go through the peeled potatoes and remove the brown spots, student Rob Miller listens to the chef's directions.

By Amber Brinker  ¦   Leslie Harris, left, and Justin Dougherty prepare the banquet room in Eckles Hall. Both are Hotel and Restaurant Management students.

By Amber Brinker  ¦   Ben Verkamp makes sure the mix is just right. Verkamp is one of the students in charge of the dinner Tuesday night.

By EDUARDO QUINONES  ¦   Volunteers gathered at the home of Ian Thomas to help move cabinets, chairs and other office supplies from his home office to the new PedNet office at 101 N. Seventh St. in Columbia on Friday. Coalition staff and about 20 volunteers moved five home offices to the organization's new location, using only bikes, backpacks and bike trailers.

By STEVEN WELLIVER  ¦   Listen as Hickman students speak about their homecoming experience. Follow the excitement from the Friday night football game to the Saturday night dance.

By AMANDA KUSHNER and MARY ELISE DECOURSEY  ¦   City Manager Bill Watkins ventured out into two downtown alleys with Missourian reporters last week. He examined the alley between Broadway and Cherry Street and an alley behind Wabash Station at Tenth and Ash streets. Watkins pointed out pros and cons of developing businesses in both alleys.

By L.G. PATTERSON/The Associated Press  ¦   Pig Brown (13) is lifted off the turf after getting injured In the Missouri football team's game against Iowa State on Saturday.

By KYLE WAYNE STEWART/Missourian  ¦   MU teammates James Williamson, top, and Ryan Sonderegger compete at Ben Askren's former spot at 174 pounds.

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By SUZY LAFFERTY/Missourian  ¦   Jane Alexander, who recently recovered from a case of the West Nile Virus, is given a flu shot by nursing student, Joni Bowne. Monday was the first morning of MU's Wellness Fair at the Reynolds Alumni Center.

By SUZY LAFFERTY/Missourian  ¦   Jeff Rioux, a licensed massage therapist, gives Shirley Schupp her first massage during the MU's Employee Wellness Fair at the Reynolds Alumni Center on Monday.

By MARK HUMPHREY/The Associated Press  ¦   Carl Edwards waves to fans before the start of the Busch Series race Saturday in Memphis, Tenn.

By SUZY LAFFERTY/Missourian  ¦   Sherry Cass darts through a kaleidoscope of fall colors Monday afternoon on the Katy Trail. Cass runs the trail, a popular spot for exercise enthusiasts, a couple times a week.

By RYAN GLADSTONE/Missourian  ¦   Michael Koldobskiy carries his son, Daniel, through Rock Bridge State Park. Daniel and Michael, along with Daniel’s mother, Dafna (foreground), residents of Baltimore, are in Columbia visiting Michael’s family.

By SUZY LAFFERTY/Missourian  ¦   Nibbled leaves silhouette the fall foliage along the Katy Trail on Monday.