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August 19, 2012

PHOTO GALLERY: Columbia police officers develop positive relationship with Douglass Park neighborhood

By Jaime Henry-White ¦ Columbia police officers Jaime Dowler and James Meyer were assigned proactive patrols in the Douglass Park area.

August 18, 2012

PHOTO GALLERY: Rankin family makes Missouri State Fair a tradition

By SINI STEPHAN ¦ The Rankin family has been raising pigs, meat goats, sheep and steers to show at fairs for the past 13 years.

August 16, 2012

PHOTO GALLERY: Stephens College welcomes freshmen

By SINI STEPHAN ¦ Stephens College welcomed its incoming freshmen on Thursday with The Crossing of the Bridge Ceremony.

PHOTO GALLERY: Athens mixes football and music

By Anthony Schick ¦ Athens, Ga., home to the University of Georgia, is the place where football and music harmonize.

PHOTO GALLERY: Lexington is basketball country

By Emily Becker ¦ In Lexington, Ky., horses and basketball reign.

PHOTO GALLERY: University, town form tight community in Auburn

By Harry Plumer ¦ Auburn, Ala., known as the "Loveliest Village on the Plains," lives up to its nickname. The eight beliefs of the Auburn Creed help solidify a sense of community among residents, students and alumni.

PHOTO GALLERY: Traditions run deep at Texas A&M

By Andrew Wagaman ¦ As Texas A&M transitions to the Southeastern Conference, Aggies are eager to share what makes College Station unique.

PHOTO GALLERY: Gainesville is mix of Gator football, Southern culture

By Anthony Schick ¦ Gainesville, Fla., is a mix of Bible Belt, alternative rock, visual artists and fraternity row. Weaving its way through each of those circles is Florida Gator football.

PHOTO GALLERY: Knoxville mixes old and new along Tennessee River

By Emily Becker ¦ Knoxville, Tenn., has spent the past decade reshaping itself.

PHOTO GALLERY: A complicated, but changing identity in South Carolina

By Harry Plumer ¦ Columbia, S.C., where the former Sen. Strom Thurmond is legend, still has traces of the old South. But attitudes and legacies are changing.

PHOTO GALLERY: Vanderbilt remains separate from Music City connections in Nashville

By Katy Bergen ¦ Vanderbilt University remains insulated from the allure of the country music industry in Nashville. Students call it the "Vander Bubble" because the campus is so connected to all the other things they need.

PHOTO GALLERY: Tuscaloosa leans on football after storm

By Andrew Wagaman ¦ A year after a devastating tornado struck Tuscaloosa, residents rely on football traditions for hope.

August 15, 2012

PHOTO GALLERY: In Baton Rouge, everything is LSU purple

By Emily Becker ¦ In Baton Rouge, home to Louisiana State University, the town is filled with purple. Of course, mudbugs and garden produce also abound.

PHOTO GALLERY: Starkville moves beyond boring

By Ben Frederickson ¦ Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss., is rumored to be the most boring of the cities with SEC schools. But a visit to this town, 563 miles from Columbia, shows something different.

PHOTO GALLERY: Stormwater drain murals across Columbia

By Kholood Eid and Greg Kendall-Ball/Missourian ¦ Mike Sleadd and eight other Missouri artists, as part of a public art project sponsored by the Roots 'N' Blues 'N' BBQ art festival, decorated nine sewer covers downtown in an effort to raise awareness about litter that winds up in the city's creeks and streams.

August 14, 2012