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By Calin Ilea  ¦   John Kruger and Jonas Greenway discuss how to remove the Academic Hall cornerstone that has been part of the archway north of Francis Quadrangle on Elm Street. The cornerstone, which is even older than the famous Columns that also were part of Academic Hall, will move to an interpretive display in Jesse Hall.

By Elisa Day  ¦   Cafe Mosaki stands almost completed at Columbia Public Library on Thursday. The coffee kiosk is scheduled to open either late this week or early next week.

By Calin Ilea  ¦   John Kruger uses a circular saw to cut through the one of the corner stones of the University gates located north of Francis Quadrangle on Elm Street ion Monday, Nov. 23. The inscription on the stone describes in a few words the one and a half century history of the stone.

By Elisa Day  ¦   Bruce Miller reads to his son, Charley, 2, in the seating area of Columbia Public Library's new coffee kiosk, Cafe Mozaki, on Thursday. The kiosk will be opening either late this week or early next week.

By CHRIS DUNN/Missourian  ¦   Kirsti Wilkerson, center, plays basketball for Columbia College but also like to hunt with her family and has a trophy buck to her credit.

By CHRIS DUNN/Missourian  ¦   Columbia College's Kirsti Wilkerson began losing her hearing at the age of 5 and now has 58 percent hearing loss and wears hearing aids.

By LAURA HERRING/Missourian  ¦   Columbia College sophomore forward Dylan Barduzzi, left, worked with Bob Fry in the maintenance department at Columbia College during the summer. Their friendship is one of the things that enticed the Frys to attend soccer games.

By Anna Moeslein, Dean Asher  ¦   Heart of Missouri Chorus members use techniques such as "revving up their motorcycles" to warm up physically and vocally before practices.

By CoCo Walters/ST. JOSEPH NEWS-PRESS  ¦   In this Nov. 12, 2009, photo, Rita Miller poses for a photo at her St. Joseph home. Miller, graduated from Buchanan County's Drug Court in 2006 and has been clean and sober ever since. She's attending Missouri Western University majoring in Social Work and hopes to be able to help adults suffering from alcohol and drug addiction.

By Shane Keyser/KANSAS CITY STAR  ¦   In this photo taken Oct. 30, 2009, Steve Mann of Kansas City harvested oak leaf lettuce from a garden in the Northland in Kansas City. The city of Kansas City is looking at revising its ordinances to accommodate urban farms.

By Deborah Cote/NEWS TRIBUNE  ¦   Margaret Romph uses her FES rehabilitation bike to help stimulate her muscles in her arms while her mom, Sherline Romph, monitors her Nov. 11, 2009, in their Jefferson City home. Margaret is performing her physical therapy exercise as she works on her arms one day and her legs the next. This bike was made specifically for Margaret and the needs she has as far as muscle stimulation and strengthening.

By Rusty Jarrett/The Associated Press  ¦   Jimmie Johnson holds up his trophy after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

By PATRICK T. FALLON/Missourian   ¦   Injured Missouri senior guard J.T. Tiller, center, laughs with his team on the bench Saturday. His status for Tuesday's game is still questionable.

By PATRICK T FALLON/MISSOURIAN  ¦   MIssouri junior forward Justin Safford scores two of his seven points during Saturday's game. He missed the second half with "small little spur” in the joint between his left ankle and foot.

By PATRICK T. FALLON/Missourian   ¦   Missouri sophomore guard Kim English passes the basketball Saturday against Texas-Pan American junior guard Manny Hendrix. English finished with 25 points, three assists and three steals.

By ELISA DAY/Missourian   ¦   Missouri running back Derrick Washington pushes forward to a first down during Missouri's game against Iowa State on Saturday. Washington suffered a concussion, and he did not play during the second half.

By Photo courtesy of Kerusso  ¦   God's Girlz from left to right: Sarah, Imani, Abigail and Hannah. Each doll's name has a specific spiritual meaning given to them by Kerusso.

By Jason Lenhart  ¦   MU students promoting the Sierra Club Coal Free Campus Campaign put on a demonstration at Speaker Circle on Wednesday, Sept. 16, to educate listeners on the amount of coal the MU campus uses. The group displayed the amount of coal that the MU campus burns every second and said that last year MU burned 48,000 tons of coal.

By DAVID KENNEDY/Missourian  ¦   Missouri's Lei Wang-Francisco, left, and Amanda Hantouli miss a block at the net in the Tigers' loss to Iowa State Saturday at Hearnes Center.

By DAVID KENNEDY/Missourian  ¦   Missouri's Amanda Hantouli disputes a call awarding a point to Iowa State during the third game of the Tigers' loss to the Cyclones on Saturday at Hearnes Center.