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By Tara Ballenger  ¦   A team of contractors from Chicago used a laser scanner Wednesday to gather information on the MU Columns’ exact positions – height, width, distance from other quadrangle landmarks – so the university can monitor any movement over time. Phil Shocklee, director of campus facilities, said the scans were part of a facilities maintenance plan to protect the columns. The measurements will also set reference points for future surveying. The laser scanner used gathers 120,000 reference points per second which can be used to create three dimensional data. The last significant work done to the columns was in 1996 when MU placed metal tops on the columns to prevent water from leaking inside.

By JOSHUA A. BICKEL  ¦   Customer service representatives Amanda Renner and Johanna Givens work in the recently renovated Utility Customer Service office in City Hall.

By JOSHUA A. BICKEL  ¦   The cashiers' office in City Hall was recently renovated along with a new Utility Customer Service office.

By CATALIN ABAGIU  ¦   Ed Warner watches the landing strip of the Columbia Regional Airport from the baggage claim room Wednesday afternoon.

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By ELI LOPATIN  ¦   Lana Jacobs

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By JOSHUA A. BICKEL/Missourian  ¦   Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey shouts instructions to her team during the second half of Baylor's 72-57 victory against Missouri on Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena. With the win, Mulkey became the sixth-fastest coach to reach the 200-win milestone.

By Joe Don Buckner/Associated Press  ¦   Missouri's Keon Lawrence drives the lane against Texas Tech's Martin Zeno in the second half of a basketball game on Wednesday in Lubbock, Texas.

By CATALIN ABAGIU/Missourian  ¦   Hickman Kewpies guard Yvonne Anderson, right, steals the ball from Rock Bridge Bruins guard Andrea Seabaugh on Wednesday evening at Rock Bridge High School.

By Courtesy of the Columbia Police Department  ¦   Columbia police released this photograph of a man suspected of robbing Stoney Creek Inn early Monday morning.

By Courtesy of the Columbia Police Department  ¦   Police released this photograph of a man suspected of robbing Stoney Creek Inn early Monday morning.

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By Ryan Gibbons  ¦   Tim James, area manager for Eagle Bluffs conservation area, checks on his electric water pumps on Nov. 15. James uses the pumps to move water from the Missouri River into Eagle Bluffs during the winter months.

By Ryan Gibbons  ¦   Mallard ducks fly in to land at the main distribution channel of Eagle Bluffs conservation area at 7 a.m. Sept. 30. “If I have lots of ducks, the hunting is going to be good,” area manager Tim James said. “If I have lots of ducks, the wildlife viewing is going to be good.”

By CATALIN ABAGIU/Missourian  ¦   Missouri guard Matt Lawrence has struggled to find his 3-point shooting touch.

By CHIARA DELLA CAVA  ¦   The Rev. Starsky Wilson, president of the NAACP chapter at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, preaches to the congregation gathered in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the Second Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Wilson preached about the importance of a united and beloved community and the need to take care of the less privileged.

By CAT SZALKOWSKI  ¦   Bryana Jordan clutches her candle blocking it from the cold wind outside of the Second Baptist Church during the Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Candlelight Walk and Celebration Monday evening.

By CAT SZALKOWSKI  ¦   Columbia residents began the evening with a group prayer as they gathered at Douglass High School on Monday evening for the Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Walk and Celebration.

By CAT SZALKOWSKI  ¦   Columbia residents held hands in prayer honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at the Annual Candlelight Walk and Celebration Monday evening at Douglass High School.