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By MEGHAN KRANE/Missourian  ¦   These metal spikes are part of the University's strategy for keeping pigeons at bay.

By MEGHAN KRANE/Missourian  ¦   A pigeon perched on a railing of Tate Hall, gets ready to take flight to its nest at the bottom of the railing. Tate Hall is one of several buildings on campus that are equipped with pigeon control wiring that doesn't appear to be stopping the pigeons.

By JENNIFER WHITNEY/Missourian  ¦   Chase Patton, at practice on Thursday, has seen increased playing time with the first-team offense in preseason training.

By JENNIFER WHITNEY/Missourian  ¦   Chase Patton, left, takes direction form quarterback coach David Yost.

By Photo courtesy of Ashley and Chase Patton  ¦   Ashley and Chase Patton were married May 20. The two were Rock Bridge High School sweethearts.

By AP file photo  ¦   Prior to his return to the majors on Thursday, St. Louis’ Rick Ankiel last batted for the Cardinals in spring training.

By ED ZURGA/The Associated Press  ¦   Kyle Davies, in his second start for the Royals, gave up three hits, walked two and struck out five in 6 2/3 innings.

By CHRISTOPHER HORNER/The Associated Press  ¦   Cardinals’ Scott Spiezio will “absolutely” return this season, manager Tony La Russa said.

By CATY SMITH/Missourian  ¦   Terry Hilgedick walks through a field of soybeans to check on an irrigation system that had stopped working the previous evening. Hilgedick’s family farm is growing 1,600 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat as their primary crops, and is one of the many farms in Boone County receiving crop subsidies.

By SALLY MORROW/Missourian  ¦   Greg Buckman says he tells people he has been a farmer since before birth. He has been raising cattle and growing crops on his family farm since 1979, producing more than 100,000 bushels of grain a year on the 2,000 acres he and his son share. Buckman says that farm subsidies are important for Boone County farmers because of their lack of profit in relation to cost.

By SALLY MORROW/Missourian  ¦   Jay Buckman monitors beans being dumped into a truck that will take them to be sold in Mexico, Mo. He is concerned that policy changes may cause farmers to lose the subsidies they currently receive.

By SALLY MORROW/Missourian  ¦   Farm owner Greg Buckman guides cattle out of the pasture and into the farm to feed on corn. With the help of his dog, Susie, he moves the herd once every two days in order to keep each pasture lush and trim.

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By PARKER MICHELS-BOYCE/Missourian  ¦   Mike Sutherland, Myron Michael, and Scott Henson rest after competing in the Sport 40-49 mountain biking race in Rock Bridge Park. Many of the racers have met in previous races and compete together during the season.

By GINA FERAZZI/The Los Angeles Times  ¦   Brad Stewart runs the Sacred Science Institute out of a domed chalet. He owns books about such topics as celestial mechanics and Jewish mysticism.

Lawrence Rugalo’s “Cat Scan Bug,” in which he likens images of his brain to bugs, is part of the biographical images theme in his work. The print is from 1981.

“War Flower” (1972) is one of Rugalo’s large prints and uses his love of geometry.

“Happening With Mime” (1969) portrays a part of art history.

By PARKER MICHELS-BOYCE/Missourian  ¦   John Sastre and Wes Burt, from Architectural Glass Art Inc., attach hoops to the main frame of a sculpture in MU’s Bond Life Sciences Center. The final piece will weigh about 3,000 pounds and hang from the building’s central atrium.

By PARKER MICHELS-BOYCE/Missourian  ¦   John Sastre looks over the plans for the hanging sculpture. The piece will curve around several of the interior walkways.