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By J.J. Gilmore  ¦   Kevin Croom, left, and Carlus Moore go blow-for-blow in the first fight of the night at the Battle at The Blue Note on Friday. After the fight finished in three rounds the judges unanimously ruled that Croom won.

By AMBER BRINKER Missourian  ¦   MU tight ends coach Bruce Walker, who is in his seventh year at MU, led both Martin Rucker and Chase Coffman to first-team All-Big 12 honors last year.

By AMY RYMER/Missourian  ¦   The Missouri marching band will join at least 17 high school bands from the area in a halftime performance at Saturday's game between Missouri and Illinois State.

By SUZY LAFFERTY/Missourian  ¦   Bill Mann, a visiting assistant professor of trombone, poses for a portrait on the balcony inside of the Fine Arts Building at MU on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007. Mann is finishing a doctorate degree on performance anxiety that includes archiving prior research on the topic, and using a heart rate monitoring device on himself during some of his performances.

By AMBER BRINKER/Missourian  ¦   Susan Jensen plays the violin in her office on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007. The rare instrument is dated back to the year 1697. She has played the violin and taught classes for over 20 years, but has only been the MU violin professor for two months.

By AMBER BRINKER/Missourian  ¦   Professor Susan Jensen poses with a 1697 violin Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007. Jensen found the rare instrument online through a violin maker in Los Angeles. "Old Italian is what everyone wants," says Jensen. "And I'm no exception."

Afghan farmers have produced 193,000 hectares of opium poppies in 2007. Except for 19th-century China, whose population was 15 times larger than that of present-day Afghanistan, no other country has produced as much narcotics.

Afghan farmers have produced 193,000 hectares of opium poppies in 2007. Except for 19th-century China, whose population was 15 times larger than that of present-day Afghanistan, no other country has produced as much narcotics.

By ELAN COLELLO/Missourian  ¦   Columbia College setter Luana Branco, center, was named Cougars player of the week last week after recording 176 assists, 29 kills, 35 digs and 15 blocks in 14 games.

By Nick Boney  ¦   Yossi Feintuch.

By Sheila Johnson  ¦   Mohamed Gumati cleans his hands behind the counter at his restaurant, The International Cafe.

By AMBER BRINKER/Missourian  ¦   Quiara Shields, left, shows Eheidi Hernandez, right, a scratch on her leg while Betty Porter tries to quiet the children at Nora Stewart Memorial Nursery School before story time Thursday. Porter has been teaching at the school for 34 years.

By AMBER BRINKER/Missourian  ¦   Phyllis Churchill reads a story to the children before lunch.

By SKY GILBAR/Missourian  ¦   MU junior Peter Malnati says he's learned how to handle pressure better than he did as a freshman.

By CHRIS KEANE/The Associated Press  ¦   Appalachian State and quarterback Trey Elder have made it clear that with increased parity, the sky’s the limit for lower division football teams.

By SUZY LAFFERTY  ¦   Dan Goldstein listens to members of the High School Site Evaluation Committee speak Tuesday.

By SHEILA JOHNSON  ¦   Bob Hipple was the natural resources manager in Toledo, Iowa, before becoming city administrator in Hallsville.

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By Photo courtesy of Howard Meehan  ¦   "Balance" by Howard Meehan, located at the Health and Science Center in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo courtesy of Howard Meehan.

By Missourian file photo  ¦   Howard Meehan's philosophy when creating public art is "communicating the character of a place."