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November 23, 2009
Jaycees hold 30th Holiday Parade
The Junior Chamber of Commerce, or Jaycees, held its 30th annual Holiday Parade on Sunday. School bands, local businesses and anyone else who wanted to enter the parade marched down Broadway from College Avenue to Fifth Street. The parade lasted an hour and the entries were judged and the top two finishers won cash prizes.
November 20, 2009
Rock Bridge students volunteer
The nation’s young people are donating their time and talents to make a difference in their communities.
November 19, 2009
Trick-or-treating in Stonecrest
Trick-or-treating in the Stonecrest neighborhood.
H1N1 Flu Shot Clinic
The Columbia/Boone County Health Department offered the third H1N1 flu vaccine clinic for expanded priority groups Wednesday. According to Genalee Alexander of Columbia/Boone County Health and Human Services, there are roughly 22,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine available in Boone County.
November 18, 2009
Pregame Playmakers: Directing MU's Homecoming
For MU and Columbia, Homecoming is the game day of the football season. But for the 29 members of MU's homecoming steering committee, planning starts in February.
Each year, three members are selected to direct the next year's plans. Liz Braun, a senior, was chosen last year as a tridirector.
She worked nearly yearround to select new members and then worked closely with them, coordinating several events including the parade.
The committee originally wanted only 125 entries for the parade. Braun, however, drove the 158th entry to signal its end because so many community and campus organizations wanted to participate.
In the hours before the parade started, Braun and the rest of the committee hustled to put eight months of efforts into one morning's event.
Each year, three members are selected to direct the next year's plans. Liz Braun, a senior, was chosen last year as a tridirector.
She worked nearly yearround to select new members and then worked closely with them, coordinating several events including the parade.
The committee originally wanted only 125 entries for the parade. Braun, however, drove the 158th entry to signal its end because so many community and campus organizations wanted to participate.
In the hours before the parade started, Braun and the rest of the committee hustled to put eight months of efforts into one morning's event.
Wrestler returns to MU as assistant coach
All-American wrestler Matt Pell returns to MU as an assistant wrestling coach. He describes how his past experiences prepared him for his current job.
November 16, 2009
Mizzou After Dark hosts Bollywood Night
Mizzou After Dark hosted a special event called “Bollywood Night” on Friday, Nov. 5, 2009, at Memorial Union. Many South Asian activities were included in the event, such as belly dancing and henna tattoos. Cedric Cunigan, a student event staff member, and Aditi Bandyopadhyay, a dance instructor, talked about the premise of Bollywood Night.
November 15, 2009
Dance Marathon at MU
On Saturday, Children’s Miracle Network held a dancing marathon to raise funds for the children’s hospital.
November 10, 2009
Retired triathlete talks about his love of the sport
Andy Pele describes how he got started in triathlons and why he is now retiring from the sport. Pele has participated in a wide range of athletic events, including inline skating across the state of Iowa, a 100-mile run in Utah and numerous Iron Man triathlons. He retired from competition in September, but his idea of retirement is different than most.
November 9, 2009
Miss Africa Mizzou 2009
On Sunday, the African Students Association of MU hosted the Miss Africa Mizzou 2009.
Theatre festival crams weeks into 24 hours
At 8 p.m. Friday five writers were given a one-line prompt to write a 10-minute play. Twenty-four hours later those plays were performed in front of an audience at Allen Auditorium. Five teams of writers, directors and actors created the work that normally takes many weeks into one day. This was the first 24-hour play festival held at MU. The Graduate Theatre Organization put on the festival in order to raise money for student research and future events.
November 5, 2009
Ravin' about dance marathon
In an effort to promote next week's dance marathon to benefit Children's Miracle Network, students put on a "flash rave" dance party on Wednesday. With DJ Z providing the beats, more than 1,000 students swarmed the Plaza 900 amphitheater to dance their socks off for 20 minutes. The idea came about after the success of a similar party held at Speakers Circle last May during finals week.
November 3, 2009
Pregame playmakers: MU cheerleaders
Members of the MU cheerleading squad have to learn to trust one another on the field while doing routines, but it's the trust shown off the field that makes this squad a group of friends.
November 2, 2009
Moberly Area Community College prepares for changes
Forty-four-year-old Tammy Teel has returned to college after 25 years. Teel, who is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, is attending Moberly Area Community College in Columbia to earn the pre-requisites for a degree in occupational therapy. The community college experienced a 25 percent increase in student enrollment this year and will be moving to a larger facility next fall.
October 31, 2009
Halloween costume bike ride
On Oct. 31, Columbia residents dress up and ride bikes to Rocheport to celebrate Halloween.
Renaissance man sells swords at fairs
Jack Hathman travels across the United States selling swords at renaissance fairs; it has been his job for 11 years. Along the way, Hathman has connected with artisans and entertainers, building the foundation for the Columbia Renaissance Fair. Hathman, and his wife, Shanna, asked their loyal cast to participate in this year’s festivities, which included belly dancing, sword fighting, axe throwing and vendors selling handcrafted artwork. Columbia’s fourth annual renaissance fair was held Oct. 17 and 18 at Boone County Fairgrounds. Next year, the couple plans to move the fair into a permanent location, where it can grow in size and number.
October 28, 2009
Tibetan monks visit MU
Since the sixth century, Tibetan monks have been creating mandalas, an ancient art form made of finely ground marble. After their opening ceremony on Monday, which included chants and prayers, monks worked hours to create a mandala in Ellis library at MU.
October 27, 2009
The Missourian mentioned on ABC
ABC/ESPN announcer Brent Musburger references Columbia Missourian football writer Robert Mays' "10 things that make Texas a bad homecoming opponent" during the Missouri-Texas national broadcast on Oct. 24.
October 26, 2009
Couple collects vintage glassware
Kiwamu Tanaka and his wife, Yuki, collect Fire-King wares, which is a division of the brand Anchor Hocking glasswares.
October 21, 2009
Decorating The District
Every organization involved in Homecoming is assigned a storefront in The District to decorate for MU’s Homecoming. Although the game does not take place until Saturday night, students worked throughout the day Wednesday to “Decorate the District.”