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Columbia, Missouri • Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Vol. 76, No. 20
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Roof goes up at student center A roof will allow interior construction to continue in winter months.
STUDENT CENTER CONSTRUCTION
Construction of phase two is still ahead of schedule. The roof is expected to be completed by January.
November 2009: Construction of roof begins. continues through January 2010
RACHEL ALLRED Staff Writer Construction on the middle section of the student center’s roof is underway. Student Life Director Mark Lucas said roofing beams have been laid and construction workers will soon begin placing a steel canopy over the beams. Placement of the roof marks an important point in the transformation of Brady Commons to the
Spring 2010: expected completion of exterior glass and stonework
January 2011: expected completion and opening of phase two Source: Student Life Director Mark Lucas TAYLOR COMBS/GRAPHIC DESIGNER
new student center, Lucas said. “Any day they’re going to start putting the roof on,” Lucas said. see ROOF, page 6
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Construction on the Student Center continues Monday. The roof for the middle section will be put on within the next two weeks.
Greek Life looks to reform Npower has worked with greek life at other universities in the past.
The Office of Greek Life has hired Npower, a consultancy group, to visit MU this month
and submit recommendations for reform in the organization. “It’s just a contract,” Student Life Director Mark Lucas said. Greek Life Director Janna Basler said she chose Npower because it specializes in higher education, including fraternities and sororities. Basler said Npower has also
worked for the University of Iowa, along with other universities. According to its Web site, Npower has partnered with 85 colleges and universities and 73 international and national fraternal, social and professional organizations and conferences. see GREEK, page 6
City to pick up MU recyclables Profits from recycled products will be split between Columbia and MU. WILL GULDIN News Editor An amendment to a 25-yearold contract with the city of Columbia means MU is changing
who will pick up its recyclables. For more than two decades, Civic Recycling has provided recycling services to MU, but in an amendment authorized during Monday night’s council meeting, the city will now be picking up both recycling and trash on campus. “We’ve had a long-standing relationship with the university where we provide solid waste pickup,” City Manager
Bill Watkins said. “This contract amendment would expand it to handle recycling.” As part of the relationship, Columbia has picked up trash at MU since 1984, but the amendment to this contract states recycling pickup services will begin Jan. 1, 2010, and will continue until the end of 2014, with a five-year renewal option after this date. see TRASH, page 6
New student fees requested KAYLEN RALPH Staff Writer The Department of Student Life approached the Student Fee Review Committee last week with a request to reallocate student fees to finance a new student involvement marketing office in the Student Involvement Center.
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Department of Student Life Director Mark Lucas said the office would be used to increase MU graduates’ prospects of getting a job in an increasingly competitive job marketplace. “Employers tell us when they are interviewing soon-tobe college grads,” Lucas said. “They’re looking for something more than just the diploma.
They want to see that over your four or five years you’ve done a lot of things allowing you to move into your new job and be effective.” Lucas added he believes the requested 33-cent-per-student increase is not a lot to ask in return for implementing what see FEE, page 6
COURTESY OF LEE PRUITT/CU INDEPENDENT
Sophomore quarterback Blaine Gabbert steps back to throw a pass during a game against the Buffaloes on Saturday at Folsom Stadium. The Tigers ended their losing streak and a difficult October during the game with a final score of 36-17.
Tigers trample Buffaloes SEAN LEAHY Sports Editor BOULDER, Colo. — For an ailing Missouri offense, the best medicine turned out to be a dose of Colorado defense, at least for the first half. The Tigers (5-3, 1-3 Big 12) made a big first half hold up as Colorado (2-6, 1-3 Big 12) made a run for it in the third quarter. The commanding 30point Missouri lead proved too much, as the Tigers won 36-17 in front of 45,634 at Folsom Field. Although Missouri took home a victory, the Tigers' offense was limited to three points in the second half. In four Big 12 games, the Tigers have only scored six points
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'Tenuous Record'
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MU graduate Jenny Dowd's art installation "Tenuous Record" is on display at the Bingham Gallery's Alumni Exhibition. Arts, page 13
total after halftime. The victory snaps Missouri’s three-game losing streak and pushes its winning streak over Colorado to four games. “We obviously played a real good first half,” coach Gary Pinkel said. “In the third quarter (Colorado) did a great job and got back in it and we found a way to win in the fourth quarter.” In its first three Big 12 games, Missouri mustered a total of 36 points. It took one half against a porous Buffalo defense to nearly equal that total. Missouri scored 33 points and racked up 306 yards of total offense. see BALL, page 6
Taser use in Columbia The Coalition to Control Tasers announced it will begin an initiative to add a vote to ban Taser use to the 2011 ballot. Outlook, page 8