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Living the Dream
Winning
ESPN’s Dream Job reality series, broadcast news senior
Mike Hall earned a one-year contract as a “SportsCenter”
anchor, a new car and a $95,000 salary.
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more
Curators Approve Tuition Increase
Diminished state support and unprecedented
enrollment growth led to the approval of a 7.5 percent increase
in tuition. A new scholarship program will be implemented to assist
merit- and need-based students. Read
more
Computer Program Curbs Eating Disorders
A new CD-ROM program created in part
by renowned eating disorder expert Laurie Mintz is targeting college
women. The results are dramatic. Read
more
Plastic From Plants Could Help Environment
Researcher Brian Mooney is working to
make plants a different kind of “green.” He’s
developing plant-based, biodegradable plastics that could ultimately
reduce plastic in landfills and dependence on foreign oil. Read
more
Early Special Education Diagnoses
Don’t Always Hold
Results of a long-term study conducted
by researcher Phillip Dale show that temperament and ethnicity
are good indicators of future improvement. Read
more
Researcher Developing Tumor
Identification System for Surgery
Veterinary resident Peter Gordon is
testing a fluid that could help surgeons identify brain tumors
during surgery. Currently, there is no procedure that allows surgeons
to distinguish cancer cells from healthy brain tissue on the operating
table. Read
more
Take Home a Piece of the ’Berg
On Aug. 18, 2003, the Old Heidelberg
Restaurant, a wildly popular campus hangout, burned to the ground.
Heidelberg bricks, donated by owner Dick Walls to MU’s Hotel
and Restaurant Management program, are now available as mementos. Read
more
Feature Story: Are There Hidden Reasons
for Pet Abandonment?
Veterinarian Debra Horwitz, one of the
country’s few board-certified specialists in animal behavior,
sees a major, unspoken cause of why pets are abandoned to animal
shelters. Read
more
Seniors Share Mizzou Experiences
December 2003 marked the launch of the
MU Alumni Association’s Senior Exit Survey. This online
poll surveys the overall experience of graduating students and
identifies the areas of interest these new alumni have in MUAA
programs and services. Get
survey results.
Admitted Students Can Access Freshman Journals
The MU Alumni Association’s popular
Follow the Freshmen Online Journal Program is getting a number
of new readers. The Office of Admissions has sent a link to the
journals to all students admitted to MU. Discover
what life is like for two MU freshmen.
Gear Up for Homecoming 2004
The student staff of the Homecoming
Steering Committee just announced the theme and Grand Marshal
for Homecoming, Oct. 23. The tradition of Homecoming began at
MU, and the University continues to call alumni home with one
of the largest Homecoming events in the nation. Get
Homecoming information.
Alumni Are ‘Pictures of the Year’
Winners
The Missouri School of Journalism recently
named the 61st annual Pictures of the Year International Contest
winners. Judges viewed nearly 26,000 photographs and 2,500 newspaper
and magazine pages submitted by more than 1,300 photographers
and editors. Twenty-two MU alumni won awards. Read
more
New Arena Is Named
When the $75 million basketball facility
opens in October, it will be known as the Paige Sports Arena. Read
more
Truman Is No. 1
Truman the Tiger took home top mascot
honors in the recent National Cheerleading Association competition.
Also bringing in high honors were the coed and all-female cheerleading
squads. Read
more
Defense on Display in Black and Gold
Game
In the final spring scrimmage, the defense
put on a show while tailbacks Damien Nash and Marcus Woods excited
the crowd with electric moves. Read
more
Wrestler Places Second at NCAA
Wrestling Championships
Ben Askren’s second-place finish
paced the Tigers, who were honored with three All-Americans for
the first time in the wrestling program’s history.
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more
Football Schedule Announced
The Tigers will open the season at home
against Arkansas State and will conclude on Nov. 27 at Iowa State. Read
more
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 Hearnes
Memory Lane
Concerts, Mini Mizzou and unbelievable
basketball games ... @Mizzou readers share their favorite Hearnes
Center memories. Read
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Defining
Moments
Recently the MU Alumni Association asked students what they considered
to be their defining moment at Mizzou. Answers ranged from walking
across the stage at graduation to eye-opening words from a professor
to finishing a thesis. Tell
@Mizzou about your finest hour in college.
 Discovered!
Alicia Miles’ lead professional
role as a student is a rare achievement in the opera world. She
will play Sacagawea in the Opera Memphis production of Corps
of Discovery. Read
more
 Find
Truman the Tiger’s tail, and you could win a gift from the
MU Alumni Association. Check out the stories in this issue of
@Mizzou. If you find the missing tail, click on it and submit
your name and address. One winner will be selected from a random
drawing of entries received on or before April 22.
This month’s gift is a tiger tail for your car (of course,
you can wear it, too!)
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