The MU Student Activity Fee, a required payment for all students, has increased by 52 percent in the past five years. In fall 2012, it will cost $164.88 per semester for undergraduates.
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The Columbia Community Development Corp. is a consortium of seven local banks that buy vacant or dilapidated properties in Columbia’s older neighborhoods and build new houses on the lots. The corporation has built 29 homes and renovated three. Their locations are shown in the map. See the graphic on columbiamissourian.com»
During spring break this year, 21 residential burglaries were reported, according to the Columbia Police Department. Results do not differentiate between student and non-student residential incidents.
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The City of Columbia wants rental property owners to make their units more energy efficient. The city’s first step is to find out just how efficient – or inefficient – those houses and apartments are. Listen to the story on KBIA.org»
Sculptor George Lundeen cast a statue in bronze as a tribute to the third president of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia. View my audio, photo and text package for The Columbia Missourian»
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