Condoms and texting, a little news for students in Rock Quarry

A perusal of Columbiamissourian.com this morning would kick up two items that may be interest of to students living in the Grindstone-Rock Quarry neighborhood. Texting and condoms.
Missourian higher education reporter Sarah Flagg reported on the problems posed by texting and driving. While the story is framed around reputable research conducted in the United Kingdom, Flagg [...]

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Pinkel inks $2.3 million annual salary

UM System Board of Curators unanimously approved MU football coach Gary Pinkel’s new contract that will pay him $2.3 million a year for seven years.
ESPN reported last week that a $2.5 million annual salary deal was in the works.
Pinkel negotiated a contract last year to the tune of $1.85 million per year through 2012.
More details [...]

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Pile on the dire economic news

Bad news on the doorstep…
Dana Corp. announced it will lay off 50 workers at its Columbia plant. The factory makes axles and other parts for Nissan, Ford and General Motors.
MU announced guidelines on its hiring freeze, including that the freeze will apply to graduate teaching assistants and student staff. MU Chancellor Brady Deaton outlined criteria [...]

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Deaton clarifies UM System hiring freeze conditions at MU

The UM System-wide hiring freeze will not apply to fully-funded grant and contract positions, fully-endowed positions or work study student positions at MU, Chancellor Brady Deaton said in a e-mail Tuesday.
No other positions will be filled unless the department can meet seven criteria showing sufficient need for the position. High-level administrators will have final say [...]

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Pinkel’s payday

The Associated Press reports that MU football coach Gary Pinkel cemented a new contract Monday. ESPN reported late last week that Pinkel’s deal included an annual salary of $2.5 million.
No official details of the offer have been released by MU. The contract awaits approval by the UM Board of Curators, who meet Tuesday.
Pinkel’s contract was [...]

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Spokeswoman says UM System hiring freeze a ‘prudent’ measure

UM System President Gary Forsee’s announcement of a system-wide hiring freeze may have come as a surprise to those who vary their online news reading.
Jefferson City television station KRCG reported on Nov. 13 Forsee as saying he had “no plans for a hiring freeze on any of his four campuses or any of his health [...]

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Tickets will be hard to come-by for Big 12 Championship

With the Missouri Tigers wrapping up a Big 12 North title with a 52-20 win over Iowa State, it appears many fans immediately rushed to Ticketmaster to claim seats for the conference championship on Dec. 6 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
As of 9 a.m this morning, the only contiguous pair of seats were $55 [...]

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Coffman leaps to a new NCAA record

I’m sure many of you have seen the following play at least once every Mizzou football game this year:
Chase Daniel drops back and lobs a screen pass to tight end Chase Coffman. Coffman snags the ball and charges down the right side of the field drawing an outside linebacker or strong safety in the open [...]

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A return and an update

I apologize for the lack of update over the last few days. It’s been a pretty busy reporting week. If you’re interested, here’s what I’ve been up to:
Final decision near: Albert-Oakland Park
Council approves resolution to name Albert-Oakland park, pool
Owner, residents agree northeast Columbia dam needs repair
Here’s some Tiger reading to get you ready for tonight’s [...]

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Afternoon headlines for Oct. 3

Streets are already blocked off and white tents with beer signs on them are popping all over downtown as Roots ‘n Blues gets ready to kick off. Your afternoon headlines will be a little entertainment heavy. Here’s what I got.

Jerry Douglas Dobro virtuoso
Hogarth prints put a twist on ‘Til Death Do Us Part’
And some hard [...]

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