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Feb. 28, 2008 by Lisa Bruce
The True/False Film Fest draws documentary filmmakers and enthusiasts to downtown Columbia. The poster for the event features two blindfolded people leaping off of a cliff.
“The coming of Leap Day Weekend is a welcoming invitation to bound past our boundaries, to expand ourselves past our comfort zones,” organizers Paul Sturtz and David Wilson write on the festival site.
The four-day event features 90 screenings, music, workshops, discussions and even a parade. True/False runs Feb. 28-March 2. For details, visit the True/False Film Fest site.
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Feb. 25, 2008 by Chris Blose
Truman the Tiger could be crashing the Nintendo Wii party, if Mizzou fans have anything to say about it.
EA Sports is asking people to vote in a “mascot challenge” to decide which costumed icon will grace the cover of the game NCAA Football 09. Voting closes March 14.
We’ll admit it’s probably not the most important election campaign of the year, but at least the mud-slinging should be minimal.
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Feb. 20, 2008 by Chris Blose
As proof that some self-publishers still work creatively with print (rather than, say, blogging), the MU Bookstore is hosting Zine Fest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Friday in Brady Commons.
The bookstore’s staff blog, Biblio-Buzz, expounds on what a zine is and explains the purpose of the event. In a broad definition, a zine is a self-published print piece on virtually any topic by virtually any author or artist. Comics, underground papers, music mags — these all fit the category.
On a personal level, I can remember the joys of my high school’s underground zine, written, photocopied and distributed by those of us who thought the school paper was too firmly under the sway of “the man.”
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Feb. 10, 2008 by Chris Blose
We know feelings about Valentine’s day are mixed. If you’re in the anti-Valentine’s camp, you can probably stop reading. But if your head is filled with sappy love songs and you can’t wait to dive into a box of chocolates, plenty of places around campus have you covered.
- The students of Mizzou’s Culinary Cafe are offering the “International Chocolate Enchantment” event on Feb. 12. You need reservations for this dinner of four courses, each made with chocolate from a different region of the world.
- Tiger Garden and its student employees have Valentine’s flower specials. The store, at 2-34 Agriculture Building, is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
- The Horticulture Club will be selling roses from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 and 14 in the lobby of the Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building.
- As it does every year, the College of Arts and Science celebrates A&S Week around Valentine’s Day and offers concerts, an awards banquet and other events.
- The Museum of Art and Archaeology offers a champagne reception and screening of the classic film An Affair to Remember starting at 6 p.m. on Feb. 14. Plus, they advertise “Roses for the ladies!” Reservations must be made Monday, Feb. 11.
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Feb. 6, 2008 by Lisa Bruce
Michael Eric Dyson moves between academia and pop culture — drawing connections and examining politics, race and culture — in a way that few do. It makes him an ideal speaker to engage students, faculty, staff and the community.
Dyson has written 14 books and teaches at Georgetown University. He’s a renowned intellectual and a commentator for national media.
Dyson presents the keynote address for Black History Month at Mizzou at 7 p.m., Feb. 7, at Jesse Auditorium.
