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Eight buildings on the University of Missouri campus will be demolished as part of the school’s effort to reduce maintenance costs and use space more efficiently, the university announced Thursday.
Set for eventual demolition are the Columbia Professional Building, Loeb Hall, London Hall, Neff Annex, Noyes Hall, the Old Student Health Building, Parker Hall and Read Hall. MU is seeking a buyer for a ninth building, Mizzou North.
By removing 435,000 square feet of space, MU will save more than $2.5 million in annual operating costs and remove $93.7 million from its tally of deferred maintenance work. There is currently $868 million worth of maintenance needed across campus, a university spokesperson said.
By Emma Lingo
The Republican Party did not come out on top in the 2020 general elections. After losing the presidency and Senate majority, the party is organizing for midterms and the next 2024 presidential race. Claire Grissum, president of Mizzou College Republicans, said there isn’t much for Mizzou Republicans to do other than be vigilant.
“We’re going to continue being a watchdog for the government run now by the opposing party,” Grissum said. “We want to make sure everything being done is constitutional and fair.”
Grissum is a political science major with a minor in criminal and juvenile justice. She’s graduating early this year, in just three years, after the pandemic made her realize she wanted to be in law school as soon as possible. Grissum started 2020 by working for the legislative director as an intern at the Missouri Department of Public Safety. COVID-19 brought a quick end to the program and she had time to sit and think about what she wanted.
MU student arrested by MU police for drunk misconduct and other allegations. (MU)
University of Missouri (MU) police arrested 19-year-old Cal Gerhardt early Thursday morning after he allegedly both harassed fellow students and used a racial slur. Police reportedly found and intoxicated Gerhardt yelling outside the door of two students in a campus residence hall.
According to a statement released by Bill Stackman, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, police charged Gerhardt with first degree harassment and tampering with a witness.
Sara Diedrich, MU Police Department’s public safety information specialist, said police responded to a call at 2:50 a.m. that Gerhardt was banging and scratching on a student’s door in a resident hall while yelling a racial slur. Police investigated the incident and escorted Gerhardt back to his residence, where he was issued a trespassing warning and summons for being visibly intoxicated as a minor, second-degree property damage and fourth-degree as