NEWS & INSIGHT
Julie Drury fights against low salaries for women
If a Missouri man makes $100,000, a woman typically makes $78,000 for the same position. Julie Drury wants to change that gender gap starting with college-aged women.
May 16, 2013
Musings brought to you by the open road
(Web Exclusive) I-70 west spits a mash-up of gravel and slush on the girl’s windshield as the car falls into place on the highway, nestled between a tailgating red pickup truck and a Walmart semi.
Columbia woman Julie Drury fights against low salaries for women
In Missouri, women earn 78 percent of what men earn
If a Missouri man makes $100,000, a woman typically makes $78,000 for the same position. Julie Drury wants to change that gender gap starting with college-aged women.
Radar: Our must-read blog posts on VoxTalk May 16-May 22
We look at a new Mexican restaurant, art and The Schwag.
We look at a new Mexican restaurant, art and The Schwag.
May 09, 2013
MU researcher discovers genetics might lead to laziness
Chuck Ratliff, one of the subjects, weighs in
Chuck Ratliff naps often. When he does get off his butt, it’s just to grab a bite of food from the container overhead or to take a sip from the adjacent water bottle.
Radar: Our must-read blog posts on VoxTalk May 9-May 15
This week we introduce you to a comprehensive "biggest pizza guide" and a collections of F. Scott Fitzgerald's best quotes.
5 Things: About Jake Adelstein
A look at Jake Adelstein's path to success
Columbia native and journalist Jake Adelstein's popular book is being turned into a feature film; we looked at his path to success.
May 02, 2013
Bytegeist: Lucky's Farmers Market
The spirit of our digital times
Columbia residents' digital reactions to buzzing topics — this week, it's the opening of Lucky's Farmers Market.
MU wrestlers aren't giving up on their Olympic futures
The 2020 Olympic games might not include wrestling
The International Olympic Committee Executive Board made a recommendation that wrestling be put on the list of sports to be eliminated starting in 2020 in order to fit in a different sport. Unless wrestling makes a successful argument, 2016 will be the sport’s last Olympic appearance
A talk with a Budweiser horse handler
Warm Springs Ranch Breeding Farm Supervisor John Soto talks to Vox about Clydesdale handler duties
(Web Exclusive) A look into the job of John Soto, who prepares Clydesdale horses in hopes of them one day making a debut as a famous Budweiser Clydesdale.
Radar: What we're blogging about on VoxTalk May 2 - May 8
This week we look at food, puppies and acquitted Amanda Knox's new memoir.
Test your knowledge of Columbia with our quiz
April 25, 2013
Seen and Heard: Bonding through suffering
A Vox writer records the interaction in a hospital's emergency room
(Web Exclusive) A sense of emergency prevails in the waiting room of 1 Hospital Drive. Patients check in incessantly. The night has just begun.
The nation was rocked by the tragedy but unites in its relief efforts
Learn about the various websites and activities created to help our friends harmed by the Boston marathon bombings.
Missouri is the only state without a prescription drug monitoring program
Prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem in the nation, and Missouri is missing an obvious prevention plan
Missouri doesn’t have a prescription drug monitoring program, which would allow doctors and pharmacists to access a database to see clients’ prescription history.
Radar: What we're blogging about on VoxTalk April 25-May 1
This week, we look at food, drinks and poetry.
April 18, 2013
All the numbers about the famous bur oak in McBaine
The bur oak, affectionately known as the Big Tree, is one of Boone County’s best-known natural landmarks. Although it was the victim of a FernGully-style vandalization in early April, the tree has stood for more than three centuries and continues to thrive.
University Hospital’s innovative approach to patient care
Learn how University Hospital is making medical care smarter through their new tech-savvy rooms
University Hospital’s new, innovative smart rooms are taking healthcare to a new level. Take a tour of these new rooms with Vox as we explore what technology and healthcare can do together.
Radar: What we're blogging about on VoxTalk April 18-April 24
This week, we cover healthy vending machines and all things geek
April 11, 2013
The Internet weighs in on the city’s new and ungrammatical slogan
Columbia's hard-to-please audience responds to the new shorter slogan
Columbians didn’t know what to expect last week when the city revealed its rebrand, but it wasn’t this. The new slogan, “What You Unexpect,” has received a fair amount of criticism on Twitter and has inspired the hashtag #WhatYouUnexpect.
Seen and Heard: Civil War fieldwork
Volunteers and university students search for Battle of Moore’s Mill remnants.
Little pink flags mark the land outside Calwood, a 45-minute drive east of Columbia. Patches of light-green grass sprout from under a blanket of crunchy brown leaves. Several people point metal detectors at the ground in search of artifacts. Others dig up the earth on their hands and knees.
