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Politics
8:59 am
Thu May 17, 2012

KU license plate ban on the way to Nixon

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Missouri House and Senate have reached an agreement on a bill banning the creation of a KU license plate in Missouri.

Language that would ban the creation of a Kansas Jayhawks specialty license plate in Missouri is on its way to Governor Jay Nixon.

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Politics
6:18 pm
Tue May 15, 2012

Legislative measure would bar Jayhawks specialty license plate

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A depiction of the Jayhawk, the symbol of the University of Kansas.

The Missouri House has approved language designed to bar the creation of a Kansas Jayhawks specialty license plate.  The measure was added onto a larger higher education bill passed by the House Tuesday.

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Education
4:18 pm
Mon February 27, 2012

MU, KU officials weigh in on future of rivalry

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MU’s Kim English boxes out Kansas guard Travis Releford during the MU-KU game on February 4, 2012 in Columbia, MO.

Missouri’s men’s basketball game against Kansas on Saturday was the 267th time the teams have played.  But it could be one of the last times the long time rivals will compete since MU is moving to the Southeastern Conference next year.  Opposing petitions have sprung up in Kansas and Missouri to either save or end the Border Showdown.

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Exam
3:54 pm
Mon February 27, 2012

Deaton faces faculty council

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MU Chancellor Brady Deaton

This week on the show: Brady Deaton talks with the MU Faculty Council for the first time since announced cuts. Plus, a little discussion of the future of the MU-KU rivalry.

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