Men's Basketball (Mizzou vs Oklahoma)

The Mizzou vs. Oklahoma game was in the afternoon which made for some nice light. The Mizzou Tigers won the game with a score of 84-61.

Junior Laurence Bowers shoots over three Oklahoma players.

Junior Steve Moore drives to the hoop.

Oklahoma head coach Jeff Capel argues with the referee.

Junior Ricardo Ratliffe goes for a shot against Oklahoma.

Echolilia

Timothy Archibald created a portrait series to examine and try to understand his son's autism. The light in the series was versatile. I found that mostly soft light was used to emphasize innocence and youth but it also integrated hard light to make some of the images more emotive. I think the subject and the photographer are revealed simultaneously in these portraits. Dimension and depth were created through this series by spending extensive time with the subject. The photographs are very intimate and feel natural. Some of the photos were staged and some were documentary style but each picture presented a representation of consciousness by the photographer. 

Photo by: Timothy Archibald

Photo by: Timothy Archibald

Photo by: Timothy Archibald

Men's Basketball (Mizzou vs. Colorado)

Junior guard Marcus Denmon races past Colorado guard Levi Knutson

Junior Kim English trips on the court.

Assistant Coach Matt Zimmerman yells from the sidelines.

Night Light

Spencer Pearson works on his computer Wednesday night.

Snow Day: Outdoor Edition

The University has announced its third snow day due to an 18 inch snowfall. Students are taking advantage of the time off school by building igloos and snow forts. The roads are just beginning to clear up but most cars are buried under mounds of snow. At night downtown has been eerily empty resembling some sort of post-apocalyptic scene.

University maintenance workers shovel in front of the Reyonlds Journalism  Institute.

Senior Miles McGhee sits in an igloo on east campus.

Residents shovel an abandoned Tenth St. on Tuesday night.

Snow Day: Indoor Edition

Columbia has declared a Weather Emergency and cancelled classes through Wednesday. Naturally, the snow has caused residents to cozy up indoors except for the occasional peek outside. With the pantry stocked and fleece blankets galore this blizzard has been a guilt free way to spend time just watching the snow pile up on the windowsill. 

Nadine Oelschlager takes her first peek out the window on Tuesday morning.

Homemade chicken curry with crispy potatoes over rice and garnished with cilantro.

Snow accumulation on the windowsill as of Tuesday evening.

Mizzou Women's Basketball vs. Kansas

Sophomore Sydney Crafton tries to grab the ball at the Mizzou vs. Kansas game Wednesday night in Mizzou Arena. 

Senior RaeShara Brown dives through a group of players at the Mizzou vs. Kansas game Wednesday night in Mizzou Arena. Brown was the high scorer of the game with 22 points made in the 66-52 win.

Basketball: Mizzou vs Iowa State 87-54

University of Missouri’s Ricardo Ratliffe, right, blocks a shot during the Mizzou vs Iowa State basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 in Mizzou Arena.  The Tigers took the victory with a score of 87-54 in the blowout game.

Mid-Missouri snow mimics Minnesota

Columbia was hit by the biggest snowfall I have seen since attending the University of Missouri. About eight inches of powder blanketed the city in the past 24 hours. In Minnesota, eight inches is a minor inconvenience and residents tend to have stubborn pride about not letting the snow get the best of them. In reality, if Minnesotans shut down the city every time it snowed there would be a good two months of unemployed northerners. I cannot count the number of times today I heard the words "blizzard" or "snowpocalypse."However, Missouri is hit much harder by flurries because the city is less equipped to plow and shovel.

Some tips for Missourians:

1. Anticipate getting stuck. Keep an ice scraper and extra warm clothes in the car.
2. Snow boots not rain boots
3. Packed snow is better for snowmen than powdery snow
4. Flurries are the best excuse for hot chocolate

Happy Accident