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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Biggest Letdown: Mizzou Readership Program

Elizabeth Loutfi May 6, 2015

Parents send their kids off to MU because they _know_ it’s [the best school for journalism](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/22/best-journalism-schools-newspro-ranking_n_4490649.html). We have those...

Biggest buzzkill: Closing Rollins to shuttles

Paige Lalain May 6, 2015

Public transportation — well, there’s a thing of nightmares. Especially COMO Connect, the city-owned public bus system that pushed private apartment complex shuttles out of the MU Student Center stops. With...

Top 5 concerts of the year

**1. The Avett Brothers** This was my first time at Roots N Blues N BBQ but my second time seeing The Avett Brothers. Needless to say, I’ve been a fan for awhile. Because, let’s be honest, if you...

Most Influential Students: Farah El-Jayyousi

Marilyn Haigh May 6, 2015

At Women’s Poetry Night in March, senior Farah El-Jayyousi stepped up to the microphone, opened her blue-lipstick-coated mouth and told the world to pronounce her name correctly. Just because two of...

Most Influential Students: Hallie Thompson

Alana Saad May 6, 2015

Graduate Professional Council President Hallie Thompson has a problem. “I have this problem where I really care about a lot of things and it’s hard to balance between caring about so many things,”...

Most Influential Students: Kayley Weinberg

George Roberson May 6, 2015

A former Panhellenic Association president, a loud and proud social justice activist and an English major from a conservative St. Louis suburb walk into a bar. They're all Kayley Weinberg. This is the...

Most Influential Students: Kelsey Burns

Stevie Myers May 6, 2015

Senior Kelsey Burns’ home on campus is the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center. Burns holds the position of Presentation Coordinator for RSVP Peer Educators, a program that trains students...

Professor Zezong Gu and research team finds antioxidant properties in garlic

Anna Sutterer May 5, 2015

Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, along with other neurodegenerative aging and diseases, could potentially be prevented by simple dietary measures, MU School of Medicine researchers found in March. A research...

Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity raises record amount during Rock-A-Thon

Karlee Renkoski May 5, 2015

Alpha Epsilon Pi exceeded its past Rock-A-Thon record from 2013 by $9,000. Rock-A-Thon, a biennial fundraiser, ran from April 23 to 25 and raised $132,000 for the American Cancer Society. Rock-A-Thon...

Most Influential Students: Ben Bolin

Molly Duffy May 5, 2015

Ben Bolin wants to know how you’d defeat a Balrog. It’s the first question on Bolin’s application for next year’s Academic Affairs committee chairperson. As the outgoing Senate speaker for the...

MU freshman robbed by sand volleyball courts

Hailey Stolze May 5, 2015

The University of Missouri Police Department is currently investigating a “strong armed robbery,” according to [MU Alert](http://mualert.missouri.edu/). The robbery occurred by the sand volleyball...

Police investigating early morning assault in Greektown

Katherine Knott May 5, 2015

The Columbia Police Department is investigating an alleged home invasion that occurred inside the Phi Delta Theta house at 101 E. Burnam Rd. on Tuesday morning, [MU Alert reported to students.](http://alert.missouri.edu/). Students...