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The Maneater

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The Maneater

MU brainstorms uses for Blair’s $1 million estate gift

Maddie Foster May 5, 2015

Missouri alumni Timothy Blair recently donated $1 million to the journalism school. The money is intended to support education and research about how journalists cover LGBT issues. Blair said he spent...

Judah & the Lion to play Mizzou-A-Palooza

Judah & the Lion to play Mizzou-A-Palooza

Corin Cesaric May 5, 2015

For some bands it’s all about fame, fortune and the craziness that accompanies the two, but Judah & the Lion seem to be striving for much bigger things. “We just want to make music that people can...

Single Girl Diaries: So long, farewell, auf wiedershen, goodbye

Ellise Verheyen May 5, 2015

After two days in my homeland, I’ve managed to muster just enough energy to move a total of 83 feet. I’m currently sitting on the floor of my parents’ bedroom binge-watching “Friends” while one...

Legislation to punish those using other people’s IDs

Legislation to punish those using other people’s IDs

Maddi Doering May 5, 2015

Fifty-one percent of underage college students thought obtaining alcohol was “very easy” and 18 percent had obtained alcohol with a fake ID, according to a study by the National Institute on Alcohol...

Eight residents of Domain forced from apartments

Eight residents of Domain forced from apartments

Ruth Serven May 5, 2015

Since April 12, Ria Knapp has lived in a hotel room. On April 8, she and seven other residents of The Domain apartments, located on East Stadium Boulevard, were told that they would have to relocate due...

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...

MU pilots new learning management systems

Dalvin Parker May 5, 2015

MU will implement a pilot program for Instructure Canvas, a new learning management system that could eventually replace Blackboard Learn by 2016. Provost for Academic Affairs Garnett Stokes approved...

Amateur Radio Club returns after 10 years to MU

Jared Kaufman May 5, 2015

For some people, the term “ham radio” conjures up mental images of a grandpa in a dark basement, fiddling with knobs, trying to pick up a staticky signal. The Mizzou Amateur Radio Club is back from...