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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

#RespectZouFood targets dining hall food waste

Hannah Black November 5, 2014

“Waste Not, Want Not,” a task force that studies food waste and how to decrease it on campus, is launching a two-week campaign to raise awareness of food waste generated by campus dining halls. The...

Opus Group’s District Flats, TODD Student Living on schedule

Paige Lalain November 5, 2014

Throughout the past year, residents of Columbia and students at MU have been introduced to two student housing development projects located near campus. These developments — the Opus Group’s District...

COMO Connect adjusts schedules and stops

COMO Connect adjusts schedules and stops

Ruth Serven November 5, 2014

City of Columbia officials tweaked COMO Connect’s bus routes and schedules Monday in an effort to make transportation more timely and efficient. “We have had lots of feedback since the new schedules...

Supreme Court issues stay of execution for Missouri man

Jennifer Prohov November 5, 2014

A Missouri man received a stay of execution from the Supreme Court of the United States on Oct. 28. He had been scheduled to be executed at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 29, at a prison in Bonne Terre. Mark Christeson...

GOP has a banner night in Missouri, U.S. legislative elections

Scott MacDonald, Maggie Stanwood November 5, 2014

####U.S. CONGRESS **SENATE** Republicans have taken the United States Senate, gaining the six seats needed for control. The GOP picked up seats in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, South Dakota...

Third provost candidate envisions AAU excellence, shared governance

Third provost candidate envisions AAU excellence, shared governance

Covey Eonyak Son November 5, 2014

Science and education have influenced Nancy Brickhouse’s life since her early childhood. She was raised in Kilgore, Texas, where her father ran a feedstock testing lab in the kitchen and worked to obtain...

Service-oriented Homecoming queen Schnitker reflects on ‘surreal’ weekend

Rachel Pierret November 4, 2014

The 2014 Mizzou Homecoming Queen Allison Schnitker is best described by her friend and Homecoming royalty court pair Bobby Hofman as “passionate, talkative and loving.” Schnitker, a strategic communications...

Pop Culture Shock: Leave Amanda Bynes alone

McKenna Bulkley November 4, 2014

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Mental illness is not something to joke about. Mental illness is a serious matter and those suffering from it are not to be joked about in any way. Ever....

Think outside the boom box: Run the Jewels presents furious sophomore effort

Patrick McKenna November 4, 2014

For most masters of independent music, if major success is ever to come, it’s probably not coming when the musician is on the cusp of turning 40. Both Killer Mike, 39, and El-P, also 39, have broken...

Rants and Reviews: ‘Nightcrawler’ is properly creepy

Robert Mecchi November 4, 2014

You know a film is well-directed when it can get under your skin without having to resort to a smorgasbord of jump scares, violence and gore. Such is the case with “Nightcrawler,” the new film starring...

Taylor Swift shows new style

Taylor Blatchford November 4, 2014

Comparing “1989” to Taylor Swift’s earlier work almost isn’t fair, simply because it’s so unlike anything the 25-year-old has done before. Fans expecting another album similar to “Red” or...

Citizen Jane showcases Texas drama “Hellion”

Kennedy Ward November 4, 2014

“Hellion” is a dark drama that follows the struggling father-son relationships within a southeast Texas family. Once a short film, “Hellion” has been adapted into a feature film and has been chosen...