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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

Rants ‘N’ Reviews: Video games shouldn’t be movies

Robert Mecchi October 21, 2014

For a long time, video games wanted to be movies. Games wanted to tell epic tales over the length of 10 to 20 hours, and they wanted to look as realistic as possible while doing it. When games like “Uncharted”...

Dusting off Miss Mizzou: Retro comic character struts into new book

Dusting off Miss Mizzou: Retro comic character struts into new book

Taylor Ysteboe October 21, 2014

Local cartoonist and illustrator J.B. Winter begins his new book, “Miss Mizzou: A Life Beyond Comics,” with a quote from cartoonist and creator of Miss Mizzou, Milton Caniff: “The penetration of...

MOVE’s tips for relieving stress

Amanda Lundgren October 21, 2014

It’s that time of year again, folks. As in that time of year when you want to crawl into a hole and hide until winter break. Between exams, papers and exhausting study sessions, life can feel a bit overwhelming....

Where to: Take your parents in CoMo

Shannon Murff October 21, 2014

Weekdays filled with classes and evenings spent in dining halls can leave you clueless when wondering where to take your out-of-town visitors for the day. While there’s no denying that Shakespeare’s...

Take your sibs to kid-friendly places around town

Elana Williams October 21, 2014

We all know we love it here in Columbia, but how do we convince our younger siblings of how awesome it is? Here are a few fun places to take your little sister or brother when they come to see you, guaranteed...

Transgender MU student Hayden Kristal to speak at Columbia University

Transgender MU student Hayden Kristal to speak at Columbia University

Emma Diltz October 21, 2014

After Laverne Cox’s Oct. 6 speech at the Missouri Theatre, senior Hayden Kristal said he knew there was common ground between him and the issues Cox was addressing. Kristal, a transgender man and LGBT...

MU student found dead off campus

Covey Eonyak Son October 20, 2014

A student was found unresponsive in a residence northeast of campus Sunday evening, and was later pronounced dead at the Boone Hospital Center. Columbia Police spokeswoman Latisha Stroer said Chris Nicklow,...

A new classic

Katelyn Lunders October 17, 2014

There are many adjectives to describe Lady Gaga, but “classic” is not exactly the first that comes to mind. Then again, Gaga is anything but predictable. She has, once again, showed another side of...

Educators discuss lessons about race, inequality from Ferguson

Ann Marion October 17, 2014

Two months after the killing of Michael Brown, the protests continue to spill onto college campuses and sports stadiums, and spark conversation about how educators deal with the subjects of race and inequality. MU...

Slam poet visits MU as Coming Out Week keynote

Patrick McKenna October 17, 2014

2014 Coming Out Week keynote speaker Katie Wirsing performed an array of slam poetry pieces in the MU Women’s Center on Wednesday. The poet and LGBT activist addressed a tearful but enthusiastic audience. Wirsing...

The “gluten-free” games.

McKenna Bulkley October 17, 2014

J. Law, girl. You used to be my favorite. She recently opened up about her nude photo scandal, and made some great comments that made me really look up to her and admire her as a role model. I was thinking,...

UPDATE: MU Student now safe after alleged disappearance

Covey Eonyak Son, Elizabeth Loutfi October 16, 2014

According to a picture posted by Twitter user @JayWeirdo, Olaitan Akintola is now safe after her alleged disappearance from campus Wednesday afternoon. Thank you to everyone that retweet it I just got...