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The Maneater

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The Maneater

‘Beards for Boobs’ begins MU chapter

Faith Salamon September 30, 2014

Beards for Boobs, an organization started in 2012 by a student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, has expanded to Mizzou this year. The Mizzou chapter set a goal to raise $5,000 dollars to donate to...

Student found dead at Alpha Gamma Rho

Covey Eonyak Son September 30, 2014

An individual was found dead at the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity house late Monday evening. Columbia Police spokeswoman Latisha Stroer said officers were dispatched to the house at 11:43 p.m. in response...

Think outside the boom box: A spiritual experience in Stephens Lake Park

Patrick McKenna September 30, 2014

The emotional rollercoaster of seeing one of your all-time favorite musical groups live is an exhilarating, addicting rush. Ever since I experienced my first music festival at Lollapalooza in 2012, I was...

Footbag more than a hobby for ‘Hacky Sack Man’

Emma Diltz September 30, 2014

Derrick Fogle, also known as the “Hacky Sack Man,” has been kicking for 33 years. “I was going to a party in Colorado when I was 17, and there were some guys playing (hacky sack), and they invited...

Rants and Reviews: A ‘Frank’ character study

Robert Mecchi September 30, 2014

This weekend, I was lucky enough to catch a free screening of the new Michael Fassbender film, “Frank.” Judging by the trailers, I thought “Frank” was going to be an enjoyable, if trite, film that...

Professor Michael Budds inducted to Missouri Music Hall of Fame

Marilyn Haigh September 30, 2014

After 32 years of teaching, Michael J. Budds knows music. Still, the MU professor said, “there are only two kinds of music: good music and bad music, and sometimes I can’t tell the difference.” Budds’...

‘This Is Where…’ a very wasteful film

Daniel Flood September 30, 2014

‘This Is Where I Leave You’ is a very wasteful film. It wastes an incredibly talented ensemble that clearly deserves to be in better films. It wastes a decent story with poor pacing and clichés that...

Laverne Cox to address a sold-out Missouri Theatre

Danielle Katz September 30, 2014

Laverne Cox will soon add “first transgender One Mizzou Week keynote speaker” to her list of accomplishments. Cox, known for her work in television shows such as “TRANSform Me” and “Orange Is...

Sophomore among two suspects arrested in Aspen Heights shooting

Paige Lalain September 30, 2014

Local law enforcement officers responded Sept. 27 to early morning reports of gunfire on property at the Aspen Heights housing complex. According to a Columbia Police Department news release, officers...

Trudy Lewis to publish novel, “The Empire Rolls”

Trudy Lewis to publish novel, “The Empire Rolls”

Stevie Myers September 30, 2014

Trudy Lewis, professor and director of creative writing, will release her second novel this fall. The novel, “The Empire Rolls,” takes place in Boonslick, Missouri, and centers around a woman who...

Traveling exhibit on Lincoln, Civil War comes to MU Law Library

Esther Seawell September 30, 2014

MU is hosting a traveling exhibit by the American Library Association called “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” through Oct. 31. The exhibit opened Sept. 24 and is free and open to the...

‘Road Show’ to premiere at Rhynsburger Theatre

Elana Williams September 30, 2014

When curtains open to a simple set of white-washed milk crates, furniture legs and other miscellaneous wood scraps towering over the stage as two makeshift walls, “Road Show” will have ample opportunity...