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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

City considers raising legal age for tobacco

City considers raising legal age for tobacco

Hailey Stolze September 24, 2014

Within a few weeks, people under the age of 21 may no longer be able to legally purchase tobacco in Columbia. First Ward Councilwoman Ginny Chadwick proposed “Tobacco 21” to the Substance Abuse Advisory...

Right-to-Farm passes despite recount

Jennifer Prohov September 24, 2014

The Right-to-Farm Amendment, or Amendment 1, passed despite needing a recount of the votes. Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander certified Right-to-Farm with a lead of only 2,375 votes. Voters had...

MizzouWireless problems stem from software malfunctions

Annabel Ames September 24, 2014

Recent difficulties connecting to MizzouWireless have been attributed to authentication and coding issues, said Gary Allen, UM System vice president for information systems. Allen said MizzouWireless...

2015 MCAT exam will include more questions, new sections

Clarissa Buch September 24, 2014

The Medical College Admission Test will undergo major changes from its previous exams, posing a new challenge for prospective test takers. The new exam, which will be administered for the first time on...

ICYMI: What it takes to make a video go viral

Ellie Papadakis September 23, 2014

I’ve always pictured the vast tubes of the Interwebs like something from the time traveling scenes of “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” with terrible ‘80s graphics and all. So if the Internet...

Strange is the new delicious

Mariah Monks September 23, 2014

If there is one thing that is universally loved in this world, it may be the donut. Taking many leaps from the classic glazed style, Strange Donuts has been dazzling St. Louis for nearly a year with its...

Familiar but fun

Peter Timotijevic September 23, 2014

Here comes yet another dystopian movie based on yet another dystopian book. It kind of works out. “The Maze Runner,” using the same moniker as the book, takes a familiar look at the dystopian genre....

Brad ‘N’ Butter: Eating ‘Good and Cheap’

Brad Spudich September 23, 2014

A good, healthy meal is unfortunately a rarity for many college students. Money is scarce, grocery shopping gets overwhelming and Ramen is convenient. For the frugal shopper, it’s hard to avoid foods...

The real fake Nick Cave

MacKenzie Reagan September 23, 2014

_In February, “20,000 Days on Earth” came to the True/False Film Festival. At the time, it had recently premiered at Sundance. Now, seven months later, it’s hit wide release and is gaining acclaim...

Horsin’ around with BoJack Horseman

Claudia Guthrie September 23, 2014

Imagine the typical ’90s family sitcom: a lovable, sweater-wearing single father of three adorable children, who teaches those children important values like family, loyalty and honesty. Now imagine...

Pop Culture Shock: The logic of subtweets

McKenna Bulkley September 23, 2014

Raise your hand if you’ve ever subtweeted about someone. Good, now that everyone’s hands are raised, we can accept that although we’re all guilty of throwing shade over the Internet, we can also...

Think Outside the Boom box: Black Lips are ‘Bad Kids’

Patrick McKenna September 23, 2014

A four-hour round trip journey on a Monday night is irresponsible in almost any circumstances. In my case, it was very irresponsible. On Sept. 15, despite having a test in two days and a mountain of other...