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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

Grow Well aims to feed hungry Missourians

Elizabeth Reiter August 16, 2014

Across the state, people have struggled with gaining access to not only enough food, but enough of the right food. In the past year and a half, though, Missourians have reaped the benefits of a program...

Columbia unites to honor Mike Brown

Emily Brehe August 15, 2014

Just as protesters in Ferguson, Missouri began this week’s first night of peace, Columbians gathered in Speakers Circle for a National Moment of Silence honoring Mike Brown and other victims of police...

MU to lead ambitious multi-institutional climate variability study

Jack Waddell August 13, 2014

The National Science Foundation recently announced a $20 million grant to a multi-institutional research project called "The Missouri Transect: Climate, Plants and Community." The project will look at...

Sleepy Kitty comes to CoMo

Sleepy Kitty comes to CoMo

Kennedy Ward August 12, 2014

_“Distorted, exploratory, and enthusiastic.”_ That’s how Sleepy Kitty members Paige Brubeck and Evan Sult describe their sound. Hailing from Chicago’s notoriously artistic and innovative Wicker...

Alumni Association names new president

Jack Waddell July 29, 2014

The Mizzou Alumni Association has named MU alunnus and attorney W. Dudley McCarter as its new president. McCarter graduated from the School of Law in 1975 and later went on to co-found [Behr, McCarter...

Wetlands essential for migrating mallards, MU researchers find

Eleanor Hasenbeck July 29, 2014

A recent study involving MU researchers found that wetland sanctuaries, including many Missouri wetlands, are seeing plenty of use from migratory waterfowl. Researchers captured 20 female mallards in...

An awkward experiment in experimental film?

Crystal Duan July 29, 2014

Humans use only 10 percent of their cranial capacity, and if they were to ever access a larger percent of that potential, crazy things would happen. So says the movie “science” behind the Scarlett...

Sharing stories and shattering the glass ceiling: #MOVEgoeslong No. 1: The Riveter

MacKenzie Reagan July 29, 2014

The first question the founders of The Riveter, a one-year-old longform magazine, are often asked about their creation is: _Why?_ Why, when you can’t read more than 500 words in the paper without seeing...

Sophomore crowned queen at Boone County Fair

Elizabeth Reiter July 29, 2014

Athletics and pageants really aren’t all too different. They both require skill, precision, practice and a definite level of competition. Last week, sophomore Brittani Batye channeled the perseverance...

Alvvays singing the same tune

Alvvays singing the same tune

Kennedy Ward July 25, 2014

_“Sounds like Cults’ Madeline Follin’s voice over a Best Coast instrumental … knockoffs.”_ That’s the very first thought I had while listening to “Adult Diversion,” the opening track from...

5 Seconds of Summer’s debut goes in more than one direction

5 Seconds of Summer’s debut goes in more than one direction

Katelyn Lunders July 25, 2014

5 Seconds of Summer is a band made up of four young men with Australian accents, and if you haven’t heard of them yet, you will. Chances are you’ve heard their song “She Looks So Perfect” on the...

La Roux returns with sunny, sultry pop

La Roux returns with sunny, sultry pop

Elizabeth Reiter July 25, 2014

Considering the instant success of La Roux’s self-titled debut album, any follow-up would seem intimidating to most, especially after the departure of her band mate Ben Langmaid. But singer Elly Jackson...