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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

Biggest letdown: Dorial Green-Beckham

Biggest letdown: Dorial Green-Beckham

Matt Muenzberg May 7, 2014

It was too good to be true. On Feb. 1, 2012, the top football recruit in the country picked Missouri, our Missouri, over virtually every other school in the country. Two years and three public incidents...

Top 5 campus events

Top 5 campus events

Jack Howland May 7, 2014

**1. Stand With Sam** When a dozen members of the Westboro Baptist Church arrived in Columbia on Feb. 15 to protest former Missouri football star Michael Sam coming out, they were greeted by approximately...

Best state achievement: House Bill 253 defeated

Claire Boston May 7, 2014

It seems as though the General Assembly always has a new scheme to threaten higher education funding. 2012 gave us a proposed 12.5-percent cut to Missouri higher education funding, which the Missouri...

Biggest clusterfudge: Aspen Heights

Biggest clusterfudge: Aspen Heights

Claire Boston May 7, 2014

Oh, Aspen Heights. You’ve only been with us a year, and what a year it’s been. We’ll start chronologically. Aspen Heights’ very existence, which came at the expense of the Regency Mobile Home...

MSA holds special session for referendum

Elizabeth Loutfi May 6, 2014

Missouri Students Association Senate Speaker Ben Bolin said 55 universities are under scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Education Title IX, which states that no person shall be discriminated against...

Distinguished violinist Jennifer Koh to perform at Missouri Theatre

Patrick McKenna May 6, 2014

For Jennifer Koh, the pressure of performing didn’t really affect her the way it does others. At 11, she performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a world-renowned group. But Koh wasn’t intimidated...

MAB plans for more program growth with support from MU

Elizabeth Loutfi May 6, 2014

During the summer of 2013, student leadership within Mizzou Alternative Breaks decided the next best step for MAB was to make the transition from being a student organization to a program of the university,...

Think Outside the Boombox: Kishi Bashi presents a perfect concoction of classical violin and indie-pop experimentation

Patrick McKenna May 6, 2014

For someone who began his career as a session player and touring member of the supremely bizarre indie squad Of Montreal, solo artist Kishi Bashi has paved his way into being recognized as one of indie...

The Reel Reflections: The Not-So-Amazing Spider-Man

Claudia Guthrie May 6, 2014

Somewhere in between an action-packed superhero flick and an angsty teen melodrama is “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” the latest addition to the Marvel movie franchise. Spidey, aka Peter Parker (the gorgeous...

Stephens College to host summer performances

Stephens College to host summer performances

Renee Schilb May 6, 2014

If you’re looking for some cultural entertainment this summer, Stephens College will be hosting its Summer Theater Institute performances throughout the months of May and June this year. The program...

MU nursing program ranked No. 1 in the nation

Covey Eonyak Son May 6, 2014

MU’s Sinclair School of Nursing was ranked the [No. 1 nursing school in the nation](http://www.collegeatlas.org/top-nursing-schools-2014.html), leading three other Missouri nursing programs — Southeast...

Generations change, but the fun keeps rolling

Erjun Peng May 6, 2014

Take a 25-minute walk from the MU campus to where the streets start to get quiet and the people become scarce. Slowly, the Empire Roller Rink comes into sight. The family-owned roller skating rink has...