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The Maneater

Capitol wrap-up: Week of April 13

Joe Clougher April 16, 2014

**Nixon cuts $22 million from education budget** Gov. Jay Nixon last week announced that he’ll be forced to cut back on funding for education in next year’s state budget. Nixon said the cuts —...

Collegiate Housing Partners begins construction, The Opus Group stalled

Maggie Stanwood April 16, 2014

Columbia City Council might have to reconsider a downtown student-housing development agreement after a petition filed by Columbia residents received 3,632 signatures. The petition, which disputes a development...

RHA looks into laundry problems

Fan Feng April 16, 2014

In MU’s residence halls, laundry doesn’t have a squeaky clean reputation. According to a survey the Residence Halls Association conducted for laundry services, 308 out of 544 — approximately 57...

Low MSA Senate retention sparks reform

Elizabeth Loutfi April 16, 2014

The Missouri Students Association Senate is seeking organization reform after a year of decreasing senator retention. Attendance records obtained from the past three full Senate meetings — during which...

Former MSA Budget Committee chairwoman becomes new SFRC chair

Elizabeth Loutfi April 16, 2014

Junior Shelby Catalano will become the new Student Fee Review Committee chairwoman. The committee, which comprises 13 students — one chair, two vice chairs, seven undergraduates and three graduates...

Banish those April shower blues

Banish those April shower blues

Renee Schilb April 15, 2014

Just when you think you’ve survived the winter blues, spring comes pouring in with day after day of heavy rain and cloudy skies. This year, MU is facing some of the wildest and most varied weather we’ve...

Channel Vision: Shame on S.H.I.E.L.D.

Crystal Duan April 15, 2014

You’ve all probably seen “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” by now. And while you all have various opinions on the movie, I was too busy freaking out about the terrible television crossover by...

The Reel Reflections: Horror flick picks

Claudia Guthrie April 15, 2014

Scary movies are the best. There’s something about going to the theater with your friends to spend two hours watching a movie through your fingers as you cover your eyes and scream profanities a little...

Jesse Lafser to perform at Mojo’s on Monday

Jesse Lafser to perform at Mojo’s on Monday

Patrick McKenna April 15, 2014

Up-and-coming artists sacrifice a lot: leaving family behind to travel the world, facing unruly, uninterested crowds and finding the right environment for their art to be heard. The latter dilemma rings...

People of Columbia

MacKenzie Reagan, Daniela Vidal April 15, 2014

**Nick Holder** _FM GM_ Venture into the basement of the MU Student Center, past The Maneater’s newsroom, into an office packed with CDs and records spanning a plethora of genres, and you’ll find...

Mizzou Store hosts Self-Publishing Workshop

Katelyn Lunders April 15, 2014

When the Espresso Book Machine, a print-on-demand machine, was installed at The Mizzou Store, many people with a desire to self-publish were interested. To teach people how to print their own books and...

Downtown Declassified: My Main Squeeze

MacKenzie Reagan April 15, 2014

Hi, I’m MacKenzie, and I’m a Main Squeeze addict. I’m also your token vegan friend because no millennial friend group is truly complete without one of us (you’re welcome, friend groups of which...