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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

Downtown Declassified: From the 573 to the 714

MacKenzie Reagan April 1, 2014

_Get in, loser, we’re going to Hollywood._ After my last class Friday, I, like many of you, promptly left Columbia for spring break. My friends and I piled into the car and headed to Kansas City, where...

Channel Vision: Burnt out by television (almost)

Crystal Duan April 1, 2014

If TV is a never-ending conveyor belt of plotlines, character development and frantic discussion, I fear that I’ll never find a lull in the chaos to properly jump on. Sure, I keep up with quite a few...

Fash Talk: Being an Audrey in a Marilyn world

Brielle Gregory April 1, 2014

Catholic school was nothing short of a doozy when it came to the world of fashion. I remember the days when my dear, sweet principal would walk around with a wooden ruler, intently measuring her plaid-clad...

Movie review: ‘Divergent’

Joe Fopeano March 26, 2014

Hollywood has no doubt capitalized upon the young adult, dystopian society genre — just take a look at the box office yields from “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” which now stands as the 36th highest...

Album review: Foster the People’s ‘Supermodel’

Album review: Foster the People’s ‘Supermodel’

Blake Beck March 26, 2014

Foster the People became an afterthought faster than they became a thought. The Los Angeles-based trio found overnight success with 2011’s _Torches_, but once the hype subsided, became little more than...

Album review: Freddie Gibbs and Madlib’s ‘Piñata’

Album review: Freddie Gibbs and Madlib’s ‘Piñata’

Brad Spudich March 26, 2014

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib perfectly encapsulate each other’s strengths on _Piñata_, a collaborative album that blends prodigious production with a smooth flow reinforced by lyrical proficiency. Madlib...

Student housing coming downtown after agreements with the city

Maggie Stanwood March 24, 2014

Two student housing developers’ projects can go forward after the developers and the city struck infrastructure agreement deals. A Conley Avenue complex managed by Collegiate Housing Partners received...

10th Annual Life Sciences & Society Symposium “decodes science”

Crystal Duan March 21, 2014

“Decoding Science” was the topic for the 10th Annual Life Sciences & Society Symposium, and that is what program director Jack Schultz said he hopes the week’s speakers did. The symposium, which...

East Campus parking proposals discussed at forum

Covey Eonyak Son March 20, 2014

Individuals and parties who have a stake in the future of parking in East Campus voiced their concerns during an open forum at City Hall Wednesday night. City Traffic Engineer Richard Stone said the...

Ryan Ferguson sues for $100 million

Jackie Olson March 19, 2014

Ryan Ferguson, 29, is seeking $100 million in damages for alleged misconduct from Columbia Police Department officers, the City of Columbia and Boone County in a civil rights lawsuit filed last week. In...

East Campus neighborhood commissions local artist to create sculptures

Maggie Stanwood March 19, 2014

East Campus has found a new way to represent itself through Hartsburg artist Don Asbee and his sculptures. The neighborhood commissioned Asbee to create something which would show the mixed community...

Blotter

March 19, 2014

####1. Woman charged with DWI and prohibited turn The MU Police Department arrested senior Madison J. Lilley, 21, March 13 at 1:43 a.m. Lilley made an illegal turn on Turner Avenue and Providence Road,...