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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

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...

El-Jayyousi creates support group for students with chronic illnesses

Natalia Alamdari March 19, 2014

Farah El-Jayyousi had just arrived home from her last final of the semester. Her parents sat her down, saying they needed to talk. Her tests for thyroid cancer had come back positive. “It was the last...

Capitol wrap-up: Week of March 16

Joe Clougher March 19, 2014

**Drone bill wins House approval** A privacy measure that would limit future drone use will go up for a final vote this week. The legislation was greenlit by the Missouri House last week and will head...

Health insurance advocates push last-minute enrollment

Joe Clougher March 19, 2014

As the end-of-the-month deadline to enroll in the federal health insurance marketplace looms, some organizations are taking an active role in engaging purchasers. The upcoming March 31 deadline was set...

Columbia considers decriminalizing marijuana cultivation

Jessica Karins March 19, 2014

As Columbia considers decriminalizing marijuana cultivation, advocates see it as a step toward eliminating what they see as a social injustice. An amendment to city code, which was introduced at Monday...

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,...

Asian-American fraternity comes to MU

Stephen Daw March 19, 2014

Kappa Pi Beta, an Asian-American interest fraternity, is officially at MU. Kappa Pi Beta was chartered Dec. 19, and it became the first Asian-American service and social fraternity to be successfully...

Channel Vision: Jane Austen’s classic remains, well, classic

Crystal Duan March 18, 2014

If you fell asleep during English class reading “Pride & Prejudice,” don’t disregard the fact that it’s still a pretty good story. And if you’ve been following the Creative Arts Emmy Awards over...

Single Girl Diaries: Love, Your Secret Admirer

Ellise Verheyen March 18, 2014

Remember in elementary school when an anonymous note would end up in your desk or binder from a secret admirer? (Yeah, me neither.) But it did happen on rare occasion to someone, I’m sure. Cheesy poems...

The Reel Reflections: High-octane stunts, mid-grade plot

Claudia Guthrie March 18, 2014

I’ve never been a fan of car movies. I never felt compelled to see any of the “Fast & Furious” movies — I only saw “Fast & Furious 6” because it was the second movie at the drive-in, and I...