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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

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...

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...

Ask ‘What If…?’ and you shall receive

Patrick McKenna March 18, 2014

The idea of a 16-year-old, a Yale graduate and a professional biochemist all coming together to discuss various themes of entrepreneurship and life seems ludicrous to nearly anyone — except for Matt...

Downtown Declassified: Weather you like it or not

MacKenzie Reagan March 18, 2014

Last Tuesday, I left my dorm in my new spring threads, enjoying the 70-plus degree weather. The sun was shining, the air was warm –– it was the type of weather that makes you want to dance around on...

Record labels, music schools and concerts, oh, my!

Record labels, music schools and concerts, oh, my!

Liz Henderson March 18, 2014

From the moment you walk through the doors of The Bridge — which is going on its third year here in Columbia — you can feel the ambiance. There’s something different about this music venue, which...

Guest column: What makes a music scene

March 18, 2014

A music scene is _more_ than a bunch of guys and girls playing songs. A music scene is startup record labels, pirate radio, small publications, photographers, artists and most of all, fans — hordes...

Columbia firefighter brings message of hope with recorded song

Columbia firefighter brings message of hope with recorded song

Crystal Duan March 18, 2014

Ever since his childhood home in Joplin sustained severe damage in the 2011 tornado, Columbia firefighter Walt Goodman has been raising money to rebuild it. But on the same week Goodman heard that the...

Grain Belt Express garners Coal Free Mizzou support

Covey Eonyak Son March 18, 2014

Coal Free Mizzou is collecting signatures for a letter written in support of the Grain Belt Express Clean Line project. The project, planned by Houston-based energy firm Clean Line, seeks to construct...