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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

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...

‘Divergent’ by Veronica Roth: Will it be different from the movie?

Katelyn Lunders March 18, 2014

On Friday — or Thursday night, if you go to movie premieres the day before like I do — “Divergent” comes out in theaters. I have been waiting for this moment since they played the trailer during...

Stay safe this spring break

Ayanna Poole March 18, 2014

The Wellness Resource Center has hosted its Safe Spring Break fair for more than 20 years, promoting safety as students travel during break. Acknowledging that most students go home — rather than to...

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...

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...