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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Board of Curators assign investigation to Dowd Bennett Law firm

Katie Pohlman February 14, 2014

The Dowd Bennett Law Firm will conduct an independent investigation on how MU responded to the Sasha Menu Courey case. The UM System Board of Curators announced Friday that the law firm will be in charge...

Sustain Mizzou turns 10

Maddie Magruder February 13, 2014

Sustain Mizzou celebrates its 10th birthday on MU’s campus this month. The nonpartisan, student volunteer-run organization was started in 2004 after several students branched off from a previously existing...

What to do if you’re stopped by a cop

Brad Spudich February 12, 2014

Sophomore wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham was arrested Jan. 11 on suspicion of possession and intent to distribute less than five grams of marijuana. [According to nfl.com](http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000323476/article/dorial-greenbeckham-cooperating-in-marijuana-investigation),...

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin issues school-wide snowman-building contest

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin issues school-wide snowman-building contest

Crystal Duan February 12, 2014

When a fresh coat of snow covered campus Feb. 4 and 5, students were not the only ones celebrating the two days of school cancellations. Newly appointed Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin wished students a happy...

Department of pathology and anatomical sciences hosts Dinosaurs and Cavemen Science Expo with Columbia Public Schools

Natalia Alamdari February 12, 2014

Columbia-area children flocked to Rock Bridge High School on Saturday afternoon. The department of pathology and anatomical sciences and the Columbia Public Schools Planetarium hosted its Dinosaurs and...

175th Anniversary cake becomes fan favorite at MU celebration

175th Anniversary cake becomes fan favorite at MU celebration

Kevin Graeler February 12, 2014

Hundreds were present for an annual celebration on Tuesday morning in the Student Center to celebrate the MU’s birthday. This bash had a special feel from the start with the recent arrival of Chancellor...

Police Blotter

Mark Kim February 12, 2014

####1. Man arrested for not staying in lane MU Police Department officers arrested Ryan Maris, 29, at 1:42 a.m. Sunday. An inebriated Maris was pulled over at 1312 White Oak Lane after failing to drive...

Comedy Wars provides new laughs every Wednesday night

Jacqueline LeBlanc February 12, 2014

Senior Zach Beattie knows what it is like to not know what to say in front of a large group of people. After all, he has been doing it since his freshman year at MU. But unlike others who find themselves...

From Gaines to Strickland: Professors share black history at MU

Jessica Karins February 12, 2014

Black History Month began Feb. 1, and with it came a large number of events. One event, titled “Rediscovering the Civil Rights History of Missouri and Columbia,” took place Thursday. Historians, professors...

Performers prepare for The Vagina Monologues

Performers prepare for The Vagina Monologues

Alex Leininger February 12, 2014

Sophomore Kelsey Burns is performing in The Vagina Monologues because she feels it is her duty. The Vagina Monologues, a play written by Eve Ensler and first performed in 1996, has inspired V-Day, a worldwide...

Missouri ACLU files same-sex marriage recognition lawsuit

Kayla Goldfarb February 12, 2014

Missouri, the first state in the nation to enact a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, will face a lawsuit from eight legally-wed, same-sex couples suing for the recognition of their marriages...

MU Health Care lights up red for American Heart Month

Liz Henderson February 12, 2014

The month of February has recently been deemed American Heart Month to raise awareness of heart disease in the country. MU Health Care is celebrating this month in a few ways this year. Exterior lighting...