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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Think Outside the Boombox: An ode to Green Day

Patrick McKenna January 28, 2014

I know I discussed alternative music from the ’90s in my last column, and I swear I’m not some sort of addict when it comes to the guitar work and lyrical performance of that era. But I had an epiphany...

Single Girl Diaries: The Grind

Ellise Verheyen January 28, 2014

At the ripe age of nine years old, my mother decided it was time for me to be a dancer. Needless to say, we discovered that I was an atrocious dancer. I couldn’t tap, tumble or pirouette to save my...

The Flaming Lips, Bassnectar and the guys down the street

Patrick McKenna January 28, 2014

It seems the growing trend for teenagers is to bestow nearly all of their money, time and conversations onto one thing: music festivals. For those who have attended one in the past, this is no shocker....

‘Orange is the New Black’ author to speak Feb. 5 at Missouri Theatre

Em Donald January 28, 2014

If you didn’t live under a rock and had an Internet connection this summer, chances are you watched the Netflix original series “Orange is the New Black.” What you may not have realized, though,...

Channel Vision: Greendale says ‘Bon Troyage’

Crystal Duan January 28, 2014

What do you do when a crucial character leaves your favorite show? Cry? Scream? Nervously attribute it to some kind of plot device? Or... commemorate and let go? “Community” may have had a funeral...

The Reel Reflections: Spare yourself from ‘I, Frankenstein’

Claudia Guthrie January 28, 2014

I don’t know what I was thinking. The terrible trailers for “I, Frankenstein” have been playing for months. It’s currently resting at an abysmal 5 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. On opening day, it...

People of Columbia

MacKenzie Reagan, Daniela Vidal January 28, 2014

**Madeline Ericson** _Friendly face in an important place_ You’d be wise to stop by the Wellness Resource Center. Not only can you find information on a variety of topics including alcohol responsibility,...

The King’s Singers bring ‘Great American Songbook’ tour to Columbia

The King’s Singers bring ‘Great American Songbook’ tour to Columbia

Crystal Duan January 28, 2014

The chance to see a Grammy-award winning British a cappella group doesn’t come around often, but Columbia will feel the international love Thursday when The King’s Singers performs at the Missouri...

Three must-have dishes for this Super Bowl Sunday

Liz Henderson January 28, 2014

We all know Super Bowl Sunday is about more than just the big game. There are some of the best commercials you’ve seen all year. There’s the highly anticipated halftime show. And there’s the one...

Meera Chandrasekhar wins national teaching award

Meera Chandrasekhar wins national teaching award

Daniela Vidal January 28, 2014

For professor Meera Chandrasekhar, physics is like peeling the layers of an onion. As the peeling moves past the "Aha!" layer, more understanding is achieved. Chandrasekhar, this year's recipient of Baylor...

School of Medicine to start patient-centered outcome research

Crystal Duan January 26, 2014

The School of Medicine received a $4.5-million federal grant that will fund the new MU Center for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research. University officials announced Dec. 19 that the grant, provided by...

Show review: Califone with William Tyler

William Schmitt January 25, 2014

Tim Rutili and Califone brought guitarist William Tyler into Columbia for one of the most unassumingly excellent shows I’ve experienced. Both are folk acts that dabbled in the babbling joy of distorted...