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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

Thrift Shop Runway Review at The Shack

Brendan Solis November 13, 2013

In light of the upcoming holiday season, the Environmental Leadership Office is hosting an event to advocate for a more sustainable and environmentally friendly means of shopping for gifts. On Thursday,...

Police blotter

Pranav Shastry November 13, 2013

The following investigations are in progress, and the following people were arrested or issued summons, according to police reports. #####Senior arrested for larceny near Cold Stone Senior Alex Young,...

Audition tape brings senior one step closer to dream

Audition tape brings senior one step closer to dream

Marek Makowski November 13, 2013

The [audition video](http://vimeo.com/77539427) begins in black and white. It’s nighttime, and the streetlights are shining into the camera. In front of them is senior Brendan Giljum, 21, who speaks...

Alek Willsey releases novel ‘The Spark’

Alek Willsey releases novel ‘The Spark’

Marek Makowski November 13, 2013

Alek Willsey couldn’t bear reality, so he turned to fantasy. He was a senior in high school. It was a Thursday. He and his girlfriend had broken up. In the eyes of Willsey, his life had crumbled. So...

New scholarship, memorial to honor MU veterans

Crystal Duan November 13, 2013

MU received a $1 million gift intended to fund full scholarships for veterans and unveiled the new Veterans’ Memorial Wall at Memorial Union on Wednesday. The gift will establish the Col. Dwight B....

Album review: Lady Gaga’s ‘ARTPOP’

Album review: Lady Gaga’s ‘ARTPOP’

Brendan Wray November 13, 2013

Lady Gaga claims she “lives for the applause” in her new album, but there’s likely to be a lack of cheers with her new release. Let’s get this out of the way from the beginning. Lady Gaga’s...

Students say goodbye to Brady Deaton

Students say goodbye to Brady Deaton

Crystal Duan November 13, 2013

Brady and Anne Deaton had seen many students on the doorstep to their residence on the Francis Quadrangle over the years. However, they did not expect to see a huge group waiting outside to say goodbye...

Kip Kendrick set to run for 45th District House seat in 2014

Kip Kendrick set to run for 45th District House seat in 2014

Hannah Tinnin November 12, 2013

Kip Kendrick announced Wednesday he will be running for the 45th house district seat in 2014. Kendrick received the support of the district’s current legislator, Rep. Chris Kelly, D-Columbia. As Kelly’s...

Housing in Columbia expands; many factors affect the development of city

Housing in Columbia expands; many factors affect the development of city

Maggie Stanwood November 12, 2013

Two new student housing complexes will come to Columbia in the next year, built by Park 7 Group and American Campus Communities. Park 7 Group, a New York-based company, is looking at the property where...

McCaskill, Blunt seek to reform military sexual assault proceeding law

McCaskill, Blunt seek to reform military sexual assault proceeding law

Covey Eonyak Son November 12, 2013

Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., introduced new bipartisan legislation that seeks to reform current code for sexual assault proceedings in the U.S. military. The _Article 32 Reform...

Illinois to legalize same-sex marriage

Joe Clougher November 12, 2013

Illinois is on the path to officially recognizing same-sex marriages this week. After its failure to approve an identical Senate bill in May, the Illinois House passed the measure 61-54 on Nov. 5. Gov....

Convictions overturned after almost a decade in prison

Convictions overturned after almost a decade in prison

Kayla Goldfarb November 12, 2013

Nearly 10 years after his arrest and imprisonment for the murder of Columbia Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt, Ryan Ferguson entered the Tiger Hotel on Tuesday night as a free man. At a press conference...