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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Sparky’s popularity continues to explode on 10th anniversary

Sparky’s popularity continues to explode on 10th anniversary

Crystal Duan September 24, 2013

Iconic CoMo ice cream parlor Sparky’s has dog-trotted its way into every resident’s heart, and now there’s even more reason to love it. Identifiable by its green storefront and the bulldog statue...

Craft Studio turns 40

Hannah Tinnin September 24, 2013

When: 4 - 9 p.m. Thursday < br/> Where: The Craft Studio (N12 Memorial Union) Let’s all raise a big piece of cake to the Craft Studio’s 40th birthday on Thursday. In case you haven’t heard, the...

Venture Out opens new high ropes obstacle course

Morgan Purdy September 24, 2013

Venture Out held its grand opening of the Odyssey, a new obstacle course at its facility, Tuesday. Venture Out has undergone many changes in the last 13 years, Department of Student Life Assistant Director...

Channel Changer: The dynamics of will-they-or-won’t-they TV couples

Sarah Kloepple September 24, 2013

Will they get together? Or won’t they? Those are the simple questions surrounding the classic TV trope of will-they-or-won’t-they couples. It’s all about the anticipation, the sexual tension, the...

Anything but Ramen: Corned beef hash gone awry

Aaron Pellish September 24, 2013

Sometimes you take a nap, wake up and feel like a million dollars. You feel energized, alert and ready to take on any and all challenges that come in front of you. Sometimes, when you wake up from a nap,...

Movie review: ‘Prisoners’

Crystal Duan September 24, 2013

You may be tempted to skip “Prisoners” if you’ve seen the similarly-themed mess “Law-Abiding Citizen.” But don’t be deceived by this movie’s potentially cliché premise and definitely cliché...

Overdressed: And FALLin’ back in love

Morgan Young September 24, 2013

It’s official. Fall is going to be here _NEXT_ week. This means that in just a matter of days, it will officially be latte season (even though, let’s face it, we were beyond thrilled that Starbucks...

MU Campus Gallery and Museum Crawl ready to travel the world

MU Campus Gallery and Museum Crawl ready to travel the world

Tess Hart September 24, 2013

The Art-i-Fact MU Campus Gallery and Museum Crawl will be back for its eighth year Thursday from 4-8 p.m. and will have an “Around the World, Around Campus” theme. The event will offer art, food,...

Not so Starbucks: Alley A's hidden gem

Not so Starbucks: Alley A’s hidden gem

Alex Leininger September 24, 2013

Although Ryker Duncan, owner of Frequency Coffee, has been in the coffee business for a long time, it wasn’t always his plan to come to Columbia. “When it came time to buy the building I was looking...

For the record: Ready for The Weeknd

Meghan LeVota September 24, 2013

I must admit, I thought my hip-hop/R&B phase was over in middle school. Been there, done that, right? It took me a little bit to get on board with The Weeknd, mostly because I was content with not branching...

Students garner success through YouTube

Students garner success through YouTube

Joe Cristo September 24, 2013

A large portion of YouTube’s millions-thick library is dedicated to musicians: hopeful amateur guitar players, aspiring singer-songwriters and, by a large majority, cover artists. To claim that each...

Garage rock revivalists The Orwells head to CoMo

Garage rock revivalists The Orwells head to CoMo

Patrick McKenna September 24, 2013

When: 9 p.m. Monday< br/> Where: Mojo’s< br/> Tickets: $12 Punk rock is not dead — fluttering a bit, maybe. Yet life is all too apparent for the beauty of raunchy rock ‘n’ roll, played best in...