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The Maneater

TriCo, RSVP discuss domestic violence in LGBT relationships

Elizabeth Loutfi September 19, 2013

The Triangle Coalition partnered with the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center to co-sponsor an event to educate students on domestic violence within the LGBT community Wednesday night. Domestic...

Police blotter

Pranav Shastry September 18, 2013

The following investigations are in progress, and the following people were arrested or issued summons, according to police reports. **1. Student arrested for driving intoxicated** Freshman Nathaniel...

Truman’s Closet chooses first executive board

Steven Chaffin, Jr. September 18, 2013

Truman’s Closet, launching Oct. 1, selected its first executive board. The executive board, consisting of six students led by [recently appointed Coordinator Kathleen Kowalsky](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/8/28/kathleen-kowalsky-head-trumans-closet/),...

Stanton Brothers Eggs hatches opportunity for siblings

Claudia Guthrie September 18, 2013

Brothers Dustin and Austin Stanton have developed the largest free-range chicken operation in the country, Stanton Brothers Eggs. Dustin, a junior, said he began the business in 1999 when his first grade...

Hunger Atlas finds percentage of Missourians suffering from hunger increased

Natalia Alamdari September 18, 2013

The percentage of Missourians struggling to put food on the table rose from 8.6 percent to 16 percent over the last decade, according to the 2013 Missouri Hunger Atlas, which MU’s Interdisciplinary Center...

Monica Hand pursues poetry

Monica Hand pursues poetry

Sarah Wynn September 18, 2013

It was a long way from New York to Missouri for Monica Hand. Hand, a 59-year-old graduate student and published poet, left her managerial position at the United States Postal Service in May 2011 to attend...

Honors College kicks off Speaking of Culture lecture series

Rose Schmidt September 18, 2013

Columbia residents gathered at Orr Street Studios on Sept. 8 to discuss an unlikely pairing: Lady Liberty and “Little House on the Prairie.” These people were the first attendees of “Speaking of...

Meera Chandrasekhar selected as finalist for Cherry Award

Pranav Shastry September 18, 2013

Meera Chandrasekhar is scheduled to give a speech on optics Oct. 28 as one of three finalists in line for the 2014 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. Six hundred teachers across the nation...

Deaton signs resolution to expand School of Medicine

Marek Makowski September 18, 2013

In June 2006, the Association of American Medical Colleges issued a call to arms in the medical field. “There’s a physician shortage in Missouri, and … the Association of American Colleges call(ed)...

Stand-up economist comes to Columbia

Marek Makowski September 18, 2013

When: 7 p.m. Wednesday Where: Leadership Hall When economics professor Jeff Milyo heard his colleague rave about an econ cartoon guide, he knew he needed the guide’s author to come to Columbia. “I...

Alternative Winter Break expands abroad

Maggie Angst September 18, 2013

MU’s alternative breaks program is projected to be the largest in the country this year. Last year, MU’s Alternative Break Program was the fourth-largest alternative break program in the country in...

Nikki Hill: Overnight superstar and blues master

Nikki Hill: Overnight superstar and blues master

Jessica Allison September 17, 2013

When: 9:45 p.m. Friday Where: Shelter Insurance Stage Nikki Hill is new to the music scene. She’s still in her first year of touring, yet has performed all over Europe and in cities such as New York...