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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Life & Literature kicks off theater season

Marek Makowski September 15, 2013

The Life & Literature Performance Series was born from Professor Heather Carver’s idea of bringing intimate classroom-style performances to a theater. This year’s free show, the 11th in the annual...

Mayer Hawthorne: Makin’ music and havin’ fun

Mayer Hawthorne: Makin’ music and havin’ fun

Colin O’Brien September 14, 2013

When: 8 p.m. Monday Where: The Blue Note Tickets: $18 Anyone who has heard the work of Mayer Hawthorne can attest to the fact that he likes to have fun both on stage and in the studio. In a phone interview...

Obama announces college rating plan that would affect higher education funding

Nathan Coffing September 13, 2013

President Barack Obama unveiled a new plan, which calls for a revamped college ratings system, to make college more affordable. A rating scorecard, which Obama wants in place by the 2015 school year,...

AAA holds its first general body meeting

Jordan Bruening September 13, 2013

The Asian American Association held its first general body meeting Thursday night. AAA Programming Chairman Danny Poon discussed upcoming events such as visiting Habitat for Humanity next Saturday. An...

Missouri House voted to override House Bill 253, needed 15 more votes

Jennifer Beatty September 13, 2013

A tax cut bill that could have led to cuts in higher education funding fell short of receiving the votes needed to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto. The House of Representatives voted 94 to 60 in favor...

Task Force recommends change in police and youth relationship

Kayla Goldfarb, Mara Somlo September 12, 2013

Members of Mayor Bob McDavid’s Anti-Violence Task Force are calling for a stronger relationship between Columbia police and the city’s youth. “The police need to know them as individuals and treat...

Mid-Missouri Peace Coalition holds "No More Victims" rally

Mid-Missouri Peace Coalition holds “No More Victims” rally

Daniel Henderson September 12, 2013

Protestors and supporters of peace gathered at the Boone County Courthouse plaza Wednesday night to rally against military intervention in Syria and violence of all kind. The rally was themed “No More...

Girls Fight Back teaches self-defense to PHA members

Stephen Daw September 12, 2013

The Panhellenic Association brought in speaker Bree Swartz from Girls Fight Back to give a presentation to help empower sorority women Wednesday night in Jesse Auditorium. Girls Fight Back is on a tour...

One Mizzou Panel brings many student perspectives together

Ross Terrell September 12, 2013

Students took part in a roundtable discussion Thursday as a part of the One Mizzou Week activities. The roundtable discussion was held in the Women’s Center and featured eight students from different...

MU receives National Science Foundation funding for education research

Covey Eonyak Son September 11, 2013

The MU Quality Elementary Science Teaching program recently received a $2.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation, one of the nation’s largest funders of scientific research. The funding...

Hazy feelings toward effectiveness of smoking ban

Hazy feelings toward effectiveness of smoking ban

Tom Heagney September 11, 2013

Trudging out of class, freshman Brook Swing noticed something peculiar. The person about to walk past him was smoking. As he passed, Swing walked through the lingering cloud of smoke. He found it unusual,...

Add9 adds four new members

Briana Saunders September 11, 2013

Add9, an all-male a cappella group, added four new members Aug. 29. Add9 was started in 2004 by a group of men in the University Singers ensemble who wanted to sing more popular, modern songs rather than...