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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

Payton Head becomes MSA Multicultural Issues Committee chair

Payton Head becomes MSA Multicultural Issues Committee chair

Steven Chaffin, Jr. September 4, 2013

Sophomore Payton Head is slated to become the new chairman of the Missouri Students Association’s Multicultural Issues Committee. Head was chosen from three candidates to replace senior JoMarie Infranca,...

Junior Alex Fischler pens personal self-help book, “In Need of Love”

Junior Alex Fischler pens personal self-help book, “In Need of Love”

Claudia Guthrie September 4, 2013

After growing up battling mental health issues and family problems, junior Alex Fischler published his first nonfiction book, “In Need of Love: Anxiety, Depression, and My Personal Battle for a Life...

Three MU employees compete with Older Women On Weights

Three MU employees compete with Older Women On Weights

Aaron Reiss September 4, 2013

It started at Optimus Health, a gym in south Columbia. Three MU employees worked there: English professor Patricia Okker, nursing professor Louise Miller and Shelly Frazier, an MU Health Care pathologist. “I...

MU grad Darren Gray helps open Columbia Fazoli’s

Elizabeth Wilson September 4, 2013

For MU graduate Darren Gray, helping open a Fazoli’s in downtown Columbia was like coming home. Gray is the head chef of the Fazoli’s franchise, a job that entails overseeing the menu at 217 locations...

City Council approves compressed natural gas fueling station contract

Kayla Goldfarb September 4, 2013

More than seven hours into Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, tensions ran high as a stream of residents stepped up to oppose a proposed compressed natural gas fueling station contract. The council...

Aspen Heights still working on housing students after construction delays

Aspen Heights still working on housing students after construction delays

Maggie Stanwood September 4, 2013

After setbacks in the last year with construction and delayed move-in, some Aspen Heights residents still face problems with housing. ####Delayed move-ins Eighty students are still living in temporary...

IRS, other federal agencies react to DOMA decision

Daniel Henderson September 4, 2013

Same-sex couples in Missouri will now be granted federal benefits open to heterosexual couples. Although Missouri does not legally recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, an Internal Revenue...

Overdressed: But not overdone

Morgan Young September 3, 2013

Basically, there are two kinds of people in the world: those who dress well and those who think that dressing well requires too much time and energy. The latter sometimes results in a sea of Nike shorts,...

Fanatic Cinematic: “Getaway,” or maybe just stay away

Alex Leininger September 3, 2013

What more is there to say about a movie currently featuring a solid 2 percent on Rotten Tomatoes? It’s my feeling that “Getaway,” the worst movie of the year (decade? century?), already immortalized...

People of Columbia

MacKenzie Reagan, Mollie Barnes September 3, 2013

**Kyle Oberkrom** _Freshman superfan is now a Tiger himself_ From fond childhood memories of playing football with friends on the Devine Pavilion’s turf to attending his first home football game as...

Anything but Ramen: Pride ruined my meatballs

Aaron Pellish September 3, 2013

I thought I had gotten the hang of this whole cooking thing. I had been cooking multiple meals for myself each day throughout a week, and I began to get a little cocky. It started when, one day, I began...

The Floozies to bring electronic duo to Mojo’s

The Floozies to bring electronic duo to Mojo’s

Morgan McPartland September 3, 2013

When: 9:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 12 Where: Mojo’s Tickets: $8 Born and raised in Kansas City, producer/guitarist Matt Hill and his brother Mark decided to pursue music as a career only four years...