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Q&A with The Neighbourhood

Q&A with The Neighbourhood

Heather Finn August 14, 2013

Their name uses the British spelling, but they're from the West Coast. They made their first national, live television appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," but they did so in black and white. They first...

Album review: Luke Bryan's 'Crash My Party'

Album review: Luke Bryan’s ‘Crash My Party’

Joe Cristo August 14, 2013

Country music is going through a type of rebirth: a boom of young, talented singer-songwriters (like Kacey Musgraves) who write solid, observational lyrics over sparsely arranged and well-written chord...

Kidnapper escapes Caldwell County jail

Kidnapper escapes Caldwell County jail

Beatriz Costa-Lima August 11, 2013

The man accused of [kidnapping an MU student](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/6/16/missing-mu-medical-student-found-columbia/) in June escaped from the Caldwell County Detention Center late Saturday...

MU Alert installs emergency notification systems on campus

Crystal Duan August 11, 2013

MU is currently installing emergency beacons equipped with strobe lights in classroom and administration buildings to compliment the MU Alert System. The beacons will be programmed to flash in the event...

Movie review: ‘Elysium’

Pranav Shastry August 10, 2013

Most sci-fi and action movies since "Star Wars" have left us bored or dismayed, and the arbitrary explosions of director Michael Bay (the man behind the "Transformers" films) haven't helped either. Written...

MSA prepares for opening of Truman’s Closet

Steven Chaffin, Jr. August 9, 2013

Truman’s Closet, originally introduced as part of Missouri Students Association President Nick Droege and Vice President Zach Beattie’s presidential campaign, is a clothes-lending service aimed at...

Renovations complete on Mark Twain Hall, dining facility

Renovations complete on Mark Twain Hall, dining facility

Mark Kim August 8, 2013

The new Mark Twain Hall and The MARK on 5th Street dining facility will open their doors to incoming students Aug. 12. The residence hall consists of seven stories and 380 beds. It returns to service...

Acoustic Columbia showcase to sing out for Blues in the Schools

Crystal Duan August 8, 2013

When: 7:30 p.m., Saturday Where: The Blue Note Tickets: $3 Math, science, writing and history were not the only subjects we learned as kids — we could also look forward to learning how to sloppily...

Album Review: 'The Civil Wars'

Album Review: ‘The Civil Wars’

Morgan McPartland August 7, 2013

Perhaps most publicly recognized for their collaboration with Taylor Swift on "The Hunger Games" soundtrack in 2012, the American folk duo of Joy Williams and John Paul White has come a long way in the...

Morli Wilcox makes her large canvas debut

Morli Wilcox makes her large canvas debut

Lauren Rutherford August 7, 2013

The art of Morli Wilcox is rooted in origins — even down to the molecular basis of life itself. In juxtaposition, Wilcox will reveal her largest work to date this weekend, courtesy of a new workspace...

MU student to compete in Miss Teen USA pageant

Claudia Guthrie August 6, 2013

Junior Brenda Smith-Lezama will represent Missouri in the Miss Teen USA pageant on Aug. 10. Originally from Georgia, Smith-Lezama said she competed in pageants throughout high school and won her division...

Pitchfork in review

Pitchfork in review

Ryan Berry August 6, 2013

More than two weeks have passed since the end of Pitchfork Music Festival 2013, and the lasting impressions have finally begun to set in. Throughout the weekend, surprise followed surprise as the lineup...