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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

MSA president joins national effort to extend student loan interest rates

Crystal Duan June 24, 2013

Missouri Students Association President Nick Droege has joined a joint-collegiate effort to extend current student loan interest rates by signing a national call to action directed toward Congress. The...

Kidnapper of MU student arrested in Morgan County

Beatriz Costa-Lima June 23, 2013

The man accused of kidnapping an MU graduate student was arrested Friday. Officers arrested Brian Adkison, 23, while responding to a residential burglary call at about 3 p.m. Friday, according to a statement...

Islamic Center of Central Missouri event discusses torture

Jennifer Beatty June 23, 2013

People of various faiths gathered at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri to watch a film about ending torture Saturday. The Rev. Richard Killmer, the executive director of the National Religious Groups...

Influential Columbia educator dies at 88

Katie Pohlman June 21, 2013

Eliot Battle, an influential educator for Columbia Public Schools, died at the age of 88 on June 11. His death came after he sustained injuries in a single-car accident on June 7 near the corner of Rollins...

The Pedal Stills to bring rock ‘n’ soul sound to Mojo’s

Tess Hart June 20, 2013

When: 8:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Mojo’s Tickets: $5 Not very many bands can say they have hitchhiked with a man who probably has killed a few people, played a gig with a band that's dog did his business...

Album review: Kanye West's ‘Yeezus’

Album review: Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’

Alex Leininger June 19, 2013

Confidence is not something Kanye West, arguably today’s most daring and innovative musical artist, has ever lacked. Call him self-indulgent, call him completely and utterly arrogant — whatever. You’re...

Mendoza resigns as MCC director

Jill Deutsch June 19, 2013

After 15 years as the director of the Multicultural Center, Pablo Mendoza is leaving MU, effective July 12. Mendoza accepted a position at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, assisting the president of...

Unique boutique has a message that ain’t meek

Crystal Duan June 18, 2013

If you want to "stand out for good," feel free to hit up Columbia’s newest store, [Altar’d State](http://www.altardstate.com/), as soon as it opens this summer. With locations in a multitude of Southeastern...

MU to become smoke-free July 1

Tracy Cook June 17, 2013

A colorful sign plastered on a yellow sandwich board in the middle of Speakers Circle congratulates MU’s move to a 100 percent smoke-free campus, effective July 1. Additional boards stand outside other...

Missing MU medical student found in Columbia

Beatriz Costa-Lima June 16, 2013

Missing MU medical student Lauren G. Crawford, 23, was found alive in Columbia on Sunday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. She was dropped off at University Hospital on Sunday morning at...

Movie review: ‘Man of Steel’

Christine Jackson June 16, 2013

In “Man of Steel,” the newest take on one of America’s most beloved superheros, Henry Cavill dons the famous red and blue to take on Kryptonian General Zod (Michael Shannon). While I would definitely...

CPD investigates downtown shooting injuring three

Beatriz Costa-Lima June 15, 2013

The Columbia Police Department is investigating a shooting that injured three people downtown early Saturday morning. Officers in the area responded to the sound of gunshots near Tenth Street and Broadway...