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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Curators discuss Deaton Institute, higher education funding

Claire Boston, Jill Deutsch June 14, 2013

In a meeting that UM System President Tim Wolfe called historic, the UM Board of Curators spoke out against a Missouri House bill that could force a tuition increase of 8-16 percent and praised outgoing...

Dear College Music Committee: A concert wish list

Colette Rector June 13, 2013

Dear College Music Committee, Judging by how quickly the tickets for past concerts have sold out (and the resulting outcry on social media from disappointed fans who did not receive tickets), you obviously...

Chancellor Brady Deaton to retire

Chancellor Brady Deaton to retire

Molly Duffy June 12, 2013

MU Chancellor Brady Deaton announced his resignation Wednesday afternoon. He plans to start his retirement on November 15. Deaton made his announcement in Jesse Hall, in the company of UM System President...

Album review: Jimmy Eat World’s ‘Damage’

Album review: Jimmy Eat World’s ‘Damage’

Brielle Gregory June 12, 2013

From the band that helped us navigate the murky waters of adolescence and inspired us to tackle those more advanced air guitar and head-bob routines comes the long-awaited album, _Damage_. After six years...

Movie review: ‘The Purge’

Claudia Guthrie June 9, 2013

It’s 2022. Crime is at an all-time low, and unemployment is at one percent. How? It’s all due to an annual 12-hour purge where everyday people go out for a night on the town to pillage and plunder,...

McCaskill discusses student loans with MU students

McCaskill discusses student loans with MU students

Claire Boston June 5, 2013

Sixteen MU students met with Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., Thursday to discuss their concerns about student loan interest rates, which are set to increase July 1. Federally subsidized Stafford loans have...

MU ranks in top 10 for family medicine

Addie Conway June 4, 2013

MU was named a top-ranked school in family medicine by the American Academy of Family Physicians in early May for its higher-than-average number of residents who chose that field. Ashley Bentley, student...

Former MSA legislative coordinator Ben Levin prepares to lead ASUM

Former MSA legislative coordinator Ben Levin prepares to lead ASUM

Joseph Fafinski June 4, 2013

As a Columbia native, senior Ben Levin became involved in MU student politics the moment he stepped foot on his hometown campus in fall 2010. “I joined the Missouri Students Association the first week...

MSA’s CATs program rewards students for event attendance

Thom Carter June 4, 2013

Come next fall, free pizza may not be the only incentive for students to attend a variety of MU events. Currently in the works at the Missouri Students Association is Creating Active Tigers, an incentive...

TAPP executives plan new year of educating students on politics

Jack Flemming June 4, 2013

A year after Tigers Against Partisan Politics began, the new executive members of TAPP are focusing on new ways to continue their motto to "educate, discuss and engage." Education and Advocacy Director...

Athletes shine at summer games

Athletes shine at summer games

The Kansas City metro area, decked out in matching neon-orange T-shirts, arrived first in the Parade of Athletes. Southwest Missouri followed, proceeding in to the classic pump-up riffs of “Eye of the...