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Top 5 times I wish we weren’t in the SEC

Connor Casey, Jack Witthaus • May 3, 2013

**1. Tigers get suplexed by Alabama** Oct. 13, 2012 — With Missouri football team down 42-10 with two minutes left in the fourth quarter against the eventual national champions, Alabama defensive lineman...

Keep Columbia Free President Mark Flakne arrested Saturday

Beatriz Costa-Lima • May 3, 2013

Columbia Police Department officers were dispatched at 12:25 a.m. Saturday in response to a disturbance in the area of Chapel Hill and Grant Lane. CPD arrested Keep Columbia Free President Mark Flakne,...

MU’s botched snowjob

Katie Pohlman • May 3, 2013

Snow? What snow? It seemed as if MU administrators didn’t look out their windows or check the weather the morning of Thursday, Feb. 21. A snowstorm rolled through Columbia, canvassed the campus in...

Top 5 organization events

May 3, 2013

**1. [ASB](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/3/19/asb-site-leaders-and-participants-look-forward-tra/)** Alternative Spring Break sent nearly 500 students on philanthropic trips over spring break...

Truman’s Closet to commence business attire drive next Monday

Thom Carter • May 3, 2013

The Missouri Student Association, in an effort with the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association, is hosting a business attire drive May 6-10. The drive is an attempt to kickstart Truman’s...

Most unnecessary: luxury student housing

Molly Duffy • May 3, 2013

Private Balcony! Granite kitchen countertops! Rooftop pool! Walk-in closet! Gated community! Resort-style amenities! Outdoor fireplace! Free tanning! Are you guys serious? No student needs this kind...

Top 5 donations

Nassim Benchaabane • May 3, 2013

Back in January of 2000, when MU launched its fundraising campaign, “For All We Call Mizzou,” then-Chancellor Emeritus Richard Wallace set a goal for $600 million in donations. That goal was passed,...

Pop track: Happy 10th birthday, iTunes!

Joyce Peng • May 3, 2013

It’s been 10 years since iTunes, Apple’s revolutionary digital music store, launched on April 28, 2003, with just 200,000 songs in its database. With its 25 billionth download earlier this year, according...

MSA President Twitter was an embarrassment

Jill Deutsch • May 3, 2013

If you scroll back through the @MSAPresident Twitter account, you’ll see tweets congratulating student organizations, announcing events and informing students about the Missouri Students Association....

Top 5 times I was embarrassed to go here

May 3, 2013

**1. Todd Akin's 'legitimate rape'** When Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo. suggested in September 2012 that women couldn’t get pregnant from “legitimate rape,” I legitimately wanted to jump off the Cliffs...

Financials of study abroad programs complex, varied

Cassa Niedringhaus • May 3, 2013

Navigating the financial terrain of college is difficult. Studying abroad is no exception. When comparing costs for study abroad programs among colleges at MU, it is difficult to determine exactly what...

Transition of UM Press to MU major Faculty Council issue

Jack Howland • May 3, 2013

The future of the University of Missouri Press became a hot topic of discussion at Faculty Council meetings throughout the academic year. The institution's fate was a staple on the meeting's agenda, and...