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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Ellis Library arsonist convicted

Claire Boston April 26, 2013

A jury convicted a Columbia man of arson Wednesday in relation to fires he set at Ellis Library and Stephens College in 2011. Christopher C. Kelley, 27, was found guilty on two federal counts of arson...

CPD engages community with contest

Katherine Knott April 26, 2013

On Wednesday, April 17, the Columbia Police Department held its first caption contest on its Facebook page. The winner of the contest received a CPD challenge coin. A CPD challenge coin is the size of...

Pop track: The cultural Force of “Star Wars”

Joyce Peng April 25, 2013

"Star Wars" fans, geek out. Disney and Lucasfilm will release “Star Wars Episode VII,” the start of a series of "Star Wars" movies that will come out every year starting in 2015, according to a [MovieFone...

Loud Minded: Glowing through the speakers

William Schmitt April 25, 2013

So far I’ve written about a lot of hip-hop — because I love hip-hop — in addition to a smattering that includes classic soul, neo-soul and some electronic. If my columns were a line of Nike Air Williams,...

Couch Potato: Please, watch ‘Breaking Bad’ this summer

Jack Howland April 25, 2013

Well, this is the end. After a semester of late-night Netflix benders and ill-advised television marathons, my time as MOVE Magazine’s resident couch potato has sadly run out. I can no longer justify...

Tongue in Chic: Trees, trails and tie-dye

Madison Feller April 25, 2013

Even after spending almost an entire year at Mizzou, I’m still discovering new things every day. New places to eat, new places to study, new places to shop and most recently, new places to go exploring....

The Viewing Room: How ‘Oblivion’ made me like Tom Cruise

Hannah Bedenkop April 25, 2013

Tom Cruise is undeniably nuts. Hey, I’m all for leaving celebrities to their own devices and giving them privacy and trying to refrain from judgment because, you know, we don’t actually know them....

A guide to spring bonfires with help from the Columbia Fire Department

Thom Dixon April 25, 2013

1) Refer to your fire as a "recreational fire." This is the technical term for your celebratory acoustic guitar and marshmallow-filled fire. "Bonfire" is the colloquial term but technically refers to a...

Exploring the outdoors for all adventure levels

Exploring the outdoors for all adventure levels

Lauren Rutherford April 25, 2013

**Adventure Level 1:** The outdoor-a-phobes [Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area](http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/applications/moatlas/AreaSummaryPage.aspx?txtAreaID=8931&txtAreaNm=&txtCounty=&txtRegion=Central&txtUserID=guest&txtDivision) _Facilities/restrooms:_...

Ciao for now: Just one more time

Mollie Barnes April 25, 2013

_Italian word of the week: Comportati da adulto! - Grow up!_ Studying abroad is like the Pringles of school; once you pop you just can't stop. During orientation, one of the international office employees...

Q&A with Ra Ra Riot

Jack Howland April 25, 2013

Ra Ra Riot is a band full of surprises. When the pack of rollicking Syracuse grads burst onto the scene under the name Ra Ra Riot, the music world may have expected a lot of shrieking and wigging out....

Students, faculty inducted into MU's six secret societies during Tap Day ceremony

Students, faculty inducted into MU’s six secret societies during Tap Day ceremony

Jack Howland April 23, 2013

There was an air of secrecy in Jesse Hall on Friday. A select group of students and faculty wearing hooded robes walked into a packed Jesse Auditorium in two winding lines. The group’s identities were...