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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

Pat Summitt –’Sum It Up’: 4 out of 5 stars

Alyssa McKee April 23, 2013

After almost 1,100 wins, a 100 percent player graduation rate and a spot on the women’s Olympic basketball team, ex-head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team, Pat Summitt, was...

Locals fight Boy Scouts’ exclusion of gay members

Beatriz Costa-Lima April 23, 2013

Hallsville resident Karen Birk's son loves being a Boy Scout. He looks forward to spending time outdoors and learning with his fellow scouts. But this leaves Birk conflicted. While her son loves the scouts,...

Kid Cudi – ‘Indicud’: 3 out of 5 stars

Jessica Allison April 23, 2013

If you like Kid Cudi already, you’ll like _Indicud,_ but if you haven’t gotten into his music, his newest release isn’t going to catch your attention. According to Billboard, Kid Cudi wrote the...

Eat of the Week: The Pretty Salad

Eat of the Week: The Pretty Salad

Griffin Matis April 23, 2013

As spring slowly arrives, I came to the conclusion that I cannot use winter as an excuse to eat everything anymore. I threw together a bright, springy salad to help start the slow adjustment to a diet...

CPD officers selected to join SWAT team

Katherine Fallon April 23, 2013

The Columbia Police Department has been selecting new members for its SWAT team this month. SWAT stands for Special Weapons and Tactics. Captain Brad Nelson, SWAT/CNT Commander, said that CPD and its...

Pedestrian killed on I-70

Lakshna Mehta April 23, 2013

A car crash on Interstate 70 early Monday morning fatally injured a pedestrian but left the driver unharmed. According to a Columbia Police Department news release, Robert W. Berst, 55, was traveling...

Tractor-trailer spills sodium hydroxide on Waco Road

Lakshna Mehta April 23, 2013

Units from the Columbia Fire Department were dispatched to a hazardous material spill after a tractor-trailer spilled about 35 gallons of sodium hydroxide on Waco Road early Monday morning. According...

From Columbia to West: Texas student helps her home community

Claire Boston April 23, 2013

Freshman Mary Klemenok was about to go to bed when she received bad news. Around 11 p.m. on April 17, Klemenok was almost ready to log out of Twitter for the night when a flurry of "#prayforwest" tweets...

Third arrest made in Daniels homicide

Lakshna Mehta, Mara Somlo April 23, 2013

Glenn O. Anderson, 25, of St. Charles, turned himself in to the Columbia Police Department last Thursday in relation to homicide of Brian Daniels, who was found dead in his home April 10. Anderson made...

Second Amendment protection bill passed in House

Matthew Flores April 23, 2013

In the midst of a raging political battle on gun control in Washington, D.C., legislators in Jefferson City are approving legislation to counteract any potential federal restrictions on firearms. The...

Local groups sponsor Earth Day activities downtown

Local groups sponsor Earth Day activities downtown

Emily Brehe April 23, 2013

The sun shined over downtown as students, volunteers, families and dog-lovers made their way through Peace Park for the Columbia Earth Day festivities. Elm Street took the name “Eco Avenue” for the...

Sororities organize Bake for Boston

Elizabeth Wilson April 23, 2013

Kappa Delta, Phi Mu and Kappa Alpha Theta collaborated on Friday to put on the event Bake for Boston, during which baked goods were sold to raise funds for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. Students...