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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

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...

MSO hosts “Building Bridges, Connecting Individuals” spring conference

Vivian Qian April 23, 2013

After four months of planning, the Muslim Student Organization hosted its third spring conference, “Building Bridges, Connecting Individuals,” on April 19 and 20 in the MU Student Center. Several...

Religious Studies lecture emphasizes religion in environmentalism

Sean Nelson April 19, 2013

Students explored the connections between environmental studies and Buddhism at the annual “Distinguished Lecture on Religion and Public Life” on Thursday night in Fisher Auditorium. The lecture,...

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

Jack Howland April 19, 2013

Nas’d CQs Jesse Auditorium http://eventpros.missouri.edu/ Tap Day https://www.facebook.com/events/228874613919804/ Francis Quadrangle http://chancellor.missouri.edu/residence/ Jesse Hall http://eventpros.missouri.edu/ Chancellor...

Patel appointed new MSA Secretary of Auxiliaries

Jill Deutsch April 19, 2013

Six months ago, Sandy Patel was eyeing the position of Missouri Students Association secretary of auxiliaries. Last week, she finally got it. “MSA has always been my passion,” Patel said. “I didn’t...

Greek Week pairings perform Fling skits

Greek Week pairings perform Fling skits

Desiree Seals April 19, 2013

Greek Week Fling 2013 featured cliffhanger skits from a number of paired sororities and fraternities. Alpha Phi and Alpha Gamma Rho began the night with their skit titled “The Dark Hare Rises.” The...

American Airlines flights face delays after technicalities, weather

Beatriz Costa-Lima April 19, 2013

Due to technical complications with their reservation system, American Airlines experienced a system-wide ground delay Tuesday until 4 p.m. The airline tweeted that it was having technical problems early...