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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

CPD accepting applications for Citizens’ Police Academy

Mara Somlo April 12, 2013

Members of the public will be able to do some police work of their own this summer. The Columbia Police Department is now accepting applications for its Citizens’ Police Academy, which will teach its...

Highway Patrol releases traffic safety video for teens

Lauren Reagan April 12, 2013

The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced a new traffic safety video designed to inform viewers of the dangers of drinking and driving, failing to wear seatbelts, distractions, texting and speeding....

Hagel endorses McCaskill’s changes to military code

Claire Boston April 12, 2013

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday that he seeks to reform military code by stripping commanding officers of their power to overturn court-martial convictions, a change Sen. Claire McCaskill,...

Obama, Congress differ on student loan rate reform

Claire Boston April 12, 2013

Student loan interest rates could increase next year if President Barack Obama’s 2014 budget proposal is reconciled with Congress’s budgets. The White House budget, released Wednesday, proposes reforming...

Mentorship program seeks to provide service for off-campus freshmen

Thom Carter April 12, 2013

In response to the high population of freshmen living off campus, a program is in the works to cater toward their needs. The Mizzou Off-Campus Mentorship program, conceived by Missouri Students Association...

MSA passes budget, plans for next year

Jill Deutsch April 12, 2013

The Missouri Students Association full Senate burst into applause after unanimously approving the Fiscal Year 2014 budget Wednesday. The budget, which goes into effect in July, was contentious among some...

Pop track: Facebook Home for the Facebook-obsessed

Joyce Peng April 11, 2013

When Mark Zuckerberg [announced](http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-facebook-home-android-20130404,0,781816.story) the new Facebook Home last Thursday, I was like, "Facebook, seriously?...

Couch Potato: Saying farewell to ‘The Office’

Jack Howland April 11, 2013

Saying goodbye to “The Office” won't be easy for me. I was in seventh grade when I first tuned into NBC’s documentary-style cringe-fest. At the time I started watching, I was fascinated by flip...

Ciao for now: Locking down your LDR

Mollie Barnes April 11, 2013

_Italian word of the week: love – l’amore_ Romeo and Juliet couldn’t survive being apart from each other for two days. I don’t think they would have survived the Long Distance Relationship while...

The Unofficial CoMo Hall of Fame

Taylor Weatherby April 11, 2013

So, the movie "42" comes out Friday, and it looks absolutely amazing, am I right? What’s even more amazing is that it has a tie to good ol’ CoMo: Lucas Black, who portrays the character Pee Wee Reese,...

Q&A with Motion City Soundtrack

Q&A with Motion City Soundtrack

Sara Naatz April 11, 2013

Almost 11 years after Motion City Soundtrack released its first album _I Am the Movie,_ the band continues to tour and will be playing in the Vans Warped Tour this summer. Matthew Taylor, who plays bass...

Beard or no beard, The High Pilots will rock The Blue Note

Beard or no beard, The High Pilots will rock The Blue Note

Heather Finn April 11, 2013

It’s not unusual for a band to look to fans to help fund its next record by bidding on autographed merchandise, pre-ordering the album or simply pledging a bit of cash to the starving artist cause. But...