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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

The new Food Recovery Network recovers food and distribute to people in need

Joyce Peng April 9, 2013

After a long day, dining halls always have extra food that goes uneaten. But instead of throwing it away, a new organization is collecting the food and giving it to people in need. Senior Joe Plevel formed...

Muslim Student Organization elects its new executive board

Vivian Qian April 9, 2013

The Muslim Student Organization elected seven new executive board members Thursday. This board is unique from those of prior years. “The biggest difference and improvement of the executive board this...

MU Theater hosts Life and Literature Performance Series

Jeanne Alexander April 9, 2013

Non-traditional theater is alive and well on campus. On Saturday, the theater department presented a one-night display of solo and improvisational performances entitled the "Life and Literature Performance...

MU Health Care System program provides support to grieving health care workers

Sarah Darby April 9, 2013

Before the creation of the forYOU peer support program, there was no road map to follow to help health care workers recover from emotional impact of the loss of a patient or a traumatic clinical event. In...

Hari Kondabolu explores diversity in comedy show

Hari Kondabolu explores diversity in comedy show

Emily Bathe April 9, 2013

“Some of this shit isn’t going to be funny until four years from now,” Hari Kondabolu said. “It’s like a comedy time bomb … I’ve done Denmark, I think I can do Columbia, Missouri.” The...

Texas A&M ‘Religious Funding Exemption Bill’ addressed by MSA

Thom Carter April 9, 2013

In response to controversial legislation passed by the Texas A&M Student Government Association, Missouri Students Association President Nick Droege addressed a letter to the university detailing his dismay. The...

Eat of the Week: The Typical Pita

Eat of the Week: The Typical Pita

Griffin Matis April 9, 2013

Pita bread and hummus are a classic — one is rarely seen without the other. Pita is often paired with feta, which usually goes with spinach, which usually has tomatoes. I decided to put all the typical...

Doctor Who fan group begins at Mizzou

Morgan Purdy April 9, 2013

Almost 50 years ago, a sci-fi program premiered on British TV that would become the focus of MU's newest club: Doctor Who at Mizzou. President Hayden Ponsar, an MU junior, formed the group with two other...

Jay Nash – ‘Letters from the Lost’: 4 out of 5 stars

Brendan Wray April 9, 2013

Jay Nash's new album, _Letters from the Lost_, delivers an intriguing mix of genres. The closest genre the album could possibly be placed in is country, but Nash mixes rock and indie sounds to make this...

Columbia start-up receives $250,000 funding from UM System

Andrew Beasley April 9, 2013

The University of Missouri System awarded $250,000 in investment funds to a Columbia start-up company that licenses technology from MU. [MedSocket](http://www.medsocket.com/), which officially opened...

The Strokes – ‘Comedown Machine’: 3 out of 5 stars

Alex Leininger April 9, 2013

Since their terrific debut album set them apart from the rest of the early 2000s garage rock scene, The Strokes have had flashes of brilliance, moments of failure and plenty of inconsistency. _Is This...

Brother Jed to leave Columbia, return to Indiana

Brother Jed to leave Columbia, return to Indiana

Beatriz Costa-Lima April 9, 2013

After about a decade of confrontational evangelism, Speakers Circle will no longer serve as Jed Smock’s regular pulpit. Smock, commonly known as Brother Jed, announced that he would not longer call...