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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

MSA discusses election process as senate retention decreases

Jill Deutsch April 5, 2013

As an increasing number of senators vacate their seats, the Missouri Students Association Senate discussed changes to its attendance policy and the senator election process Wednesday. At its full Senate...

National Weather Service enhances warning system

Katie Pohlman April 5, 2013

The National Weather Service implemented changes to its severe weather warning system, including stronger wording and greater details. The changes come after a yearlong study in which several NWS offices...

Capitol Wrap-Up: Week of April 1

Matthew Flores April 5, 2013

####Anti-drone legislation passed in House#### The Missouri House of Representatives passed a measure Tuesday that would ban surveillance in manned or unmanned aircraft conducted without a warrant. House...

MU faculty receives Kemper Fellowships for excellence

MU faculty receives Kemper Fellowships for excellence

Andrew Beasley April 5, 2013

Elizabeth Baker was in the middle of teaching a group of doctoral students when she was announced as one of the five recipients of this year’s Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. “I have a...

TriCo, Fluidity co-host 'This is How We Do Gender'

TriCo, Fluidity co-host ‘This is How We Do Gender’

Joyce Peng April 5, 2013

Four panelists discussed how they experience and perform gender in different ways in their lives during the "This is How We Do Gender" event on Wednesday. TriCo partnered with Fluidity to co-host the...

Skala, Thomas unseat incumbents while McDavid keeps mayor

Beatriz Costa-Lima April 5, 2013

City Council will see a shift as two challengers ousted two incumbents, while Mayor Bob McDavid will retain his seat as mayor. Columbia Proposition 1 and Boone County Propostion 1 were both approved. City...

Senior art major remembered for her positivity, compassion

Nassim Benchaabane April 5, 2013

Emily Kristin Jackson is rarely remembered without her signature smile, her contagious optimism or her ability to go above and beyond to help others. “There was a perceptible difference in the energy...

MU senior performs poetry, runs a business and just does too many awesome things

MU senior performs poetry, runs a business and just does too many awesome things

Carleigh Cavender April 4, 2013

MU student [Justin McCain](http://loudpoetry.wix.com/justinmccainpoetry) isn’t your typical overachieving senior. Sure, he may have gotten a gig voicing his poetry on a CW special and traveled to St....

Album review: Gramatik's '#DigitalFreedom'

Album review: Gramatik’s ‘#DigitalFreedom’

Sarah Leituala April 4, 2013

_When: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday_ _Where: The Blue Note_ _Tickets: $15_ To promote the idea of freeing music, DJ Gramatik released his album _#DigitalFreedom_ last year and made it available for free. The...

CoMo Appétit

CoMo Appétit

Just because you're stuck in mid-Mo doesn't meant you can't enjoy a little intercontinental cuisine. Ditch the usual takeout pizza this weekend and try out one of these taste-tested dishes, all of which...

Loud Minded: The music you didn’t know you loved

William Schmitt April 4, 2013

The color blue often evokes emotional responses by mellowing the mind and eliminating jitters from the breath. Simply looking at a shade of indigo or navy slows the heart rate and acts as a milder form...

Pop track: Where geek and chic collide

Joyce Peng April 4, 2013

Whenever those four geeky scientists on "The Big Bang Theory" ramble on about how awesome comic-cons are, I always feel the need to go to one myself. No, I’m not a huge comic book fan. I do enjoy hopping...