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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

CPD hopes to reduce spring break burglaries

Caele Pemberton March 19, 2013

The Columbia Police Department is urging everyone leaving for spring break to take steps to make their homes safer while they are away. Police recommend locking all doors and windows, asking a friend...

In final games, Oriakhi becomes elder statesman

In final games, Oriakhi becomes elder statesman

Hunter Woodall March 19, 2013

Senior center Alex Oriakhi has felt like this before. Passionate, but fatigued. An entire fan base looking on, hoping that you’ll be the one to lead them through the madness. It’s not exactly the...

Apple, Android release Breathometer app

Kate Moxcy March 19, 2013

Starting this summer, Apple and Android owners will be able to track their blood alcohol content level by simply exhaling into their phones. Breathometer, Inc. recently launched the world’s first smartphone...

Columbia’s first NEDA Walk raises awareness, more than $6,600

Columbia’s first NEDA Walk raises awareness, more than $6,600

Sarah Leituala March 19, 2013

Sophomore Emmy Boyd hosted Columbia’s first National Eating Disorders Association Walk on Saturday at Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area to raise awareness in the community about eating disorders. Participants...

Missouri congressional delegation voice concerns over possible air tower closures

Missouri congressional delegation voice concerns over possible air tower closures

Beatriz Costa-Lima March 19, 2013

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to issue a statement Friday listing which air traffic control towers will close nationwide. The announcement was originally supposed to be made Thursday, but...

Mizzou Relay for Life raises $77,000 to fight cancer

Mizzou Relay for Life raises $77,000 to fight cancer

Daniela Sirtori Cortina March 19, 2013

Columbia resident and cancer survivor Maureen Funk celebrated her birthday at the annual “Relay for Life of Mizzou” event on Saturday. Funk is now five years cancer-free, and she thanks the fundraising...

Senate advances labor union legislation

Jeffrey Militzer March 19, 2013

Democratic Missouri senators filibustered legislation for eight hours last Tuesday. The uproar from local unions and local Democrats was in response to Senate BIll 29, which would require authorization...

ASB site leaders and participants look forward to travel, volunteer opportunities

Joyce Peng March 19, 2013

Less than a week before their trips depart, leaders and participants in Mizzou Alternative Spring Break have been preparing and looking forward to their service trips. About 480 students are participating...

Lawmakers go on spring break, pass two bills

Matthew Flores March 19, 2013

Missouri lawmakers hit the halfway point of the 2013 legislative session last week, leaving Jefferson City on Thursday for a "spring break" vacation. The General Assembly will return March 25 to continue...

MU School of Journalism dean inducted into Iowa School of Journalism Hall of Fame

MU School of Journalism dean inducted into Iowa School of Journalism Hall of Fame

Emily Brehe March 19, 2013

Dean Mills, dean of the MU School of Journalism, will become the third from MU inducted into the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication Hall of Fame. Iowa journalism faculty selected...

New student housing options redefine luxury

Jill Deutsch March 19, 2013

The scene at the Wellness Resource Center’s housing fair in February was similar to that of a busy street market. But instead of enticing passersby with food and clothes, eager vendors hawked granite...

MSA president eyes long-term loan program

Thom Carter March 19, 2013

Plans by the Missouri Students Association President Nick Droege to create an emergency loan program were put on hold after he discovered MU already offers long-term loans. Instead, Droege now wants to...