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The Maneater

Capitol Wrap-Up: Week of March 4

Bell Johnson March 8, 2013

####Senators push for measures to be put on 2013 schedule before deadline Five-hundred Senate bills were filed for the 2013 legislation session before the Feb. 28 deadline. Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St....

RHA debating funding reallocation amendment

Paul Albani-Burgio March 8, 2013

The Residence Halls Association Congress will meet Monday to debate and vote on a proposed amendment to the RHA bylaws. According to the text of Amendment 002, its purpose is to organize the hall fines...

Readership Program expands to include New York Times online

Jill Deutsch March 8, 2013

MU students no longer need to go to a newspaper stand for access to the New York Times. Now, they only need a laptop. By going to [nytimes.com/passes](https://myaccount.nytimes.com/verification/edupass),...

Poll finds most Missourians favor Medicaid expansion

Claire Boston March 8, 2013

A new poll found that the majority of Missourians favor Medicaid expansion, a proposal Republicans in the state House of Representatives recently rejected. After hearing an equal set of pros and cons...

Ciao for now: Playing with Firenze

Mollie Barnes March 7, 2013

This past weekend, I went on a trip to Firenze (aka Florence) for my friend Sarah’s birthday. When booking the trip, I had no worries about planning for a group of eight girls to stay in two hostel rooms...

The Viewing Room: ‘Jack,’ the giant letdown

March 7, 2013

It would seem that Hollywood’s most popular trend of late is taking children’s stories and attempting to dramatize and darken them. It’s been done to "Snow White," "Hansel and Gretel" and now "Jack...

Tongue in Chic: Getting a grip on bicycle fashion

Madison Feller March 7, 2013

Last semester, I had the unfortunate luck of having an 8 a.m. every day, all the way across campus (damn you, economics). Although walking the 20 minutes from my dorm to class every morning was surely...

Couch Potato: If TV were more like True/False

Jack Howland March 7, 2013

“Reality TV” has become a dirty term in our culture. It brings to mind celebrity dance competitions with aged stars as irrelevant as a 1980s Walkman. It’s synonymous with the Kardashians and/or dead...

Q&A with Paper Bird

Q&A with Paper Bird

Hunter Woodall March 7, 2013

_When: Monday at 9 p.m._ _Where: Mojo's_ Paper Bird tries to keep things internal. When the seven-piece band is recording, its members avoid listening to other musicians so that their sound isn’t altered....

Pop track: Hollywood’s girl on fire

Joyce Peng March 7, 2013

So, I've finally hopped on the Jennifer Lawrence bandwagon. I first got a taste of Lawrence’s work in “The Hunger Games," where she portrayed the rebellious heroine Katniss Everdeen. I thought she...

Missouri Contemporary Ballet to perform 'Connectivity' at Missouri Theatre

Missouri Contemporary Ballet to perform ‘Connectivity’ at Missouri Theatre

Sara Higginbotham March 7, 2013

_When: Tonight at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m._ _Tickets: $19-20 adults, $14 students, $12 kids 12 and under_ _**Student tickets are 75% off regular price for Friday's performance. Tickets...

Loud Minded: Neo-soul, ULTRA

William Schmitt March 7, 2013

It has been more than a decade since the heyday of Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC — an era of perfectly coiffed, impeccably presented pop stars composed in some studio for public enjoyment. Even...