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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Viewing Room: Oscar expectations vs. reality

Hannah Bedenkop February 28, 2013

The Academy Awards ceremony is far and away the most important event in Hollywood. But it’s also a popularity contest hosted by a bunch of old white men who don’t vote for people whose names they can’t...

Ask the experts: True/False picks (Part 1)

Ask the experts: True/False picks (Part 1)

Lauren Rutherford February 28, 2013

**Liz Fornango:** Film festival worker extraordinaire _Favorite Movie: "Lost in Translation"_ _Been attending T/F since: 2008, and she's volunteered ever since_ _Favorite part of T/F: “From an attendance...

Ask the experts: True/False picks (Part 2)

Ask the experts: True/False picks (Part 2)

Thom Dixon February 28, 2013

**Jamie Gonçalves:** Programming assistant, movie screener, Gimme Truth! and The Great Wall coordinator at True/False _Favorite movies: "Hoop Dreams," "Grey Gardens," "Monterey Pop," "F for Fake," anything...

Tongue in Chic: Red carpet reviews

Madison Feller February 28, 2013

Okay Tigers, let’s be real here for a second. Last week, we all let out a collective squeal as we heard that we would be granted a glorious, wintry snow day. And if a four-day weekend filled with snowball...

Q&A with Mucca Pazza

Q&A with Mucca Pazza

Jessica Allison February 28, 2013

When you think of a marching band, do you still think of high school social rejects? If so, let us introduce to you Mucca Pazza, a 30-piece instrumental band from Chicago. The members wear mismatched band...

Pop track: The wonder years

Joyce Peng February 28, 2013

Once serving as the world’s largest email service, Hotmail has now recently been converted to Microsoft Outlook. Remember how huge Hotmail was when we were growing up? All my friends used Hotmail as...

Loud Minded: An introduction to Danny Brown

William Schmitt February 28, 2013

If you listen to hip-hop beyond the Top 40 at all, chances are you already know about the Adderall Admiral. Danny Brown bounces from a nasal staccato to a ruthless bark. In addition to his recent breakthrough...

Police Blotter

Veronike Collazo February 26, 2013

####Field House fight ends in arrest A Columbia Police Department officer on patrol in the Hitt Street and East Broadway area saw Robert Harrison, 29, punch a man in the face outside The Field House at...

Snowfall could lessen severe drought in Boone County

Claire Boston February 26, 2013

Columbia’s recent 10-inch snowfall is likely to alleviate, but not eliminate, drought conditions in the area, experts said. “(The snow) absolutely does make a dent,” National Weather Service hydrologist...

Police officer creates Facecrook to improve communication

Laurien Rose February 26, 2013

Facecrook, a new smartphone application, allows users to keep a digital notebook for recording suspects and persons of interest. Users can add other users, much like Facebook friends, to create a network....

Citizens for Justice founder might join in $2.7 million lawsuit

Emily Brehe February 26, 2013

Matt Akins, local activist and founder of Citizens for Justice, could join plaintiffs in a multi-million dollar lawsuit against members of the Columbia Police Department and Boone County prosecuting attorney...

RJI research team finds where Twitter, politics intersect

Claire Boston February 26, 2013

Associate professor of communication Mitchell McKinney’s biggest surprise in his latest research came before he even had findings — he was frustrated by the fickleness of his data-gathering tools. “My...