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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Wheelchair basketball coach to head U.S. team in 2016 Paralympics

Wheelchair basketball coach to head U.S. team in 2016 Paralympics

Jack Howland February 15, 2013

Wheelchair basketball coach Ron Lykins still wishes he appreciated the Paralympic Games more when he first got involved. In 1992, he was the U.S. women’s wheelchair basketball coach but skipped out...

MU Faculty Council discusses closing of NSEI

MU Faculty Council discusses closing of NSEI

Jack Howland February 15, 2013

Staff in attendance at Thursday’s faculty council meeting discussed the problems and possible solutions regarding the March 15, 2012 closing of the Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute. No decision...

DVDNow rental service installs kiosk in student center

DVDNow rental service installs kiosk in student center

Thom Carter February 15, 2013

A DVD rental kiosk was installed in the west end of the MU Student Center last week, housing past and present titles students may rent and return as they please. DVDNow, the company that operates the...

Pope Benedict XVI to resign Feb. 28 due to health reasons

Pope Benedict XVI to resign Feb. 28 due to health reasons

Beatriz Costa-Lima February 15, 2013

Becoming the first pope to do so in over 600 years, Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he will resign from his duties effective Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. European Central Time. Citing health reasons and...

MU SASHA, CDI sponsor discussion on secularism

MU SASHA, CDI sponsor discussion on secularism

Beatriz Costa-Lima February 15, 2013

While attending Skepticon, an annual skeptics convention, junior Tony Lakey came across something that startled him. A sign in the window of a nearby ice cream shop said the shop was a Christian business...

Tongue in Chic: New York state of mind

Madison Feller February 14, 2013

If there’s one city that should always be at the top of everyone’s “must visit” list, it’s New York City. On just one island, you can get kissed on top of the Empire State Building, go ice skating...

Dropping beats but not dropping out:  MU senior looks forward to the future as DJ UberVice.

Dropping beats but not dropping out: MU senior looks forward to the future as DJ UberVice.

Jessica Allison February 14, 2013

Some college students spend their free time hanging out with friends, drinking beer or taking up permanent residence at Ellis Library. MU senior Evan Weiss has chosen a much different path — he DJs under...

Loud Minded: The magnetism of timeless music

William Schmitt February 14, 2013

Everyone’s selling something and everybody is a collector. From the brands on your threads to the caps on your heads, you carry a bit of your past whenever you step on the scene. Potential job interviewees...

Pop track: Forgiving celebrities as they fall

Joyce Peng February 14, 2013

It’s been a month since her breakup with One Direction’s Harry Styles, but Taylor Swift doesn’t seem quite over it yet.   While opening a set at the Grammys last weekend, she faked a British accent...

Couch Potato: The era of binge-watching

Jack Howland February 14, 2013

Believe it or not, TV used to relieve stress. I remember the afternoons when “Cash Cab” eased the "anxiety" that came with my seventh grade education. I remember coming home from hellish high school...

Eight ways to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness day this Feb. 17th

Lauren Rutherford February 14, 2013

**“It’s time to do something!”** Before you do anything, watch the [Kid President Pep Talk](http://youtu.be/l-gQLqv9f4o) video and get inspired. Actually, just watch all the videos on the Soul Pancake...

“Danger! High Voltage” rockers Electric Six to play in Columbia Saturday

“Danger! High Voltage” rockers Electric Six to play in Columbia Saturday

Thom Dixon February 14, 2013

After 17 years of performing, you might think a band would be on its last leg or at least starting to consider calling it quits. But the genre-blurring, energetic band Electric Six is far from it. “It’s...