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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

Missouri state employee salaries lowest in nation

Jessica Allison December 4, 2012

Missouri’s state employees are paid the least, on average, of all 50 states. A government-funded study found Missouri state employees are paid an average of 15.6 percent less than comparable private-sector...

Report shows FastCAT sales don't cover costs yet

Report shows FastCAT sales don’t cover costs yet

Beatriz Costa-Lima December 4, 2012

A report released by the city manager and staff Sunday showed FastCAT Express sales are not covering the annual costs of the route. "Our goal is to cover the costs," City Manager Mike Matthes said. "We'll...

Missouri Theatre hosts Missouri Symphony Conservatory Winter Concert

Missouri Theatre hosts Missouri Symphony Conservatory Winter Concert

Megan Lewis December 4, 2012

On Monday night, family, friends and fans alike flocked to the Missouri Theatre for the Missouri Symphony Conservatory Winter Concert. The theater itself was decorated for the holiday season, adding a...

MSA questions power of Student Conduct Committee

Jill Deutsch December 4, 2012

The Missouri Students Association Senate discussed two bills supporting changes made to the Student Conduct Committee bylaws in early November. What sparked debate in full Senate was not the content of...

Operation Red Wreath to prevent fires in Columbia

Operation Red Wreath to prevent fires in Columbia

Jennifer Beatty December 4, 2012

During the holiday season, residents might notice a large wreath with red lights at the Columbia Fire Department on Tenth Street. This wreath is there to celebrate not only the season but also the lack...

Bits and Bytes: Shivering with anticipation

Brendan Wray December 3, 2012

Over the break, one of the most traumatic events happened to me. OK, that’s being more than overly dramatic, but the thing is that I received a game for my birthday that I couldn’t play. See, my birthday...

Dolls on Fire release first record, ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’

Sarah Leituala December 3, 2012

[Dolls on Fire](http://dollsonfire.bandcamp.com/), a new synth-pop band stationed out of Kansas City, recently released their first debut LP, _Ladies and Gentlemen_. Taking a different approach, the band...

SUPB hosts ‘Stache Dash to raise awareness for prostate cancer

Lauren Rutherford December 2, 2012

People with facial hair of all varieties gathered Saturday for the first ever 'Stache Dash 5K, held by the Student Unions Programming Board. The race aimed to raise awareness for prostate cancer. “I...

Locals Only music festival hits Roxy’s Friday

Lauren Rutherford November 30, 2012

The last time you got a text that read, “Hey, we’re throwing a party, and by the way, there will be singing and playing instruments at it," it was probably from your wanna-be musician friends who interpret...

MU law school cuts class size due to tough job market

Joyce Peng November 30, 2012

The MU Law School cut entering class sizes from 150 to 135 students for the fall 2011 school year, according to the _Transcript_, a biannual magazine for law school alumni. A huge factor to the cuts is...

Locals Only: RSVP yes to see RVS this Friday

Lauren Rutherford November 30, 2012

Ray Sanders says Columbia is full of musical gems. [RVS](http://thervsmusic.com/) may just be one of them. Sanders, aka local hip-hop artist RVS, says his musical roots reach back to his elementary school...

MOFLUX tower measures forest’s ‘breathing’

Hanna Jacunski November 30, 2012

Twenty minutes south of campus, in Ashland, Mo., the MOFLUX project literally towers above the deciduous forest. Delicate instruments are perched 106 feet in the air, constantly collecting data, looking...