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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Bookeater: Woke up this morning, afraid I was gonna live

Jennifer Bennett November 30, 2012

I’m not really much of a crier. Watching “Titanic” doesn’t tear me up. “The Notebook” is sad, but it leaves me dry-eyed. Even at the end of sorority recruitment, while other girls bawled with...

Columbia police see decrease in burglaries this Thanksgiving

Lakshna Mehta November 30, 2012

The Thanksgiving holiday this year saw an overall decrease in burglaries taking place in the city. According to a news release from the Columbia Police Department, there were 24 residential burglaries...

Droege/Beattie select MSA cabinet

Jill Deutsch November 30, 2012

After an extensive application and interview process, the Missouri Students Association president- and vice president-elect, Nick Droege and Zach Beattie, selected their 2013-14 executive cabinet. The...

Reel Reviews: ‘Lincoln’ stands tall

Josh Sipp November 29, 2012

First of all, I feel the need to quickly defend my choice to discuss “Lincoln” over some of the other movies currently in theaters. While “Skyfall” was a very tempting choice, it’s been out...

Real life ramblin’ man to play at Mojo's Dec. 7

Real life ramblin’ man to play at Mojo’s Dec. 7

Pierce Courchaine November 29, 2012

It’s 1 p.m. in late November, and J.P. Harris is braving the Texas sun outside a bar. With a drink waiting for him inside, he talks fast through his cellphone. The last year has been a bit of a whirlwind....

EOTO improvs its way into Columbia

Heather Finn November 29, 2012

When: Saturday Doors: 8:30 p.m. Show: 9:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 in advance, $18 day of show In a day and age where electronic dance music is on the rise, it’s hard for just any old house or dub-step group...

Q&A with Old Crow Medicine Show

Q&A with Old Crow Medicine Show

Samantha Hubbard November 29, 2012

When: Wednesday Where: Missouri Theatre Doors: 6:30 p.m., Show: 7:30 p.m.  Tickets: $28-$35 The song “Wagon Wheel” has found its way onto playlists all over the world, but what could be better than...

Ten tasks to add to your end-of-the-semester to-do list

Morgan Young November 29, 2012

'Tis that awkward part of the season when it's not quite time to call it quits for the semester. It's ridiculously cold, everything smells like cinnamon and the doom of finals is upon us. Thanks to that...

Style Files: Dress to the nines

Claire Boston November 29, 2012

It’s been less than a week since [Justin Bieber donned overalls and a backward hat to meet Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/justin-bieber-wears-overalls-meet-canadian-prime-minister-article-1.1208072),...

How to (kind of literally) burn calories 

Hannah Shanken November 29, 2012

**What is Sumits Hot Yoga?** When the temperature outside becomes frightful, some go-to cures include pumpkin spice lattes and camping out under your covers. But what about challenging your body and soul...

Singh speaks out against standardized testing in documentary

Singh speaks out against standardized testing in documentary

Alex Stewart November 29, 2012

The difference between most of us, whining and crying about the horrors of standardized testing, and MU freshman Ankur Singh is that he's actually trying to do something about it. This upcoming spring,...

The Vedic Society celebrates Thanksgiving in St. Louis

Caitlin Kerfin November 27, 2012

The MU Vedic Society spent the Sunday after Thanksgiving giving back to the St. Louis community for its biannual spiritual retreat. “For us, Thanksgiving was Sunday,” member Dibya Ranjan Panigrahi...