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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

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...

MU researchers develop alternative meat product, bring jobs to Columbia

Ann Millington November 30, 2012

After more than a decade of research, intellectual property created at the University of Missouri has been predicted to be the first competitor of its kind in a market that’s growing over 100 percent...

Faculty Council opinions split over proposed bylaw changes

Jack Howland November 30, 2012

The MU Faculty Council discussed a proposal that would aim to give faculty a more prominent voice in budgetary issues Thursday.

 The proposal said the faculty’s authority item budget and resource...

Black Friday brings sales, profits to Columbia businesses

Black Friday brings sales, profits to Columbia businesses

Katherine Fallon November 30, 2012

Thanksgiving ushers in the holiday retail season with the famed Black Friday — known for being one of the craziest nights of the year, thousands of people line up outside stores to get prized goods at...

Monks at Assumption Abbey in Ava support themselves through fruitcake business

Elise Schmelzer November 30, 2012

Monks at Assumption Abbey in Ava, Mo., fill their lives with quiet prayer, studies and fruitcake. Though the Trappist monks spend much of their time in religious activities and contemplative thought,...

2012 heat, drought brings uncertain future for Missouri farmers

2012 heat, drought brings uncertain future for Missouri farmers

Ann Millington November 30, 2012

Drought coupled with record high temperatures across the Midwest has left Missouri farmers speculating future crop yield and costs for 2013. With a little more than a month left in the year, 2012 is well...

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,...

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...