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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

Spooktacular skit talks Social Security and Medicare

Jennifer Beatty November 2, 2012

Grass Roots Organizing, a community-based nonprofit, performed an original skit, “Witch Will It Be: Trick or Treat,” portraying various threatened social programs, such as Social Security, Medicaid...

Newly promoted captain, deputy chief take on positions

Daniela Sirtori Cortina November 2, 2012

After a nationwide search, newly appointed Deputy Chief Dianne Bernhard has settled into the role of second-in-command of the Columbia Police Department. "We will work together to plan for the future...

Campaign spending fuels Missouri races

Campaign spending fuels Missouri races

Chris Jasper November 2, 2012

As the end of the campaign season draws closer, challengers and incumbents alike are making a final push to win their races. Dave Spence, the Republican challenger to Gov. Jay Nixon’s incumbency, gave...

Presidential debates educate first-time voters on issues

Rachel Brooks November 2, 2012

Amid floods, power outages, gas leaks and the destruction of millions of homes and lives, the presidential election is still close to the forefront of many Americans’ minds. After three presidential...

Sheriff’s office searches for suspects in Southview, Demaret Drive shootings

Claire Boston November 2, 2012

Boone County Sheriff’s Department deputies are searching for suspects in two shootings that occurred overnight between Wednesday and Thursday in the Columbia area. A woman was shot in the hand when...

Azizan-Gardner appointed Chief Diversity Officer

Beatriz Costa-Lima November 2, 2012

After serving as interim for the past year, Noor Azizan-Gardner was appointed chief diversity officer Monday by Deputy Chancellor Mike Middleton. The position involves coordinating the Chancellor's Diversity...

Amanda Mae generates success with 'Love Again' and Mae-niac Music

Amanda Mae generates success with ‘Love Again’ and Mae-niac Music

Kendyl Kearly November 1, 2012

[Amanda Mae](http://www.youtube.com/user/WATCHAMANDAMAE) has always had a strong voice. She began singing and recording at the age of 5. Now, the independent singer and songwriter Amanda Mae Wells has...

Patchwork Project Profile: Well Hidden Wolf ready to unleash sound

Patchwork Project Profile: Well Hidden Wolf ready to unleash sound

Alex Bond November 1, 2012

This Well Hidden Wolf is ready to break out of its cage. The second of the Patchwork Project’s five bands, Well Hidden Wolf, consists of vocalist and guitarist Jarrod Turner, lead guitarist Bryan Degase,...

Patchwork Project Profile: The Wet Dream you won't forget

Patchwork Project Profile: The Wet Dream you won’t forget

Mollie Barnes November 1, 2012

For The Wet Dream, competition at the Patchwork Project finale will be … _stiff_, to say the least, since vocalist Jenny Teeter will be squaring off against her boyfriend and Emigrate band member, Cy...

Reel Reviews: at least it wasn’t longer

Josh Sipp November 1, 2012

My time is not very valuable. I spend multiple hours a day watching TV and staring at my fantasy football team, hoping that somehow the combined force of all of the minutes I stare at players' names will...

Patchwork Project band competition aims to spark interest in local music

Andrea Gonzales-Paul November 1, 2012

If musicians were pieces of cloth, then Dave Kemper, founder of the Columbia Missouri Music Scene Facebook page, would be the one holding the needle, sewing them together. Tonight, Roxy’s, a party bar...

Patchwork Project Profile: Chalkboard Dinosaur anything but dusty

Patchwork Project Profile: Chalkboard Dinosaur anything but dusty

Lauren Rutherford November 1, 2012

A cozy living room with amps on coffee tables, audio equipment in every possible alcove and a mixing board on the dining room table: Chalkboard Dinosaur thrives in its natural habitat. Violet Vonder Haar,...