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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Bookeater: My kind of princess

Jennifer Bennett October 19, 2012

In ["Dealing with Dragons,"](http://www.amazon.com/Dealing-Dragons-Enchanted-Forest-Chronicles/dp/015204566X) Princess Cimorene prefers fencing and Latin to lounging around and learning about “how loudly...

MU hosts symposium focusing on food insecurity

MU hosts symposium focusing on food insecurity

Jack Howland October 19, 2012

Professor David Holben discussed the idea of food insecurity and health outcomes Thursday afternoon in front of a full house in Stotler Lounge. Holben, a professor of nutrition at Ohio University, cited...

Homecoming Blood Drive collects 4,643 units at Hearnes

Homecoming Blood Drive collects 4,643 units at Hearnes

Vivian Qian October 19, 2012

Students gathered at the Hearnes Center this week to participate in the annual Homecoming Blood Drive. The drive began Monday and finished Thursday with 4,643 units of blood. That number does not represent...

MSA presidential slates address campus safety

**Maass/Catalano** Spencer Maass and Shelby Catalano have various plans to improve campus safety, including better utilization of yearly campus Safety Walks. Maass said MSA senators and volunteers take...

Candidates debate education, stem cell research

Rachel Brooks October 19, 2012

The second debate between the contenders for the Missouri U.S. Senate seat, Rep. Todd Akin, R.-Mo., and incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., took place Thursday at Clayton High School in Clayton. Mike...

Man forced into own vehicle, robbed outside Daniel Boone Regional Library

Sarah Suerig October 19, 2012

A man was robbed at gunpoint while leaving the Daniel Boone Regional Library on Wednesday night, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. The victim said he was approached from behind by...

MSA’s fee request process becomes official

Jill Deutsch October 19, 2012

The Missouri Students Association passed an act Wednesday that establishes a formal procedure for making its annual fee request to the Student Fee Review Committee. According to Bill 52-21, the process...

MU professors partner with RJI in Twitter analysis

MU professors partner with RJI in Twitter analysis

Claire Boston October 19, 2012

Among the 65.6 million Americans who tuned into the second presidential debate Tuesday night were a team of MU researchers who were as glued to their laptops as they were to the TV. The researchers, who...

Reel Reviews: ‘Seven Psychopaths’ insanely funny

Josh Sipp October 18, 2012

Last weekend marked one of the best movie-going weekends in the past few months, with the release of Ben Affleck’s suspense thriller, “Argo,” Martin McDonagh’s star-studded comedy, “Seven Psychopaths”...

Local theater warps time with ‘Rocky Horror’

Brendan Wray October 18, 2012

When: Oct. 25-28, Nov. 1-4, and Nov. 8-11 7:30 p.m. Thursdays - Saturdays 2 p.m. Sundays Tickets: $12 adult, $11 student Where: Columbia Entertainment Company Hidden deep in the caves of pop culture...

One Step at a Time: an apple a day and other seasonal goodies

Abbie Wenthe October 18, 2012

With turning 20 this week and the semiannual freak out that comes with signing up for classes, lately I have been reminiscing about childhood and how great I had it as a kid. The only thing I had to worry...

Citizen Jane Film Festival celebrates female filmmakers

Citizen Jane Film Festival celebrates female filmmakers

Haris Fazlic October 18, 2012

Ever wondered how many A-list films are directed by women? How many female directors are behind those big screen blockbusters? The answer: not enough. Luckily, the Citizen Jane Film Festival is changing...