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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Hail Mary Burger Challenge

Brent Pearson October 12, 2012

Walk into Stadium Grill, just a half-mile away from Faurot Field, and you will find the Hail Mary Burger Challenge. Warning: You better have an appetite bigger than your head. This $50 collisional creation...

MU computer science team receives $1.4 million grant for protein structure prediction

MU computer science team receives $1.4 million grant for protein structure prediction

Joyce Peng October 12, 2012

A team from the MU Department of Computer Science received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health this summer to help fund protein structure prediction research. Professors Dong Xu...

MSA presidential slates clash over money and accountability

MSA presidential slates clash over money and accountability

Jill Deutsch October 12, 2012

n the Missouri Students Association’s second presidential debate hosted by the MSA Board of Elections Commissioners, candidates clashed over the MSA budget, the attainability of campaign goals and MSA’s...

Style Files: Finding the best of online style

Claire Boston October 12, 2012

Let’s be honest: On days when you’re sitting in those boring lecture classes and cursing the fact that you forgot to bring your laptop, staring at the Internet activity of the people in front of you...

Faculty Council discusses Mizzou Student Experience integration

Jack Howland October 12, 2012

At Thursday's Faculty Council meeting, associate professor Linda Bennett discussed previous talks she had with Pearson, a leading educational resource company, about the integration of the MU student experience. “We...

MSA presidential slates differ on diversity plans

**Maass/Catalano** Spencer Maass and Shelby Catalano, one of three Missouri Students Association presidential slates, plan to support various diversity initiatives if elected. Maass said they plan to...

Bleu Restaurant & Wine Bar in downtown Columbia provides great dining for couples

Anthony Orso October 12, 2012

Bleu Restaurant & Wine Bar 811 East Walnut Street Open Sundays, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 a.m. Located...

Student Health Center offers flu clinics at 11 locations

Alex Stewart October 12, 2012

With flu season nearly here, the Student Health Center is gearing up with vaccines and incentives for students to get their shot before it’s too late. The Student Health Center began hosting clinics...

In Senate race, McCaskill leads Akin in fundraising and polls

In Senate race, McCaskill leads Akin in fundraising and polls

Claire Boston October 12, 2012

As the race for the Missouri U.S. Senate seat enters its final weeks, incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill has vastly out-fundraised her opponent, Republican Rep. Todd Akin. McCaskill announced...

Bookeater: Jennifer Bennett on her favorite Autism authors

Jennifer Bennett October 12, 2012

I spent last Wednesday getting pies shoved in my face. I’m spending this Saturday volunteering outside — and most likely freezing — at Forest Park in St. Louis. Why? For my brother. My brother has...

Faculty Council discusses plus/minus grading system

Savannah Kannberg October 12, 2012

One of the major issues Missouri Students Association President Xavier Billingsley hopes to address during his term is the plus/minus grading system at MU. He brought a resolution from the MSA Senate to...

There’s fun to be had with games that have no price tag

Brendan Wray October 12, 2012

One thing I’ve learned from the all the fliers I’ve had thrown in my face at Speaker’s Circle is that students like free things. It can be free food, a free t-shirt or even a free movie. Instead...