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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Report: Social media can negatively impact admission chances

Katherine Knott October 8, 2012

Status updates, tweets, pictures on Instagram and blogs can negatively impact a college applicant, according to a survey by Kaplan Test Prep that polled 350 admissions officers from 500 colleges and universities. MU...

Student Artist Community sets off first annual art exhibit in Craft Studio

Student Artist Community sets off first annual art exhibit in Craft Studio

Andrea Gonzales-Paul October 8, 2012

The Student Artist Community kicked off its first annual art exhibit Sept. 24 in the Craft Studio, displaying pieces created by current undergraduate students at MU. “This has been a really big step...

Eat of the Week: Hot Wings

Pete Colman October 8, 2012

Everybody loves tailgating. It is a time to enjoy some incredible food, which is why it is the theme of this week’s Eat of the Week. If you know anything about chicken wings, the key to their success...

Researcher identifies factors that aid self-injury prevention

Alaina Lancaster October 8, 2012

An MU researcher has isolated the preventative factors of the third-leading killer of teens: suicide. Assistant professor of health sciences Lindsay Taliaferro collected data from Minnesota ninth and...

Wellness Resource Center holds 12-hour walk for Alcohol Responsibility Month

Wellness Resource Center holds 12-hour walk for Alcohol Responsibility Month

Katherine Knott October 8, 2012

The Wellness Resource Center held a 12-hour walk Friday for the 30th annual Alcohol Responsibility Month, with the hopes of raising alcohol awareness, said Brittney Vigna, the graduate coordinator of peer...

Four MU professors awarded Curators’ Professorships

Brent Pearson October 8, 2012

Four MU professors were appointed as Curators’ Professors, the highest educational honor given by the UM System. Statistics professor Nancy Flournoy, biochemistry professor Gerald Hazelbauer, fisheries...

West Broadway Subway shop robbed at gunpoint

Claire Boston October 8, 2012

A man robbed a Subway sandwich shop at Crossroads Shopping Center on West Broadway on Saturday. Police were dispatched to the scene at approximately 1 p.m., according to a Columbia Police Department news...

Fundamental Firsts hosts inaugural spelling bee

Fundamental Firsts hosts inaugural spelling bee

Catherine Cojocaru October 8, 2012

The recently formed student group Fundamental Firsts held its first spelling bee on Monday night to raise awareness about the group. The on-campus spelling bee attracted seven contestants. Senior Ashlee...

MSA might establish formal fee request process

Jill Deutsch October 8, 2012

Every year, the Missouri Students Association creates a student fee proposal for the Student Fee Review Committee. This year, a proposed bylaw change could make the details of the process official. “Preparing...

Anthropologist compares tribal warfare to modern violence

Anthropologist compares tribal warfare to modern violence

Jack Howard October 8, 2012

In 2002, the Ache tribe lined up its bowmen to defend territory against landless peasants armed with pistols and old shotguns. Outnumbered, the peasants fled. “It was scary,” assistant professor...

Muse — ‘The 2nd Law’: 4 out of 5 stars

Josh Matejka October 8, 2012

If ever there were ever a band built for the big stage, it would be Muse. Honestly, it’s nearly impossible to describe this band any other way. Everything about the band evokes a sense of wonder, from...

Columbia organization serves vegan, vegetarian food for hungry

Columbia organization serves vegan, vegetarian food for hungry

Carleigh Cavender October 8, 2012

Every Monday, volunteers from Food Not Bombs, a local service organization, come together in Café Berlin’s kitchen to prepare vegetarian food and serve it free of charge to the community. They prepare...