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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

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...

Style Files: What Michelle Obama and Jimmy Carter can teach us about style

Claire Boston October 6, 2012

As much as I love Washington, D.C., my hometown, it doesn’t quite have the distinction of being an American fashion capital. But hey, we think the fact that we have the leader of the free world living...

California Wives to play at The Blue Note on Saturday

California Wives to play at The Blue Note on Saturday

Kendyl Kearly October 6, 2012

When: Saturday Show: 9 p.m., Doors: 8 p.m. Where: The Blue Note California Wives love college towns. The indie band has been traveling the country and visiting a new city every night with Diamond Rings...

’50 First Dates’ … Or 4. Whatever.

Megan Lewis October 6, 2012

All right, boys and girls. Fall is upon us. We're all in the mood for cardigans, bonfires and basically anything pumpkin-flavored. Naturally, the next thing our minds turn to is finding someone to share...

Feedback: ‘The Truth About P!nk’

Jackson Farley October 6, 2012

Whenever I hear a song by P!nk, I usually think, "That's the sound of the degradation of humanity." I don't know why, but there's just something about that woman that doesn't get along with my soul for...

Michael Jackson rises from the dead with ‘Thriller’ flash mob in Columbia

Mollie Barnes October 6, 2012

Columbia’s getting a Halloween flash mob, so now you don’t have to be the only one getting weird looks when you’re dancing down the street jamming to the Sweeney Todd soundtrack or whatever it is...

Bassnectar works with Lupe Fiasco on VaVa Voom, performing in St. Louis with Zeds Dead

Bassnectar works with Lupe Fiasco on VaVa Voom, performing in St. Louis with Zeds Dead

Jack Howard October 6, 2012

When: 6 p.m. Saturday Where: Chaifetz Arena at Saint Louis University Lorin Ashton's stage name is Bassnectar. It sounds intense, and, as many festivalgoers can attest, his shows are too. If you and...

New record shop opens up for local vinyl collectors

New record shop opens up for local vinyl collectors

Chantelle Moghadam October 6, 2012

After walking up the wooden steps into Hitt Records, you'll  see a room full of new and old vinyl alike and hear records playing from the in-store stereo. The record shop opened up hardly three weeks...