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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Students lead stream cleanup at Hinkson Creek

Andrea Gonzales-Paul September 24, 2012

Students worked to improve the water quality of Hinkson Creek on Sunday morning by participating in a stream cleanup hosted by the Environmental Leadership Office. “I really enjoy events like this,”...

More bait for phishers

Lakshna Mehta September 24, 2012

There has been an exponential increase in the number of phishing attempts against MU students, faculty and staff, according to the Division of Information Technology. Despite having tools in place to...

Sustain Mizzou’s Sustainahouse enters its second generation

Sustain Mizzou’s Sustainahouse enters its second generation

Hanna Jacunski September 24, 2012

Halfway between Broadway and Paris Road on College Avenue, you’ll find a small, unassuming brick house with a “Sustainahouse” sign in the front lawn. It isn’t the house itself that’s impressive...

Student awarded Fulbright to study film in Sri Lanka

Andrew Beasley September 24, 2012

As she sat in the basement of the state Capitol, recent MU graduate and former Maneater staffer Sheela Lal could not stop crying. “People were coming up to me and asking me if I was all right,” she...

Jones stepping into new role as House Speaker

Jones stepping into new role as House Speaker

Rachel Brooks September 24, 2012

A sparse apartment, meant only for sleeping and showering, is home to three men. With 15-hour workdays common, there isn’t time for much else. But these men aren’t simply college students used to squalid...

Maass/Catalano hopes to improve campus

Maass/Catalano hopes to improve campus

Cassa Niedringhaus September 24, 2012

With a campaign slogan of “We strive to touch the lives of every Tiger,” candidates Spencer Maass and Shelby Catalano are preparing for the 2012 Missouri Students Association presidential elections...

Missouri obesity ranking stays in top 15 nationwide

Tim Nwachukwu September 24, 2012

Missouri was the 12th most obese state in the country last year, according to a report released last week by Washington, D.C.-based health group Trust for America's Health. This is the sixth consecutive...

Police Blotter

Ally McEntire, Tess Catlett September 24, 2012

1. Flasher arrested on College Avenue Officers responded to a report of indecent exposure Thursday afternoon. A white male was walking down College Avenue wearing nothing but black socks and a black...

MSA to ask for student fee increase to pay for $200,000 in services

Jill Deutsch September 24, 2012

The Missouri Students Association is preparing to ask the Student Fee Review Committee for an increase in student fees this November to pay for $200,000 worth of services. The increase in fees would benefit...

BPC brings poetry to Carnahan Quadrangle

Elizabeth Davidson September 23, 2012

Thursday night on Carnahan Quadrangle, the Black Programming Committee put on Poetry in the Park, which included members of Free Verse as well as poetry by MU students. Free Verse is composed of Dominique...

Zou Crew sign-ups draw dedicated fans

Katherine Knott September 23, 2012

Taking over the first and second floor of the north side of the MU Student Center, 500 fans queued up Sunday to become members of Zou Crew, the official cheering section for the basketball team. The first...

12th annual Fire Factor held at Speakers Circle

12th annual Fire Factor held at Speakers Circle

Andrew Beasley September 21, 2012

In a matter of seconds the fire spread from the floor to the curtains, the curtains to the bed sheets and from the bed sheets to the posters. The room was soon entirely engulfed in flames. Mizzou Fire...