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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

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

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...

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...

Aspen Heights, The Domain begin promotion efforts

Elissa Chudwin • September 21, 2012

Aspen Heights and The Domain are two future luxury student housing developments that are making a name for themselves among students. Aspen Heights is an all-student gated community that will be located...

TAPP into Democracy event series a big hit

Jack Howard • September 21, 2012

Tigers Against Partisan Politics doesn’t want students to tune out of the 2012 presidential election. They want you to watch "Saturday Night Live." MU political science professor Bill Horner said watching...

How The Thin Dimes became King of the Roots

Chantelle Moghadam • September 21, 2012

The Thin Dimes, or better known as this year's "King of the Roots‚" consists of five musicians who came together in a rather unorthodox way. Usually, a band forms because members have a similar taste...

MSA Senate elects Roshaund McLean as ASUM president

Cassa Niedringhaus • September 21, 2012

At the Sept. 19 Missouri Students Association Senate meeting, Roshaunda McLean was elected president of the Associated Students of the University of Missouri. According to its website, ASUM’s mission...

Sustainable fun featured at Sustainapalooza

Hanna Jacunski • September 21, 2012

There’s nothing quite like a carnival, especially a free one that promotes sustainability. On Thursday afternoon, the MU Sustainability Office put on its first-ever Sustainapalooza. The event featured...

The soothing trance of Tycho

William Schmitt • September 21, 2012

September has brought a flurry of music to The Blue Note. A good deal of hype surrounds the arrival of Odd Future, which creates fun, raw and socially controversial hip-hop, and Hoodie Allen, one of the...

Police Blotter

Veronike Collazo, Turner Johnson • September 21, 2012

####19-year-old caught with marijuana in parking lot MU police arrested Kevin Abts at 11:21 p.m. Sunday. Officers on patrol witnessed Abts, 19, smoking a cigarette in his car in lot AV-14, and marijuana...