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The Maneater

Budget director announces plan to retire

Caele Pemberton August 24, 2012

For 36 years, MU Budget Director Tim Rooney has played a crucial role in the university's budget decisions, working closely with the chancellor to determine how funds are allocated. Rooney will retire...

Out with the old, in with the New Tongues

Megan Lewis August 24, 2012

After three painful months, you've finally returned to beloved Columbia. You’ve organized your room, picked up your books and most likely celebrated the jolliest of unofficial holidays: syllabus week....

MU study illustrates unemployment inequalities between men, women, minorities

Elissa Chudwin August 24, 2012

Although unemployment rate differences between gender and race have declined, there are still noticeable inequalities between white males, women and minorities, according to a study co-authored by MU Department...

Q & A with Keys N Krates

Q & A with Keys N Krates

William Schmitt August 24, 2012

The Midway Music Festival takes place tonight, and though [Keys N Krates](www.keysnkrates.com) might not have the celebrity status of fellow performers Pretty Lights and Curren$y, they will arrive at the...

Police Blotter

Brad Hicks August 24, 2012

####Freshman arrested on alcohol charges At 12:42 a.m. Wednesday, an MU police officer on patrol near the intersection of Richmond Avenue and Kentucky Boulevard saw a young male who appeared to be intoxicated...

Claire Boston on dressing to impress, even at 8 a.m.

Claire Boston August 24, 2012

I have a confession to make: for the past 13 years, I’ve put way too much effort into my back-to-school wardrobe. I used to view each year as a time to start fresh -— I had a free pass to change up...

Mizzou Market in Pershing Commons reopens for fall semester

Mizzou Market in Pershing Commons reopens for fall semester

Christina Arreola August 24, 2012

Mizzou Market on Hitt Street, which closed March 23, has just recently reopened. "Our original goal was to have Mizzou Market open for the Fall 2012 semester," said Michael Wuest, the marketing manager...

Josh Sipp on ‘The Expendables 2’

Josh Sipp August 24, 2012

After exploding into theaters last Friday, "The Expendables 2" has managed to rise to the top of box offices. Although, topping this week's box office charts wasn't really much of a challenge considering...

MU professor Mary Grigsby writes about noodlers in Missouri

Lucas Shapiro August 24, 2012

Mary Grigsby, MU associate professor and chairwoman of Rural Sociology, recently published a book called “Noodlers in Missouri.” The book is about noodling - also known as hand fishing for catfish...

Feedback: Jackson Farley on Fiona Apple’s new release

Jackson Farley August 24, 2012

You know the cozy feeling you get after eating a big, warm home-cooked meal? Not the bloated, why-did-I-eat-that-last-biscuit feeling, but rather, that full and satisfied feeling? That same feeling also...

Sigma Kappa begins recruiting new members this fall.

Jill Deutsch August 24, 2012

Sigma Kappa — a new sorority at MU — officially began the recruitment process for its charter chapter this week. “The opportunity to colonize at Mizzou is extremely exciting to our national organization,”...

MU, Columbia firefighters work together to increase fire safety

MU, Columbia firefighters work together to increase fire safety

Zach Foor August 24, 2012

As MU buildings are remodeled and the campus continues to grow, so do the fire safety measures used to protect students. Shawn McCollom, assistant fire marshal for the Columbia Fire Department, said as...