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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

Nixon cuts millions from higher education for third straight year

Nixon cuts millions from higher education for third straight year

Griffin Matis July 10, 2012

Gov. Jay Nixon slashed nearly $9 million from higher education from the $24 billion budget for Missouri’s next fiscal year. Nixon cited concerns about low state revenues, like those from the Missouri...

Gov. Jay Nixon signs Missouri’s 2013 state budget

Katie Pohlman July 10, 2012

Governer Jay Nixon approved Missouri’s nearly $24 billion budget for the fiscal year 2013 on June 22. The budget went into effect July 1. Missouri’s new budget focuses on increasing funding for an...

Biochemistry assistant professor recognized for HIV and cancer research

Biochemistry assistant professor recognized for HIV and cancer research

Brent Pearson July 10, 2012

Finding a treatment to HIV or cancer might not be far away for one MU professor. Peter Cornish, a biochemistry assistant professor in the MU School of Medicine, became the first MU recipient of the Pew...

Swag to snag for festival season

Kyle Primack July 10, 2012

Festivals have been an American staple since Woodstock. They’re perfect symbols of American exceptionalism and hold true to our belief in freedom of speech. In a festival crowd, everyone can express...

Board of Curators approves plans to open new residence hall by 2015

Brent Pearson July 10, 2012

The UM System Board of Curators finalized the plan for a new residence hall to accommodate students' rising demand to reside on campus. Since 2001, the Department of Residential Life has worked to address...

MOVE in the kitchen: funnel cakes

MOVE in the kitchen: funnel cakes

Savannah Kannberg July 10, 2012

Nothing smells more like a county fair than frying oil. Don’t wait for the fair to indulge in hot funnel cakes — instead, get in that kitchen and make it yourself! **Get this:** 1 egg 2/3 cup milk 1...

Style Files: The secrets to secondhand shopping in Columbia

Claire Boston July 10, 2012

Whether you’re looking to beat the summer heat by refreshing your hot weather wardrobe or you’ve already turned your attention to fall fashion, resist the urge to head to the mall the next time you’re...

Ana Popovic brings her Serbian blues to Columbia

Ana Popovic brings her Serbian blues to Columbia

Haris Fazlic July 10, 2012

Ana Popovic might be well known for her endless array of licks and her heated blues solos that bear traces of Stevie Ray Vaughan, T-Bone Walker and others, but the star has had a long journey from beautiful...

Organization Resource Group attends OrgSync Connect in Texas

Hayden Lewis July 10, 2012

The Organization Resource Group went to Richardson, Texas, June 21 to 23 to attend OrgSync Connect, OrgSync's first annual user conference. "We thought the conference would be a really good way to learn...

Reel Reviews: New decade, new Spider-Man

Josh Sipp July 10, 2012

"The Amazing Spider-Man" swung into theaters just in time for the Fourth of July, which awkwardly fell on a Wednesday this year. One would assume a holiday centered on blowing things up and drinking wouldn’t...

IFC recruitment brings in record number of rushees

IFC recruitment brings in record number of rushees

Jill Deutsch July 10, 2012

The Interfraternity Council formal recruitment weekend begins the process of matching men with a fraternity, and this year, it did so in record numbers. Recruitment, which was held June 29 to 30, is intended...

Minus the big label machine

Minus the big label machine

Paige Carlson July 10, 2012

Following the successful release of the 2010 album _Feeding the Wolves_, hard rock band 10 Years is out on the road again. The group also recently broke from its record label to form its own: Palehorse...