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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

MU Health System awarded $13.3 million to help aid patients

Carley Meiners July 10, 2012

The MU Health System recently received an award of $13.3 million from the Health Care Innovation Awards in order to better its primary care for patients who have Medicare and Medicaid. The award will be...

One Step at a Time: No more eating like Michael Phelps

Abbie Wenthe July 10, 2012

My name is Abbie, and I am a food addict. Wow, it feels good to finally get that off my chest! Actually, anyone who has spent about 10 minutes with me knows I am hopelessly addicted to food, thanks to...

Lambda Theta Phi stresses brotherhood, culture, service

Jill Deutsch July 10, 2012

As the Latino fraternity Lambda Theta Phi creates a colony at MU, members hope to establish it as a different type of fraternity. With just 11 members, the fraternity is small — a quality its members...

Bits and Bytes: Because of ‘Dead Space,’ ‘Tomb Raider’ and ‘The Last of Us,’ survival horror is on the rise.

Brendan Wray July 10, 2012

I am a bit of a coward. Whether it be scary movies the likes of _The Ring_ - a movie I consider to be the spawn of hell - or real-life stressful situations, I freak out. That is why, when it comes to...

Injured 'Hacky Sack Guy' to be back and kicking by fall

Injured ‘Hacky Sack Guy’ to be back and kicking by fall

Connor Voss July 10, 2012

Speakers Circle celebrity Derrick Fogle is taking a hiatus from Hacky Sack. “Basically, it’s looking like I have the equivalent of tennis elbow on my right knee,” he said. “It was becoming more...

Mark your iCal now for these super-local and legendary fairs, festivals and flings.

Victoria Ross July 10, 2012

As amazing as MU is, sometimes all a student needs is some off-campus fun. This list consists of the 10 coolest festivals in central Missouri, most of which are right here in Columbia. Worried about stretching...

NASE member and scholarship recipient manages own business

Alex Stewart July 10, 2012

Senior Ben Seidel is not the type of guy to spend his summer napping at the pool and mastering the next level of "Call of Duty" — one is much more likely to find him in front of a computer running his...

Affordable Care Act

Matthew Flores July 10, 2012

With its 5-4 decision June 28, the Supreme Court upheld a majority of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, one of the cornerstones of Obama’s presidency. The law has faced scrutiny and criticism...

MU Telehealth Network aids Serbia

Mary Ryan July 10, 2012

On request from National Alliance for Local Economic Development, the Missouri Telehealth Network at MU agreed to help develop a telehealth pilot program in Serbia. The project, dubbed “Introducing...

Missouri traffic deaths on the rise after 6-year decrease

Jake Weisman July 10, 2012

Although data looked promising for about six years, traffic fatalities in 2012 are on the rise — and by as much as 50 percent and in Boone County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is working to to promote...

MU sophomore aims to raise awareness about heroin abuse

MU sophomore aims to raise awareness about heroin abuse

Laurien Rose July 10, 2012

Sophomore Sara Hooshmand has seen the effects of drug abuse from both a personal and community perspective; from her experience, Hooshmand plans to raise awareness about heroin abuse at MU. During her...

Study shows decreases in fake ID use and binge drinking in Columbia

Jad Sleiman July 10, 2012

Columbia watering holes seem to be drying up for underage drinkers, according to a recent Wellness Resource Center survey. Fewer than half as many underage students reported skirting ID checks and getting...