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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Off the beaten path

Off the beaten path

Lauren Steele May 4, 2012

As students here at Mizzou, we are constantly being prodded to get creative and think outside the box. So where is a student to go? The great outdoors. That’s where Isaac Newton discovered gravity, right?...

Autism Awareness Month ends while Autism Speaks U continues growth

Caroline Bauman May 1, 2012

As Autism Awareness Month draws to a close, freshman Alyssa Weeks and sophomore Jennifer Bennett are looking to the future of autism awareness on campus. Weeks started Autism Speaks U at Mizzou last October,...

Police Blotter

May 1, 2012

1. CPD arrests man on burglary, weapons charges Dennis C. Whitehead was arrested at 9:23 p.m. Thursday after the Columbia Police Department was notified of a burglary at the 2900 block of Northland Drive....

Maneater awards two $1,000 scholarships

Kelly Olejnik May 1, 2012

Sports editor Nate Atkins and staff member Lizzie Johnson were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship by The Maneater scholarship selection committee. This was the first time the committee awarded two scholarships...

ALEC group loses massive funding following companies’ mass exodus

Jeremy Truitt May 1, 2012

Following heavy public backlash toward Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, several major corporations have severed ties with the under-the-radar non-profit the American Legislative Exchange Council. In...

Capture the Park raises money for Teach for America

Capture the Park raises money for Teach for America

Elise Moser May 1, 2012

MU students competed in a capture the flag tournament Saturday as part of Phi Sigma Pi's Capture the Park. The MU chapter of the national honor fraternity held the event at Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation...

MU seniors compete at national theater festival

Hanna Jacunski May 1, 2012

MU sent two students to this year's Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, which took place April 16-21 in Washington, D.C. Seniors Hannah Baxter and Amanda Newman attended the festival for...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Taylor Fox May 1, 2012

Hunger strike to begin May 2 California State University — Students from six Cal State University campuses have announced a hunger strike in protest of six years of tuition increases in a row. They...

Columbia man robs Walmart, garage in same day

Emily Donaldson May 1, 2012

A Columbia man was arrested on multiple charges Friday after pulling a weapon on Walmart employees and later burglarizing a nearby home. According to a Columbia Police Department news release, employees...

Weekend law enforcement event collects 509 pounds of prescription drugs

Weekend law enforcement event collects 509 pounds of prescription drugs

Margaret Gallagher May 1, 2012

More than 181,000 pills totaling 509 pounds of drugs were collected this weekend in Boone County during the county’s largest-ever drug take-back event. The Boone County Sheriff's Department, the Columbia...

Bill looks to remove LGBTQ discussion from schools

Bill looks to remove LGBTQ discussion from schools

Molly Duffy May 1, 2012

When Rep. Steve Cookson, R-District 153, introduced HB 2051, otherwise known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, he quickly found himself facing a lot of opposition. The sentence-long bill would prohibit all...

‘One for the Money’: 2.5 of 5 stars

Hillary Switzer May 1, 2012

Although the second movie in the last two years made about a bounty hunter searching for an ex-lover who skipped out on bail, which then turns into a high-profile case, “One for the Money” is still...