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The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Mizzou Crossroads entertains with night of inspirational stories, music

Mizzou Crossroads entertains with night of inspirational stories, music

Cait Campbell April 10, 2012

Hundreds of students gathered in Jesse Hall on Monday for a night of music, prayer and celebration at Mizzou Crossroads, an event hosted by AfterDark ministries. According to the AfterDark website, since...

Sustain Mizzou hosts Local Food Drive, supports sustainability

Madison Alcedo April 10, 2012

Sustain Mizzou’s annual Local Food Drive, a fundraising project that benefits the underprivileged while supporting a more sustainable food system, began Monday. “There are a few main issues that we...

Anti-abortion-rights group becomes official club on campus

Emmy Boyd April 10, 2012

Sophomore Reagan Nielsen said she wanted to give a voice for the silent. “I was appalled to see that there were no pro-life organizations on a campus as big as Mizzou," said Nielsen, founder and president...

Real Food increasing at MU

Megan Lewis April 10, 2012

The dieting and health kick taking place in America paired with the “green” movement has brought attention to a logical hybrid of the two: the push for more local, natural foods incorporated into the...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Taylor Fox April 10, 2012

**Bomb threats continue at University Of Pittsburgh** PENN STATE — Capping off a week of repeated bomb threats, the University of Pittsburgh dealt with one that evacuated four buildings Thursday morning. So...

15-year-old arrested in connection with weekend homicide

15-year-old arrested in connection with weekend homicide

Lizzie Johnson April 10, 2012

A suspect was arrested at 5:30 a.m. Saturday in connection with the homicide of a 17-year-old Columbia man. The victim, Bryan Rankin, 17, suffered a gunshot wound to the body after a disturbance at a...

Binge drinking on campus: 167 alcohol overdoses reported to hospital in 3 months.

Christina Haser April 10, 2012

The MU Police Department responded to 310 arrests for liquor violations this past calendar year. Emergency medical services responded to 167 calls for alcohol overdoses within a 3-month span from August...

Columbia Public Library offers alternative study space to Ellis

Columbia Public Library offers alternative study space to Ellis

Alfie Cox April 10, 2012

The opportunity to rent out books from Roald Dahl, Zora Neale Hurston and CDs from Ke$ha or Ella Fitzgerald has been a big enough incentive to have Columbia residents clamoring for more. The Daniel Boone...

Farmers market route provides transportation for at-risk communities

Farmers market route provides transportation for at-risk communities

Alfie Cox April 10, 2012

Breakfast and the purchase of farm fresh eggs, apples, oranges and tomatoes just got much easier for the Columbia community. Starting April 7, the Columbia Public Works Department will fund a seasonal...

‘Mad Men’: 4 out of 5 stars

Rexly Penaflorida II April 10, 2012

The times are changing, and the employees of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce are changing along with them. The fifth season of “Mad Men” has returned to AMC, and with four episodes in the bag this might...

Shinedown – ‘Amaryllis’: 4 out of 5

Ryan Shiner April 10, 2012

Shinedown has been known for making songs that are easy to enjoy, and _Amaryllis_ shows that it is continuing this trend. The album begins with the song “Adrenaline,” which, as its title suggests,...

Vehicle fire extinguished outside Laws Hall

Vehicle fire extinguished outside Laws Hall

Dani Kass April 10, 2012

Correction appended: The Columbia Fire Department responded Monday afternoon to a vehicle fire on Tiger Avenue outside Laws Hall. Freshman Rebekka Shay, who lives on the eighth floor of Laws Hall, said...