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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Transit system search concludes in Champaign on Friday

Transit system search concludes in Champaign on Friday

Sam Rourke March 13, 2012

Columbia city officials, alternative transportation advocates and student representatives traveled to Champaign, Ill., Friday for the last of three trips taken to explore bus systems in other Midwestern...

How to not be blatantly offensive

Ian Servantes March 13, 2012

The morning after the 2007 Women’s Basketball National Championship, a nationally syndicated radio host tried his hand at analyzing the game. The conversation soured quickly, as the host and his producer...

‘Mass Effect 3’: 4 out of 5 stars

Rexly Penaflorida II March 13, 2012

The story of Commander Shepard comes to a close with the release of Mass Effect 3. Earth is overrun with the deadly and towering Reapers and it’s up to Shepard to traverse the galaxy and acquire as...

Andrew Bird — ‘Break It Yourself’: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Alicia Tan March 13, 2012

In the past, multi-instrumentalist genius Andrew Bird has recorded songs that have had sheer layers and layers of sounds, with violin strings on top of guitar strings on top of dense percussion claps,...

MU Dance Marathon raises $76,724

Ciera Velarde March 11, 2012

More than 550 dancers participated in MU’s fifth annual Dance Marathon on Saturday in the MU Student Recreation Complex. For 12 consecutive hours, the participants danced to raise funds for MU Children’s...

International Night displays culture from around the world

Daniel Shapiro March 11, 2012

Jesse Auditorium was full of international culture, from dances to skits to a Taiwanese toy called a diabolo, during International Night on Saturday. The Taiwanese Student Association opened the night...

Mizzou Unity Coalition walks to ‘End the Word’

Emmy Boyd March 10, 2012

More than 100 students gathered at Stankowski Field on Friday to end the use of what the Mizzou Unity Coalition calls the R-word. The Walk to End the Word was the last event in the organization’s first...

CPR certification could become mandatory for Missouri high schools

Molly Duffy March 9, 2012

In addition to earning credits in subjects like English and science, Missouri high school students could be required to be proficient in CPR. House Bill 1337, sponsored by Rep. Rick Stream, R-District...

Bill could change law for Missouri driving permit holders

Bill could change law for Missouri driving permit holders

Margaret Gallagher March 9, 2012

A new bill, which would be put into effect Aug. 28, could loosen the current restrictions on who is allowed to accompany a driving permit holder. The law currently states permit holders can only drive...

Supreme Court could reverse affirmative action

Lizzie Johnson March 9, 2012

A Supreme Court revision might reverse a University of Michigan case and eliminate the use of race as a factor in admissions decisions, according to an article in the New York Times. Affirmative action...

Kemper lecturer discusses mentoring and teaching

Kemper lecturer discusses mentoring and teaching

Savannah Kannberg March 9, 2012

Dr. Deborah Hanuscin, an associate professor of science education at MU, did not intend to become a science teacher. Yet now, a 2011 recipient of the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching promotes...

NPC program teaches PHA community ‘Something of Value’

Katie Yaeger March 9, 2012

Panhellenic Association officers and members became closer when posed with a difficult hypothetical situation Saturday in Conservation Auditorium. As the result of a proposal made during the National...