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The Maneater

Bookstore approves $50,000 in sweatshop-free apparel

Bookstore approves $50,000 in sweatshop-free apparel

Joey Ukrop March 9, 2012

Nine students from a variety of campus organizations made their way to the basement of the MU Bookstore with one goal in mind: to finalize the sale of Alta Gracia products. Prior to the meeting, MU Students...

House bill addresses birth control debate

Molly Duffy March 9, 2012

The birth control debate has reached Missouri. Rep. Stacey Newman, D-District 73, has introduced a bill that would prevent a man from receiving a vasectomy “unless it is to save his life or prevent...

MSA Senate supports full smoking ban for 2013

MSA Senate supports full smoking ban for 2013

Elise Moser March 9, 2012

The Missouri Students Association Senate passed legislation Wednesday in support of moving the implementation of a smoke-free campus from 2014 to 2013. The legislation came at the request of MU Chancellor...

New organization hosts panel discussion on death penalty

Emmy Boyd March 9, 2012

In a room of fifty MU students, Jeff Stack, Columbia coordinator for Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation, began to tell the story of how he watched his friend be executed. “When I was living in...

NSSE survey aims to improve life at MU

Hanna Jacunski March 9, 2012

In an attempt to better understand undergraduate students' experiences at MU, the inbox of every first-year college student and college senior at MU received an email from Chancellor Brady Deaton. The...

Risks and rewards of tricky spring trends

Kayla Elam March 9, 2012

While I have been blathering on and on about taking risks, just note one thing: sometimes fashion is wrong. Very wrong. I am all about celebrating your right to think outside of sweats, but there comes...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Caroline Bauman March 9, 2012

**Hungry students help with hunger cleanup** FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY — Twenty pounds of Garden Catering chicken nuggets, six containers of sauce and a 24—pack of water were placed in the Mezzanine for...

Columbia natives complete a stylistic hat trick with latest release

Miles Dobis March 9, 2012

Over the course of a short and impressive career, White Rabbits have made their name by challenging expectations. Columbia natives based in Brooklyn, they’ve surprisingly shifted their sound through...

Fifteen thefts reported at MizzouRec

Fifteen thefts reported at MizzouRec

Lizzie Johnson March 9, 2012

Three thefts were reported Monday at the Student Recreation Complex, edging the number of reported larcenies in the building to 15 in 2012. In 2011, there were 48 reports of larceny, MU Police Department...

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...