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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Students experience issues with listervs

Elissa Chudwin March 6, 2012

Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business students expressed frustration after the school's listserv was spammed Feb. 28, causing emails to flood their inbox. The listserv, which included information...

MU bring Solar Dok to campus

MU bring Solar Dok to campus

Megan Lewis March 6, 2012

A new table placed outside dining hall Plaza 900 isn’t just any piece of furniture. The new eco-friendly addition, called the Solar Dok, was brought to MU on Feb. 20. This high-tech gathering place...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Taylor Fox March 6, 2012

**KU Medical Center works to develop men’s birth control** UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS — Birth control pills aren’t just for women, according to Joseph Tash, director of the interdisciplinary center for...

MUSAS wants MU Bookstore to sell Alta Gracia

Joey Ukrop March 6, 2012

Ninety-eight percent of clothes in the United States have been imported from overseas, mainly from China, [according to ABC News](http://abcnews.go.com/Business/MadeInAmerica/made-america-clothes-clothing-made-usa/story?id=13108258#.T1P4CHJWpnE). This...

City discusses rezoning for future apartments near Lee Elementary School

Sam Rourke March 6, 2012

The council also discussed cracking down on drivers near the school.

MU students lobby for gay rights bills on Equality Day

Bailey Otto March 6, 2012

MU students advocated for LGBT-friendly legislation by discussing the Missouri Non-Discrimination Act and Safe Schools Act with Missouri lawmakers at PROMO Equality Day. The event was held Wednesday in...

Drug bust leads to five arrests

Alfie Cox March 6, 2012

Five suspects were arrested after police discovered several pounds of cocaine and marijuana during a drug bust last week. The Columbia SWAT Team carried out the order for search warrants at the 800 block...

Folk-Weber elected RHA president, vice president

Folk-Weber elected RHA president, vice president

Alex Stewart March 3, 2012

Candidates Zack Folk and Lindsay Weber were announced the winners of the 2012 Residence Halls Association presidential election Friday at the RHA Ball. A record 748 residents cast their votes Thursday,...

Renovation, increased student population challenge on-campus housing capacity

Renovation, increased student population challenge on-campus housing capacity

Britney Lim March 2, 2012

MU Residential Life offered about half the amount of contracts for the 2012-13 school year to students currently living in the residence halls compared to last year. There were only about 1,000 students...

Proposed bill could make lying to police about identity illegal

Kelsey Maffett March 2, 2012

A new bill in the Missouri House of Representatives could make lying to a police officer about your name or age a state-level crime. “Currently under statute, I could falsely identify myself to a police...

FEMA to grant more than $3.5 million to Joplin rebuilding efforts

Matthew Flores March 2, 2012

In a Tuesday news release, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., announced the appropriation of $3,587,943 to help the Joplin School District and Mercy Health pay for their temporary locations as they rehabilitate...

Police Blotter

Turner Johnson March 2, 2012

1. CPD arrest man on arson charges Officers were dispatched Monday at 4:31 p.m. to the 2600 block of Oakland Ridge Road after receiving a call about a disturbance. The officers were told that Dean Paris,...