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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

Silent but Deadly

Silent but Deadly

Brandon Foster February 24, 2012

Last year, the Oscar winner for Best Picture was a flick about a king who just couldn't speak. And then, thanks to a lovable tutor and a long string of expletives, he could. This year, the front-runner...

I will choose free will

Claire Landsbaum February 24, 2012

The door to Conservation Hall bursts open. 436 heads swivel to stare at the latecomer. Flushed in the face, hair heavy with rain, he squeaks down the aisle to a seat between two strangers. He leans over,...

Word 4 Word

Clare Ngai February 24, 2012

**Moneyball** “I’ve read the book, and they did a really job of capturing the emotions of the story and the character. It’s a movie about baseball, but it’s good enough to where anybody can watch...

MSA Senate Speaker Jake Sloan reelected

MSA Senate Speaker Jake Sloan reelected

Elise Moser February 24, 2012

Incumbent Missouri Students Association Senate Speaker Jake Sloan was re-elected Wednesday night, defeating Student Affairs committee chairman Tyler Ricketts. Sloan won the election by a landslide with...

Great Expectations: red carpet fashion, MOVE style

Kayla Elam February 24, 2012

Between Fashion Week and the Oscars this Sunday, the fashion set are in a tizzy. Needless to say, expectations are high, and even as we speak, stylists are altering the final hems on bejeweled gowns, and...

Illegal downloading not an issue at MU

Michele Robotham-Smith February 24, 2012

Earlier this year, the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act were proposed by legislators to stop online piracy. Despite national controversy regarding piracy, Division of Information Technology Director...

Oscar and me: a love story

Dylan Chapman February 24, 2012

My relationship with the Academy Awards had always been very similar to that one couple everyone seems to have in their friend group, who break up and get back together every other weekend and who have...

Police Blotter

February 24, 2012

1. One charged with drunk driving after car chase A woman was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of drunk driving. An officer was patrolling the area of Providence Road and Nifong Boulevard at 12:38...

Local documentary featuring up-and-comers premiering at The Blue Note

Local documentary featuring up-and-comers premiering at The Blue Note

Alex Stewart February 24, 2012

Saturday night, The Blue Note is screening a local documentary, “Dream On,” starring colorful characters from Columbia trying to make their aspirations come true. The film follows 12 talented people,...

Mizzou Climate: feminist students find community within MU

Mizzou Climate: feminist students find community within MU

Emmy Boyd February 24, 2012

Whether by taking a women and gender studies class or joining a student organization, MU students have found ways to express their beliefs about feminist views. “My decision to become a feminist was...

Don’t get used to used games

Lucia Lee February 24, 2012

As a console grows older, there are two questions that inevitably come to mind. First: When is the next generation console releasing? And second: What will make it better than its predecessor? Unfortunately,...

Two MU student-journalists place in Hearst Journalism Awards

Batul Hassan February 24, 2012

Two MU journalism students, Katy Bergen and Brian Nordli, wrote enterprise reporting articles that placed in the top 10 of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Although 53 universities participated in...