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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

Letter from the editor

Brandon Foster February 28, 2012

I remember the first time I saw downtown Columbia. For some reason, I thought it would be a skyscraper-filled metropolis like Chicago or something, so I was seriously disappointed. I think I was about...

Bank of America continues to solicit alumni

Allison Prang February 28, 2012

**Correction appended** MU 2008 graduate Shannon Jewitt started receiving credit offers through Bank of America after she graduated and never knew why. She hadn’t provided them with her personal information...

Mayday Parade marches through Columbia

Taylor Weatherby February 27, 2012

Mayday Parade has been a five-man band for five years, but it hasn’t always been that way. It was a six-man group just over six years ago. The band had to deal with the departure of co-lead vocalist...

International Welcome Party draws crowds

International Welcome Party draws crowds

Vineeta Tan February 26, 2012

The semi-annual International Welcome Party drew a crowd to the MU Student Center on Saturday. Jointly organized by the International Programming Committee and the Missouri International Student Council,...

RHA presidential slates debate visibility, sustainability

RHA presidential slates debate visibility, sustainability

Dee Silney-Bah February 26, 2012

Residence Halls Association presidential candidates gathered Sunday afternoon to hold a debate for the election, which is to be held at the end of RHA Week on Thursday. Each slate was present — Chris...

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...

Episode V: the suspects strike back

Emma Woodhouse February 24, 2012

Like an unexpected sequel, my kiss candidates of choice returned. All in one week. Here’s a quick lowdown for those who missed column number two (Seriously? You didn’t read it? Asshole). The “suspects”...

MU Kappa Delta president wins national award

Joey Ukrop February 24, 2012

Vibrant. That is how fellow Kappa Delta sister Helena Kooi describes Kappa Delta President Natalie Rooney. Rooney joined 16 other Kappa Delta sisters nationwide in receiving the Corre Anding Stegall Collegiate...

Missouri House to pass legislation on tanning bed use

Missouri House to pass legislation on tanning bed use

Alex Stewart February 24, 2012

The Missouri House of Representatives is currently working on two bills that would limit minors’ use of tanning devices. House Bill 1283 proposes outlawing the use of tanning devices for anyone younger...

African-American students discuss experiences with MU libraries

African-American students discuss experiences with MU libraries

Hunter Woodall February 24, 2012

Ranging from seniors preparing to graduate to sophomores in the midst of their college careers, each of the students asked to speak as part of MU Libraries panel discussion on undergraduate African-American...