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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

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...

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”...

RAMS raises awareness during 'Rock-It' event

RAMS raises awareness during ‘Rock-It’ event

Katie Yaeger February 23, 2012

Students gathered to watch 21 fraternities and sororities perform in the Rockin' Against Multiple Sclerosis Rock-It competition preliminaries at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at The Blue Note. As MU's...

Police Blotter

Ally McEntire, Adam Aton February 21, 2012

1. Three arrested after pointing gun at students from church parking lot Three people were arrested after pointing a gun at Hickman High School students from the parking lot of a church. Andrew L. Barnette-Kruger,...

Senior wins top prize for shoe heel concept

Hunter Woodall February 21, 2012

MU senior Jessica Cui won first place in the REDI Entrepreneurial Summit's Idea Bounce Competition. Columbia-based company Regional Economic Development Inc. holds the competition annually. Cui’s award-winning...

MSA executives request extra funds to attend Big 12 on the Hill

Elise Moser February 21, 2012

Missouri Students Association President Xavier Billingsley and Vice President Helena Kooi will attend the Big 12 on the Hill Conference despite MU’s move to the SEC. The annual conference will be held...