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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...

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...

Michael Budds’ lecture explores pioneering rock ‘n’ roll singer Rosetta Tharpe

Alfie Cox February 21, 2012

One woman’s triumphs in the rock 'n' roll genre were honored Wednesday night at the “Crossover Pioneer & Godmother of Rock ’n’ Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharp” lecture, held at Chamber Auditorium...

A&S council hosts annual week of events

Matt Ingram February 21, 2012

Students in the College of Arts and Science preparing for a regular week should reevaluate their calendars. Monday marked the beginning of the College of Arts and Science Week, an annual celebration hosted...

Ars Nova choir group performs at MU for ‘Collecting a New Century’

Sarah Walsh February 21, 2012

A feast for the senses took place Friday night as art and music came together for MU’s Ars Nova. Singers gave a concert inspired by artwork from the Museum of Art and Archaeology’s most recent exhibition,...

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,...