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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

One injured, no arrests made in downtown shooting

One injured, no arrests made in downtown shooting

Kelsey Maffett February 11, 2012

One person was injured and no arrests have been made in Saturday morning's downtown shooting, according to a Columbia Police Department news release. The release stated officers were sent to Boone Tavern...

MU Dance Marathon raises funds ‘For The Kids’

Joey Ukrop February 10, 2012

Twelve hours, 500 plus dancers, zero grams of caffeine and more than $47,000. Although it might sound like a numbers game, the MU Dance Marathon is about much more than that. It’s for the kids. MU Dance...

L-U-Ved Madonna: Queen of Pop brings back the fun

Jimmy Hibsch February 10, 2012

In between gasps of what was happening on screen during last weekend’s Super Bowl halftime show, I was fanatically reloading my Twitter feed to gauge public opinion. Some of my favorites included “This...

Wu-ed (and I liked it)

Kayla Elam February 10, 2012

An ode to Jason Wu (for Target) I think this campus can safely say that last weekend is going to be hard to top, and I am not even talking about basketball. Um, you do know this is a fashion column, right?...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Caroline Bauman February 10, 2012

**Speaker tells students not to give up** UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - Astronaut Bernard Harris spoke for the second time at the University of Houston on the empowerment of youth, especially in minorities,...

City of Columbia to test out new parking meter system

City of Columbia to test out new parking meter system

Sean Na February 10, 2012

The City of Columbia has decided to launch a 90-day pilot project of a new parking meter system, beginning Feb. 13. The test includes installing single- and multi-space parking meters on Ninth Street...

Column: Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ puts lust before love

Claire Landsbaum February 10, 2012

A raucous party. Boy and girl lock eyes across the crowded room. An eyebrow cocked, a smile in return, a head-tilt toward a secluded corner. Boy and girl wade through the crowd, evading friendly interceptions,...

Initiatives could legalize marijuana in November

Initiatives could legalize marijuana in November

Ian Servantes February 10, 2012

Marijuana could become legal in Missouri, contingent upon two initiatives to put legalization on the ballot in November. The measure, sponsored by Show-Me Cannabis, would legalize possession, use and...

MU researchers discover ‘Shieldcroc’

Ally McEntire February 10, 2012

An ancient species of crocodile has been discovered by one MU researcher after finding and analyzing a partial skull found in the Royal Ontario Museum collection. "Shieldcroc" took about six years to...

MSA to pursue project to add student survey and grade distribution information to MyZou

Elise Moser February 10, 2012

The Missouri Students Association is interested in pursuing a project that would add more features to MyZou, such as access to more student survey information and grade distributions, but Academic Affairs...

Primary voter turnout down 38 percent in Boone County from 2008

Jeremy Truitt February 10, 2012

Voter turnout for this year’s Republican primary in Missouri dropped more than 38 percent compared to 2008, with fewer voters casting ballots across the state, according to the Secretary of State’s...

TriCo elects new executive board

TriCo elects new executive board

Aamer Trambu February 10, 2012

The Triangle Coalition elected a new executive board Wednesday for the 2012-13 academic year. Legislative Liaison Taylor Dukes was named president-elect and will take over for the current president, Emily...