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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

MU’s new Film Production Club to host love-themed film festival

Alex Stewart February 7, 2012

The newly formed Film Production Club created by senior DJ Shewmaker brings together local directors, screenwriters and actors to network and gain knowledge about the film industry. The club will host...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Taylor Fox February 7, 2012

**Susan G. Komen restores funding to Planned Parenthood** OHIO UNIVERSITY — After backlash and outcry from supporters, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation announced Friday that the organization...

Faculty members perform at Whitmore Hall

Faculty members perform at Whitmore Hall

Megan Lewis February 7, 2012

MU students, predominately those enrolled in the School of Music, as well as other fans of classic musical literature could be found trickling into Whitmore Recital Hall at 8 p.m. Monday for one of the...

Tony Lewis found not guilty of murder, robbery of Aaron Hobson

Emmy Boyd February 7, 2012

After only a few hours of deliberation, a 12-person jury found Tony Lewis not guilty of the second-degree murder and second-degree robbery of Aaron Hobson during MU Homecoming weekend in 2010. Attorneys...

City Council approves new downtown surveillance camera

City Council approves new downtown surveillance camera

Sam Rourke February 7, 2012

The City Council approved a donation at Monday’s meeting from Keep Columbia Safe for a new downtown camera to be installed at Tenth and Cherry streets. The donation amounted to close to $3,000, and...

Geographic policing: An inside look at Columbia Police Department’s beat system

JoVona Taylor February 7, 2012

With the introduction of geographic policing in 2009, the Columbia Police Department has been steadily working toward the goal of efficient police services and creating a communal relationship between...

Scroggs signs 2,000th 'More for Less' letter

Scroggs signs 2,000th ‘More for Less’ letter

Molly Duffy February 7, 2012

The "More for Less" campaign stepped up its efforts to be heard by state legislators Tuesday. After day one of its letter writing campaign, when the Missouri Students Association and the Associated Students...

Voter ID bill approved by House Ethics Committee causes stir amongst Missourians

Marshall Hitipeuw February 7, 2012

House Bill 1104, more commonly known as the voter ID bill, passed Jan. 25 in the House Ethics Committee, but it has met a backlash from those who find the bill unconstitutional. “The only thing this...

Baghdad, Columbia linked by engineering schools

Hanna Jacunski February 7, 2012

Last fall, MU was approached to submit a statement of interest to the IREX University Linkage Program, allowing MU’s College of Engineering to create an important tie with the University of Technology...

Some MU students remain skeptical of digital textbooks

Some MU students remain skeptical of digital textbooks

Andrea Westhoff February 7, 2012

The Obama administration issued a statement last week encouraging classrooms across the country to adopt digital textbooks within five years, according to a report by The Associated Press. The use of...

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’: 4 out of 5 stars

Ciera Velarde February 7, 2012

There’s nothing like a good tearjerker. Everyone has those certain movies that can conjure up a tear no matter how many times you’ve seen them. There are only a handful of movies, however, that require...

Slates announce RHA presidential candidacy

Shannah Arner February 7, 2012

Two slates have announced that they are running for the Residence Halls Association president and vice president. The slates are current President Chris Rucker and Vice President Caleb Krenning, who are...