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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

Nixon’s Joplin Challenge teams up with Missouri sports organizations

Seth Boster February 7, 2012

With an hour to go before tipoff of the Border Showdown between Missouri and Kansas on Saturday night at Mizzou Arena, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced the 2012 Governor’s Joplin Habitat Challenge. The...

Billingsley, Kooi take office at MSA Inauguration

Elise Moser February 5, 2012

Missouri Students Association President Xavier Billingsley and Vice President Helena Kooi officially took office Friday night at the 2012 MSA Presidential Inauguration Dinner. The night featured an array...

Charlotte Brontë’s manuscript preserved at Ellis Library

Megan Hager February 3, 2012

Ellis Library’s Special Collections and Rare Books Department boasts a treasure trove of literary works from the past 1,000 years. Among the books stored in a back room on the third floor is a tiny,...

Fashion police: infringing fashion

Kayla Elam February 3, 2012

Chalk it up to “fashion girl issues,” but every time I see a blatantly designer bag, I immediately question its authenticity. The very fact that I cannot admire an LV logo or even have the goal of...

Bill proposes English as only language for driver’s exams

Dani Kass February 3, 2012

Although driver’s license examinations are currently offered in 12 languages in Missouri, a proposed House bill could limit the options to just English. House Bill 1147 and its substitute 1186, sponsored...

Not so Super

David Adams February 3, 2012

Ah, Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner. Millions of fans around the country are frantically putting in last-minute orders for sub sandwiches, placing their final bets and trying to perfect the...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Caroline Bauman February 3, 2012

Proposed bill would let 18-year-olds drink in bars UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA — Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL- Minneapolis, proposed a bill Monday that would allow 18-year-olds to drink in bars and restaurants...

Joe Biden backs Obama’s higher education plan

Kia Farhang February 3, 2012

As stated in a White House fact sheet, teenagers in America have been indoctrinated from a young age to believe that college education is an absolute necessity. "In today’s global economy, a college...

City Council seeking approval to raise lodging tax 3 percent.

City Council seeking approval to raise lodging tax 3 percent.

Jeremy Truitt February 3, 2012

A proposed 3 percent lodging tax increase could make Columbia’s airport more competitive and increase economic expansion, according to a recent City Council report. Mayor Bob McDavid supports the measure...

Curators meet in Kansas City, discuss online learning

Curators meet in Kansas City, discuss online learning

Taylor Irwin February 3, 2012

During its meeting Thursday, the UM System Board of Curators unveiled a new single portal to link all four MU campuses' online learning. The new online program is designed so both new and existing students...

Author J.D. Salinger immortalizes teen angst

Claire Landsbaum February 3, 2012

The friends you eat lunch with are phonies. The professor standing at the front of your jam-packed lecture is a phony. Your TA, the girl who just passed you in the hallway, the roommate and his clingy...

Prosecution contends wobbling testimony in Hobson murder trial

Emmy Boyd February 3, 2012

A gun found at Providence Urgent Care is the latest evidence in the murder trial of Aaron Hobson, cousin to MU football player Trey Hobson, who was killed during MU’s 2010 Homecoming weekend. Hobson...