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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

Obama for America’s Greater Together Initiative updates youth on 2012 campaign

Taylor Fox January 27, 2012

As the Republican presidential campaign continues to make headlines, President Barack Obama is using this time to campaign to his largest group of constituents – the young voters. On Wednesday, Obama...

Letter from the editor: Dance Yrself Clean

Brandon Foster January 27, 2012

Isn't disco supposed to be dead? In case you weren’t alive in 1979 — and if you were, hi, Mom! — here’s a quick history lesson for you. (Don’t worry, it’s the best kind of history lesson: one...

Students build houses during Jamaica trip

Katie Yaeger January 27, 2012

While many students spent the last week of winter break watching television or savoring the last days without an alarm, 50 students flew to Jamaica to build houses and befriend community members. The...

Word 4 Word

Daniel Shapiro January 27, 2012

**"Bodacious Space Pirates"** “It seems to apply some kind of hard sci-fi approach with general anime craziness, and the opening theme has Marty Friedman (Megadeth) on guitars.” —Peter Kampschroeder,...

Austen’s ‘Northanger Abbey’ puts petty drama in perspective

Claire Landsbaum January 27, 2012

The great thing about Jane Austen is that she never takes things too seriously. While others of the time reeled off Gothic horror novels full of lust and scandal (cough, Ann Radcliffe, cough), Austen penned...

Get a Clue

Emma Woodhouse January 27, 2012

Dating is like a murder mystery. OK, it’s really not at all, but all this “Who’s it gonna be?” suspense has got me thinking about Clue, and the first thing you do when you want to solve a mystery...

Police Blotter

January 27, 2012

1. Police find marijuana after driver fails to signal An MU freshman was arrested early Monday on multiple charges, including driving while intoxicated. MU Police Department Capt. Scott Richardson said...

Surveillance video points to suspect in string of home invasions

Sean Na January 27, 2012

Police arrested a suspect in a string of home robberies that occurred within the past 60 days after identifying the suspect’s car at Stephens Lake Park. James Napoleon Woods, who has been identified...

Getting down and dirty with DJs

Alex Stewart January 27, 2012

**_Austin Goldberg ([Marvin Gardens](http://soundcloud.com/marvingardens))_** **Age:** 25 **Where are you from?** Lake Lotawana, Mo. **Why did you become a DJ?** To spread the music. **What inspired...

State Senate confirms new Curator

Taylor Irwin January 27, 2012

Earlier this week, the Missouri State Senate confirmed Pam Henrickson as a new member of the UM System Board of Curators. Henrickson was chosen by Gov. Jay Nixon last August to be part of the Board of...

Lights, camera, trivia: Ragtag hosts second trivia night

Caitlyn Gallip January 27, 2012

With the semester just starting, it might seem a little early for a test, or as a former biology teacher likes to call it, “a celebration of knowledge.” For this kind of test no numbers are needed...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Taylor Fox January 24, 2012

In traditional Democratic stronghold Harlem, barrage of protesters greets Obama COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - Barack Obama, CC ’83, became the first sitting president to visit Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater...