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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

MU brings in students from Beijing to begin Chinese New Year

Clare Ngai January 24, 2012

A crowd of 200 people waited with bated breath Friday night at Jesse Hall. Finally 11-year-old Xi Fang Zhang appeared on stage in traditional Peking Opera costume. Zhang was one of the 64 students who...

Police Blotter

Ally McEntire, Adam Aton January 24, 2012

1. Two arrested in residence halls, found with marijuana MU Police Department were dispatched at 9:57 p.m. Thursday to the College Avenue residence hall to respond to a call from Residential Life staff. “Officers...

MU students honored at Kennedy Center theater competition

Dani Kass January 24, 2012

MU students took home multiple awards in playwriting, design, acting and theater criticism last week at the 44th annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. The Kennedy Center in Washington...

MU’s accountancy program No. 6 in nation

Megan Lewis January 24, 2012

For MU students, deciding on an accounting major might have just gotten a little bit easier. According to the latest Public Accounting Report, MU’s School of Accountancy is currently ranked sixth in...

MU senior performs piano recital in Whitmore Hall

MU senior performs piano recital in Whitmore Hall

Caitlyn Gallip January 24, 2012

MU senior Taylor Burkhardt’s senior piano recital Friday night at Whitmore Recital Hall was a culmination of her time at MU. The senior performed four pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Ligeti. Burkhardt’s...

Former Board of Curators Chairwoman Judith Haggard resigns

Taylor Irwin January 24, 2012

Judith Haggard, a member of the UM System Board of Curators since 2007, announced her resignation this past week. Haggard’s resignation took effect Jan. 17. The Board of Curators is the governing body...

Police investigate string of assaults, robberies

Sean Na January 24, 2012

Police are investigating three home robberies that occurred during the past 60 days. Three female senior citizens were assaulted in a string of home invasions in west Columbia during the past two months,...

Change of plans for bike share program

Change of plans for bike share program

Molly Duffy January 24, 2012

MU’s bike sharing program, which was previously looking to use bikes from the MU Surplus Property Warehouse, is now working on purchasing industrial strength bikes instead. The Missouri Students Association...

Bill to increase college investment options proposed in House

Matthew Flores January 24, 2012

House Bill No. 1192, a piece of legislation designed to vastly increase college investment options for Missouri citizens, has been introduced in the House of Representatives. The bill would expand the...

MU researchers develop new cancer detection method

Elissa Chudwin January 24, 2012

Melanoma might not mean a death sentence much longer, thanks to technological advances made by MU researchers. Led by John Viator, associate professor of biological engineering and associate professor...

RHA approves new system for awarding housing

RHA approves new system for awarding housing

Alex Stewart January 24, 2012

The Residence Halls Association convened Monday for the first time this semester to hear from Residential Life about capacity constraints in residence halls and to discuss its upcoming presidential election. Director...

Chinese student population drives overall international increase

Jimmy Hibsch January 21, 2012

International students are becoming an increasingly more common facet of MU’s campus, with this semester’s population larger than ever. International Center Director James Scott said in his six years...