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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

Suspect turns himself in following parking lot shootings

Dani Kass January 20, 2012

A Columbia man turned himself in to the Columbia Police Department following shootings Monday night. A parking dispute in the driveway of 805 N. Garth Ave. began between the suspect, Edward C. Jones,...

The future of gaming as we know it

Lucia Lee January 20, 2012

In my youth, I looked forward to days like today, contemplating all the glorious technological breakthroughs that would someday accompany my adolescence. I could bore you with my dreams of pet robots (with...

Letter from the editor: So Fresh, So Clean

Brandon Foster January 20, 2012

It seems as if everyone's New Year's resolution this year is to not make New Year's resolutions. America has all but given up on January self-improvement. And who can blame us? The typical resolution bullet...

Seven musicians, No Kings

Seven musicians, No Kings

Kristian Mundahl January 20, 2012

Hailing from the frigid streets of Minneapolis, Doomtree started out as a bunch of high school friends and has morphed into one of the most respected rap collectives in the Midwest. Using elements of punk,...

Lip lock and… stop it!

Emma Woodhouse January 20, 2012

My “first kiss” was with a gay boy. I was 18 years old. It was syllabus week of my first semester of college, and I just moved my wardrobe, library and bow collection into my residence hall. My parents...

Nixon proposes 12.5 percent cut to higher education

Nixon proposes 12.5 percent cut to higher education

Allison Prang January 20, 2012

**Correction appended** Higher education is sitting on the chopping block once again in Gov. Jay Nixon's proposed budget for fiscal year 2013. Compared to the 2012 budget, funding could be cut as much...

Wilde’s ‘Dorian Gray’ condemns campus beauty queens

Claire Landsbaum January 20, 2012

A large pack of gossiping girls cuts through the quad. The girls' ensembles all consist of sweatpants, Ugg boots and _full_ makeup. A boy sitting on a nearby bench looks up briefly from his existentialist...

Students come together at annual Queer Spring Fling

Students come together at annual Queer Spring Fling

Ciera Velarde January 20, 2012

The annual Queer Spring Fling, organized by the LGBTQ Resource Center, was held Thursday night to welcome students back from break. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Resource Center, formerly...

Snow Patrol can’t plow through the middle brow

January 20, 2012

Hailing from Bangor, Northern Ireland, Snow Patrol is often cast as a poor man’s Coldplay, and the similarities are noticeable — the earnest vocals, stadium trappings and a vast, echoed sound all recall...

MSA senator retention shows improvement

Molly Duffy January 20, 2012

After a few years of dwindling attendance, the Missouri Students Association’s retention rate is finally looking up. MSA Senate Speaker Jake Sloan said in an email that regular attendance at this time...

Word 4 Word: Columbia shares its iPod selections

Alex Zermeno January 20, 2012

Here at MOVE we've always got our headphones in. Be it the chart toppers, the classics or a mixtape from a friend down the hall, we're always listening to something — and we assume you are, too. So we...

SOPA blackout leaves MU students without Wikipedia for a day

SOPA blackout leaves MU students without Wikipedia for a day

Andrew Gibson January 20, 2012

**Correction appended** Amanda Macias was one of several MU students who learned the hard way Wednesday that Wikipedia, Craigslist and thousands of other websites had gone dark for the day to protest...