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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

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...

Greek Leadership Retreat builds relationships, unifies councils

Greek Leadership Retreat builds relationships, unifies councils

Katie Yaeger January 24, 2012

Through team-building activities, skits and even bowling, 72-newly elected Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council and Panhellenic Association chapter presidents and executive board members...

Students give positive feedback to trayless dining

Sean Na January 24, 2012

Since the summer of 2011, MU’s Campus Dining Services has been implementing a trayless dining policy in order to help reduce food waste. It was approved as an MU policy in August 2011. The ultimate...

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...

Downtown cameras remain controversial

Downtown cameras remain controversial

Lizzie Johnson January 24, 2012

Keep Columbia Safe, a local grassroots community organization, has offered to donate $2,847 to Columbia police for the purchase of a new surveillance camera. The new camera, which would replace the one...

Higher education could lose funding from smaller state funds

Caroline Bauman January 24, 2012

Although the largest cuts proposed for higher education are a result of a drastic decrease in the general revenue fund, smaller state funds could also allocate less money toward public colleges and universities...

Nixon’s Missouri Works program looks to revive state economy

Nixon’s Missouri Works program looks to revive state economy

Amanda Svoboda January 24, 2012

Despite his push for creating job opportunities in the state under his new Missouri Works program, Gov. Jay Nixon’s spokesman Scott Holste said Nixon still has the goal of increasing the percentage of...

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...

ASB crosses international borders for the first time

Lizzie Johnson January 20, 2012

Members of Alternative Spring Break forged new territories — literally — during winter break with the completion of the organization’s first international trip. The group of 11 students and ASB...