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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

Delivery driving safer in Columbia than most of country

Emmy Boyd December 9, 2011

When junior Meghan McLendon took a job as a delivery girl at Pizza Hut, she didn’t think there was a lot to worry about. But according to recent statistics, delivery driver is one of the most dangerous...

MSA to create three new staff positions

MSA to create three new staff positions

Elise Moser December 9, 2011

The Missouri Students Association created three new paid positions after Wednesday's Senate vote allowed it to fund the positions from several existing budgets. The reallocation of funds will create a...

MU community reacts to gender identity bill addition

Sam Rourke December 9, 2011

Columbia City Council's unanimous vote Monday to add gender identity to the list of categories protected against discrimination was historic, PROMO Executive Director A.J. Bockelman said. PROMO is an...

MU could raise tuition without state waiver

Wes Duplantier December 9, 2011

With inflation in the overall economy trending at about 3.5 percent, UM System schools and other public universities in the state might be able to raise tuition for next year without applying for waivers...

Top 10 albums and top 25 songs of 2011

**Top 10 Albums** 1. _Helplessness Blues_, Fleet Foxes 2. _w h o k i l l_, tUnE-yArDs 3. _Bon Iver, Bon Iver_ Bon Iver 4. _Cults_, Cults 5. _James Blake_, James Blake 6. _Hurry Up, We're Dreaming_, M83 7....

Top people of 2011

Avenly Jones December 9, 2011

**Top Five Men** **1. Steve Jobs** **Late CEO of Apple** His influence on the technological world is undeniable, but besides what he was able to accomplish in his own lifetime, the team he has built at...

You say goodbye, I say hello

Brandon Foster December 9, 2011

If you haven't noticed, it's getting pretty stressful around here. Exams, projects, papers... You name it, some professor's assigned it. But last Tuesday, Walk the Moon was playing at Mojo’s, and I wasn’t...

Apocalypse 2011: the telltale signs

Alex Stewart December 9, 2011

There were many times this year when religious leaders claimed that Jesus was coming back into town to end the world and all that jazz. (Hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife). All of the telltale signs of...

Five #ThingsLongerThanKimsMarriage

Savannah Kannberg December 9, 2011

"The time it took Rebecca Black to choose a seat." — @Justshea "Taylor Swift’s speech before Kanye took the microphone." — @Dimzzl "That pause after Dora the Explorer asks you a question." —...

New Jewish student center opens on campus

Hanna Jacunski December 7, 2011

On MU’s campus, Jewish students now have another center at their disposal. The center has been open since early November. The house functions as an open place for Jewish students to practice their faith,...

Iraq veteran travels abroad with help of MU

Julie Larsen December 6, 2011

Army veteran Robert Canine received the chance to study abroad with the help of the Trulaske College of Business and Veterans United Home Loans two years after he was injured in Iraq. Canine, now a sophomore...

Four centuries of drug laws

December 6, 2011

1600s Colonial laws allowed and encouraged hemp farming because of its use in ropes and sails on ships. 1805 Morphine is discovered. 1844 Cocaine is synthesized. 1845 A law prohibiting liquor sales...