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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...

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,...

Magic Tree lights up Columbia for 17th year

Magic Tree lights up Columbia for 17th year

Wes Duplantier December 6, 2011

On most nights after sundown, the small streets leading into and through the Village of Cherry Hill shopping center in west Columbia appear quiet and dark. Most businesses here are closed for the night,...

Police share safety tips during holiday season

Amanda Svoboda December 6, 2011

With holiday break approaching, the Columbia Police Department asks students to take preventative measures to ensure the safety of themselves and their belongings over the monthlong period away from campus. CPD...

Living Windows Festival starts off holiday season

Living Windows Festival starts off holiday season

Alex Stewart December 6, 2011

A total of 19 stores in The District participated in the Living Windows Festival on Friday night to begin the holiday season. Carolers, holiday musicians and Santa Claus, as well as free carriage rides,...

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...

Textbook buyback season begins

Textbook buyback season begins

Brian Hayes December 6, 2011

As the fall semester winds down, students have begun the frantic search of selling back old textbooks. Although University Bookstore has operated the predominant system for the process in the past, many...

“My Week With Marilyn”

Ciera Velarde December 6, 2011

Marilyn Monroe is one of the few pop culture icons that can transcend generations and somehow become even more revered as time goes by. Quite simply, Monroe has come to represent the quintessential idea...

International White Ribbon Campaign comes to campus

Elise Moser December 6, 2011

MU is participating in the annual White Ribbon Campaign, an international movement to end violence against women. Together, the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center and Men Against Relationship...