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The Maneater

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The Maneater

George Bingham Gallery welcomes Sweet’s _Come to Nothing_

Sara Driscoll November 29, 2011

Eric Sweet’s exhibit "Come to Nothing" has been three-and-a-half years in the making. According to a news release, Sweet received a bachelor of fine arts degree from MU in 1997. His work has been included...

IFC approves alcohol consumption in fraternity houses for students of legal age

Katie Yaeger November 29, 2011

As of August 2012, fraternities will be able to choose whether students age 21 and older will be able to drink alcohol on their properties. MU’s Interfraternity Council revised its alcohol policy last...

Police Blotter

Ally McEntire, Adam Aton November 29, 2011

**1. Police pull over drunk driver, find marijuana** MU police pulled over Jaide Rose at 2:41 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of South Providence Road and Rollins Street. “The original stop was for...

MSA attends Big 12 Student Government Leadership Conference

Hunter Woodall November 29, 2011

With less than nine months before MU officially becomes a member of the Southeastern Conference, Missouri Students Association leaders met with their Big 12 counterparts in Lawrence, Kansas, this weekend...

CAFNR students discover low rates of unemployment

Drew Koch November 29, 2011

Recent graduates majoring in agricultural economics and atmospheric sciences have a distinctly better than average shot at getting a job than many other majors, according to a study released by the Georgetown...

New class shows successes, failures of public health campaigns

Emmy Boyd November 29, 2011

A new course at MU, taught by Vu Nguyen, gives students in the Master of Public Health Department real life examples of which health campaigns are effective and which campaigns fail to inform their audience. “Many...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Taylor Fox November 29, 2011

Pursuit of studying happiness UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS — College students report higher happiness on average in comparison to others, according to Juan Camilo Chaparro, a doctoral candidate in...

Weekend holiday sales bring in slew of shoppers

Weekend holiday sales bring in slew of shoppers

Caroline Bauman November 29, 2011

Local businesses capitalized on one of the busiest shopping events of the year last weekend through discounts and early openings. Black Friday deals started early for Columbia shoppers, with some stores...

Bank Transfer Day brings mixed results for local credit unions

Greg Lindsey November 29, 2011

Credit unions in Columbia saw varied results of National Bank Transfer Day. “We have not experienced an increase in membership due to the publicity of Bank Transfer Day,” Columbia Credit Union President...

Columbia man starts fire in ex-girlfriend’s residence

Columbia man starts fire in ex-girlfriend’s residence

Lizzie Johnson November 29, 2011

A Columbia man was arrested Sunday morning after breaking into the residence of his ex-girlfriend and starting a fire. Damon Lamont Poston Jr. broke into the apartment, located in the 200 block of Apple...

CPD investigates reported  sexual assault at Pi Kappa Phi

CPD investigates reported sexual assault at Pi Kappa Phi

Elyse Vesser November 29, 2011

Columbia police are investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred at the Pi Kappa Phi house last week. A woman who attended a party at the fraternity house at 908 Curtis Ave. reported the assault...

MU College of Engineering creates military app

Valirie Morgan November 29, 2011

Professors from the MU College of Engineering are adding a whole new meaning to the phrase “There’s an app for that” with their latest project, a smartphone application used to track military targets...