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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

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...

RHA clears legislative budget to fund campus events

RHA clears legislative budget to fund campus events

Alex Stewart November 29, 2011

The Residence Halls Association held a meeting Monday to entertain funding requests from the Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Committee and the Fine Arts Residential Community of McDavid Hall regarding...

Luxury student housing set to replace mobile home park

Molly Duffy November 29, 2011

The Columbia City Council voted in favor of rezoning the Regency mobile home park Nov. 21. The land will be used for new student housing, built by Aspen Heights. Student governments, including Missouri...

“The Muppets”

Lauren Hill November 29, 2011

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo the Great and Fozzie Bear are just a handful of the classic characters from the Muppets. After the death of creator Jim Henson, the world thought it would never see another...

MU might increase tuition by 3 percent

Lizzie Johnson November 29, 2011

The price tag of a college education is looking a little steeper these days. Due to an increase in this year’s consumer price index, the cost of tuition could edge up by 3 percent. This would be the...

Los Campesinos!: _Hello Sadness_

Greg Lindsey November 29, 2011

Los Campesinos! has always been easy to throw out. Whether it’s the overwhelmingly twee lyrical sensibilities or the whiny, accented draw of singer Gareth (who uses the last name "Campesinos!" on stage,...