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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

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,...

CDS, Bradford Farms start new composting system

Turner Johnson November 29, 2011

Campus Dining Services and the MU Bradford Farms Research and Extension Center have collaborated to create a new composting system. The new system is designed to lower MU's carbon footprint and more effectively...

University Singers invited to perform at White House

University Singers invited to perform at White House

Taylor Fox November 29, 2011

After an extensive application process, the University Singers have been invited to perform at the White House and will do so Dec. 19 under the direction of Paul Crabb. “It’s a big deal and very exciting...

Wellness Resource Center to spend $40,000 donation received after Pinkel DWI

Wellness Resource Center to spend $40,000 donation received after Pinkel DWI

Cait Campbell November 29, 2011

The Wellness Resource Center received a $40,769 donation from head football coach Gary Pinkel. Pinkel donated the money as part of a mandate given by the athletic department following his DWI arrest. “We...

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...