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The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

2012 IFC executive board members chosen

Katie Yaeger November 15, 2011

MU’s Interfraternity Council held elections for its seven executive board positions 2 p.m. Sunday in Allen Auditorium. Each chapter sent either its president or a representative to cast a vote. The...

MU graduate student teams up with local developers for photogame

Chris Jasper November 15, 2011

The best way to become a hero is to take a lot of pictures. That is the idea behind a new app for the iPad and iPhone, Herograph. MU graduate student Francesco Marconi conceptualized the game and had it...

Bookstore adds comparison feature online to curb textbook costs

Bookstore adds comparison feature online to curb textbook costs

Elyse Vesser November 15, 2011

Textbooks are a college essential. Students need them to graduate. But this necessity comes at a high cost. The Open Course Library, [a new initiative in Washington]( http://www.good.is/post/in-washington-state-the-end-of-200-textbooks-is-here/?utm_content=headline&utm_medium=hp_carousel&utm_source=slide_5),...

Silveira inspires during performance for Transgender Awareness

Silveira inspires during performance for Transgender Awareness

Alfie Cox November 15, 2011

Lucas Silveira, frontman of the alternative rock band The Cliks, performed in Stotler Lounge on Tuesday. Following his performance, Silveira answered questions from the audience. The event was a part...

Police Blotter

Ally McEntire, Adam Aton November 15, 2011

1. Officers arrest two women stumbling through Greektown MU Police Department officers stopped two women at 1:18 a.m. Friday at the corner of Maryland Avenue and Kentucky Boulevard, according to an MU...

McCaskill calls to investigate soldiers’ remains issues

McCaskill calls to investigate soldiers’ remains issues

Matthew Flores November 15, 2011

Nearly a week after whistleblowers revealed what federal investigators called “gross mismanagement” in the handling of the remains of United States soldiers at Dover Air Force Base mortuary, Sen. Claire...

MBMI hosts first leadership summit event

MBMI hosts first leadership summit event

Nassim Benchaabane November 15, 2011

The Mizzou Black Men’s Initiative hosted its first day-long educational summit on leadership Sunday in the Mark Twain Ballroom in Memorial Union. The Real-Life Experiences and Active Leadership Summit...

Weekend motorcycle accident leaves one dead

Lizzie Johnson November 15, 2011

An auto-pedestrian crash left one dead at the scene Saturday night. The crash occurred at the 4300 block of Christian Fellowship Road at 11:13 p.m. on Saturday. David B. Huggler, 46, was driving a 2010...

MU professor Jeff Firman’s turkey diet could curb cost of traditional Thanksgiving bird

Caroline Bauman November 15, 2011

Americans consume 46 million turkeys every Thanksgiving, according to the National Turkey Federation, and thanks to MU professor Jeff Firman’s recently developed turkey diet, the industry and consumers...

RJI hosts changing media symposium

Ian Frazer November 15, 2011

MU’s Reynolds Journalism Institute is hosting a symposium Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. to discuss trends identified in the Federal Communications Commission’s report “Information Needs Communities.” The...

Derrick Washington sentenced to 5 years in prison

Emmy Boyd November 14, 2011

Former MU tailback Derrick Washington was sentenced to five years in prison and 120 days in the 559 Shock Incarceration Program on Monday after being convicted of felony deviate sexual assault in September. Washington...

New postage stamp created in honor of veterans

New postage stamp created in honor of veterans

Sam Rourke November 13, 2011

Friday was the day to honor the sacrifices veterans have made to keep America free. That honor can now be seen at the post office with the new “Purple Heart Forever” stamp, which was formally presented...