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The Maneater

Facial hair is the new pink, as students trade shaving for prostate cancer awareness

Bradley Babendir November 11, 2011

It started in 2003 in Melbourne, Australia. The idea was simple. Men would grow mustaches in the month of November to broadcast their support for those with prostate cancer and to raise awareness for the...

Police make arrest in hair product theft

Dani Kass November 11, 2011

A Columbia resident was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing musical equipment, money and hair products from three businesses. Robert Johnson, 26, was pulled over travelling eastbound on I-70 when...

Diversity in Action seminars continue with ‘The Role of Culture in Coping’

Elise Moser November 9, 2011

The Diversity in Action seminar series continued Wednesday with a panel on “The Role of Culture in Coping with Life’s Challenges: An Act-in-Context.” The hour-long session featured professor Puncky...

Columbia voters approve Community Improvement District tax

Wes Duplantier November 9, 2011

AP’d Boone County Clerk http://www.boonecountyclerk.com/ Columbia attorney Skip Walther, the chair of the CID’s board of directors http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Commissions/downloadfile.php?id=2200 Special...

Medal of Honor recipient Salvator Giunta speaks during MU Veterans Week

Turner Johnson November 9, 2011

One of the highlights of Veterans Week was a speech delivered by former Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, the first surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. “This is a pretty...

First Lady declines visit to MU

First Lady declines visit to MU

Chris Jasper November 9, 2011

First lady Michelle Obama will not be coming to Columbia in the near future. Although she was invited to be the keynote speaker at Food Sense, the annual MU Life Sciences and Society Symposium, she and...

General Motors announces investment in Wentzville Assembly Plant

Jaime Williams November 8, 2011

General Motors announced it will be investing $380 million in the Wentzville Assembly Plant Thursday. This investment includes plans to create 1,660 new jobs, according to Gov. Jay Nixon’s news release. The...

Schurz wireless Internet project reported success

Lizzie Johnson November 8, 2011

Couch potatoes, be warned. Thanks to a trial run of wireless Internet in Schurz Hall, wasting hours on Netflix in bed has become exponentially easier. As the result of collaboration between Residential...

Mizzou Climate: Asian Americans

Steve Pan November 8, 2011

Asian-Americans are the third smallest minority group on the MU campus, according to the MU Chancellor's Diversity Initiative. According to “Rising to the Challenge of Conducting Research on Asian Americans...

MU’s new drug testing policy causes debate

MU’s new drug testing policy causes debate

Sean Na November 8, 2011

Effective fall 2011, the MU School of Medicine and School of Nursing require incoming students to get drug tested before they enroll in classes. Drug testing in the medical school was first introduced...

Four cases of E. Coli confirmed in Boone County

Lizzie Johnson November 8, 2011

The number of confirmed E. Coli cases in Boone County has edged to four as of Monday. Lab tests are pending for one more patient who might be sick with the bacteria. The victims, ranging from 11 to 63...

Black Culture Awareness Week hosts variety of events

Black Culture Awareness Week hosts variety of events

Ian Frazer November 8, 2011

To give students, staff and Columbia residents a view of black culture and history, the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center is hosting Black Culture Awareness Week this week. The theme of the 19th annual...