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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

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...

MSA slates talk diversity in final debate

MSA slates talk diversity in final debate

Molly Duffy November 7, 2011

All three Missouri Students Association presidential slates were present for the final debate before voting opens Monday. Slates include Xavier Billingsley and Helena Kooi; Everett Bruer and Lexie Cartee;...

Bank Transfer Day gains support in Columbia

Corinne Kennedy November 4, 2011

Bank Transfer Day, set for Nov. 5, is a national movement founded by small business owner Kristen Christian encouraging people to close their bank accounts and transfer their money to local credit unions. According...

Rap: the other white beat

Brandon Foster November 4, 2011

As a blonde white kid hailing from Midwestern suburbia, I’m probably not exactly ranking in terms of street cred. Sure, I do spend my summers working at a Steak ‘n Shake where someone was murdered...

McCaskill expands veteran survey coverage to Columbia

Abigail Geiger November 4, 2011

A survey that gauges the effectiveness of veteran care and assistance will be expanded to Columbia, according to a news release from Sen. Claire McCaskill’s office. The Veterans Customer Satisfaction...

Rum Diary serves as star’s farewell to an old friend

Hunter Woodall November 4, 2011

Less than seven years after Hunter S. Thompson committed suicide, his memory lives on through his books, movies and iconic pop culture persona. While the author might be known more for his drug-addled...

Court issues MSA slate Loeffler-Damico minor infraction

Kelly Olejnik November 4, 2011

The Student Court of the Missouri Students Association found MSA presidential slate Greg Loeffler and Lauren Damico guilty of a minor infraction Thursday night. The Loeffler-Damico slate was issued a...

Student pulse check: Netflix

Caitlyn Gallip November 4, 2011

For the past few months, the entertainment world has been a yo-yo for Netflix users. From price and policy changes to Netflix stocks going haywire, this streaming giant has had its work cut out for it. But...

Environmental Policy Speaker Series aims to make environmental policies

Hanna Jacunski November 4, 2011

The Sustainable Environmental Policy Speaker Series, a series on environmental awareness, aims to make impacting environmental policy more than just water cooler talk and clever slogans. For the faculty...

Netflix love: “The Dead Poets Society”

Kelly Scanlon November 4, 2011

Movies were never really my thing. I mean, I liked them on occasion. But I have forever been a huge literature junkie instead because, let’s face it, the book is always, _always_ better than the movie. And...

Columbia native skates her way to World Championship

Columbia native skates her way to World Championship

Lizzie Johnson November 4, 2011

Emma Trent, 16, knows how to keep herself busy. A junior at North Callaway High School, the svelte blonde juggles playing clarinet for both the marching band and the jazz band, maintaining her honor roll...

Once you go ‘V,’ you never go back: ‘Vendetta’ leaves lasting impact

Claire Landsbaum November 4, 2011

Into every life comes a pivotal movie. Some work of cinema will, inevitably, make a nonchalant entrance, sweep you off your feet, mangle your emotions and warp your perspective on life and waltz along...