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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Shooting at Peppers Nightclub injures two, causes life-threatening injuries

Dani Kass November 1, 2011

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting at Peppers Nightclub on Sunday morning that left one man with life-threatening injuries. Deputies responded to Peppers Nightclub at...

Camp Kesem offers relief to the children of cancer patients

Taylor Fox November 1, 2011

Throughout the past 10 years, college students across the country have run week-long summer camps through Camp Kesem for children of cancer patients. Camp Kesem has taken place annually in 14 states and...

School funds shock some international students

Taylor Fox November 1, 2011

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA - Like many exchange students, Austrian law student Michaela Georgina Lexer pays tuition to her university in her native country. “We pay 16 euros (about $22) per semester,”...

Battle High School to cause CPS redistricting changes

Battle High School to cause CPS redistricting changes

Katie Yaeger November 1, 2011

Battle High School will join Rock Bridge High School and Hickman High School in August 2013 as the school system’s third comprehensive high school, in response to the area's population growth. Plans...

RSVP Center educates about violence prevention at Green Dot Conference

RSVP Center educates about violence prevention at Green Dot Conference

Elise Moser November 1, 2011

The Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center hosted the Green Dot Conference on Saturday, an event focused on preventing power-based personal violence. The conference marked the end of Relationship...

Joplin timeline

Grace Lyden November 1, 2011

May 22 The nation’s deadliest tornado on record hits Joplin, demolishing a 14-mile path of stores, churches, 10 of 13 public school buildings and 7,000 homes. Gov. Jay Nixon declares a state of emergency...

Multicultural Certificate sees increased pursuit

Monica Chavez November 1, 2011

Since the debut of the Multicultural Certificate Program in fall 2006, the number of students graduating with the certificate has increased significantly. The program began as an initiative to promote...

The Fray: ‘Heartbeat’ — 5 out of 5 stars

Emily Martin November 1, 2011

With an awesome new single and an album on the way, The Fray is showing it used its three-year hiatus to weave together a new sound and grow as a band. "Heartbeat" is a single from The Fray’s upcoming...

SAHSA hosts weekend conference at MU

SAHSA hosts weekend conference at MU

Jaime Williams November 1, 2011

MU Skeptics, Atheists, Secular Humanists and Agnostics hosted a conference Friday and Saturday, featuring seven speakers throughout two days. SASHA Vice President Dave Muscato said the purpose of the...

MSA slates address transportation, bus problem

**Billingsley-Kooi** Budget issues within the Columbia Transit system have led Missouri Students Association presidential candidates Xavier Billingsley and Helena Kooi to rethink MU’s transportation...

MU program gives teachers tools to stop teen suicide

Emmy Boyd November 1, 2011

In the wake of highly publicized teen suicides across the country, the College of Education’s Missouri Partnership for Educational Renewal has given school districts across Missouri the tools they need...

PHA elects 2012 executive board members

Katie Yaeger November 1, 2011

The closing of the fall semester brings the beginning of new Greek Life leadership. MU’s Panhellenic Association held elections for its executive board 11 a.m. Sunday in Jesse Wrench Auditorium. The...