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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

RHA holds first MSA presidential debate of the year

RHA holds first MSA presidential debate of the year

Hunter Woodall October 25, 2011

With three weeks remaining until the Missouri Students Association presidential election, candidates gathered together in Chamber Auditorium on Monday night to participate in the first debate of the election...

Foundation hosts first Race to Action challenge

Foundation hosts first Race to Action challenge

Cat Geissler October 23, 2011

A crowd of 130 competitors and supporters gathered at Peace Park to participate in the first 5k/10k Race to Action for the nonprofit Rehab A. El-Buri Foundation. Runners began the race at Peace Park, traveled...

Occupy COMO issues official statement at general assembly

Jaime Williams October 21, 2011

Occupy COMO created an official statement for the movement at its general assembly Tuesday night. The statement is available on the group's website and Facebook page. “It’s a hybrid of the statements...

NASA selects Florida over MU for location of newest ISS national laboratory

Matthew Flores October 21, 2011

Sorry, space fans, but there won’t be any rocket blastoffs in mid-Missouri after all. NASA announced it would be headquartering its newest national laboratory at the Space Life Sciences Laboratory at...

Centennial Homecoming brings big business to downtown establishments

Sara Driscoll October 21, 2011

In comparison to previous years, many local Columbia businesses said not only did they rake in more dough this year for the centennial Homecoming celebration, but their establishments were also more packed...

MU Department of Statistics receives record grant

Chris Gothner October 21, 2011

The department of statistics has received a $2.85 million grant from the National Science Foundation and the United States Census Bureau to develop new models that will aid the U.S. Census Department in...

MOVE ponders the murky details of revealing Halloween costumes.

Caitlyn Gallip October 21, 2011

Since 2004, Tina Fey has reminded all young women ages 17 to 24 that the No. 1 fashion rule for Halloween is to find the most interesting animal ears and pair them with the sexiest lingerie. With such...

ARM teaches students to party responsibly

ARM teaches students to party responsibly

Emmy Boyd October 21, 2011

In honor of Alcohol Responsibility Month, more than 50 students came to Memorial Union Tuesday to hear how dangerous competitive drinking games can be. Graduate student Lucas Blount spoke at ARM's lunch...

Spooky Songs ring in the Halloween season

Christine Cauthen October 21, 2011

With Halloween quickly approaching, local costume shops are selling out and grocery store candy aisles are busier than they’ve been all year. Whether your plans include watching scary movies with your...

Nixon gives speech, answers questions at MU School of Law

Nixon gives speech, answers questions at MU School of Law

Sam Rourke October 21, 2011

Gov. Jay Nixon paid a visit to the MU School of Law on Wednesday as part of an event hosted by the Missouri Student Chapter of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. Nixon, a graduate of MU’s law...

Chillwave _Isn't Anything_: Interview with Neon Indian's Alan Palomo

Chillwave _Isn’t Anything_: Interview with Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo

Joel Samson Berntsen October 21, 2011

2009 was a good year for Alan Palomo. His latest musical iteration, Neon Indian, broke through the industry in a big way with debut release _Psychic Chasms_, earning a slew of positive reviews as well...

Letter from the Editor

Joel Samson Berntsen October 21, 2011

Werewolf Bar Mitzvah — Boys becoming men / Men becoming wolves I was Katy Perry last year for Halloween. And by "I was Katy Perry," I mean super-short sequined skirt (which I borrowed from former MOVE...