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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

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...

Zombies return for Halloween with Zombie Safari Hayride

Nassim Benchaabane October 21, 2011

Imagine 20 people are the last survivors of a zombie infestation that has devastated a small town. Armed with weapons, this ragtag group has boarded a trailer, leaving the town on a one-and-a-half mile...

Passing LoveNotes: Alpha Phi Gamma campaign raises domestic violence awareness

Katie Yaeger October 21, 2011

A bandaged heart, a Princess Peach analogy and a list of statistics are among the messages students at MU and around the country are a few of the things participants have shared through Alpha Phi Gamma’s...

For Trick-or-Treat, look très chic

Angie Andera October 21, 2011

Remember last year when you saved up your hard-earned cash, searched costume stores high and low and bought the perfect sparkly dress, sunglasses and blonde wig? Then when Oct. 31 rolled around, you spent...

New York Times best-selling author David Limbaugh lectures on Obama Administration

New York Times best-selling author David Limbaugh lectures on Obama Administration

Bailey Otto October 21, 2011

New York Times best-selling author David Limbaugh visited MU and gave a lecture from a conservative’s standpoint on the Obama Administration on Tuesday night in Hulston Hall. The MU College Republicans...

Halloween: A growing trend or a trend we’re growing out of?

Sara Driscoll October 21, 2011

The history of Halloween dates back to a Celtic festival of Samhain. It was believed that the night before Nov. 1, All Hallows Eve, was a time of ghostly spirituality where witches and fairies loomed and...

Guster frontman speaks about environmental activism

Guster frontman speaks about environmental activism

Hank Koebler October 21, 2011

Alternative rock band Guster’s visit to MU brought not only a concert, but also a message of environmental activism. Guster’s lead guitarist and vocalist Adam Gardner told MU students Wednesday the...

Björk: There’s an app for that

Brandon Foster October 21, 2011

The iPad app for “Moon,” the first of 10 tracks off Björk’s newest release, _Biophilia_, allows the listener/player to change the pitch of notes by spinning pearls strung along a vein-like wire...

Speakers Committee works to bring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, others to MU campus

Hanna Jacunski October 21, 2011

Dustin Lance Black, Lisa Ling, Dr. Maya Angelou, Aron Ralston, Blake Mycoskie and, as of next week, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt: these names have had more than 15 minutes of fame. They are also just a few...