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The Maneater

New program allows working professionals to get executive MBA

Dani Kass October 21, 2011

The Trulaske College of Business announced a new program that will allow working professionals to gain their MBA: the executive MBA program. The program is made up of 75 percent online classes and 25...

Occupy COMO participants share vision, stories

Occupy COMO participants share vision, stories

Seth Boster October 21, 2011

Beneath a cold drizzle and booms of thunder Tuesday afternoon, a woman stood outside of Columbia’s City Hall wrapped in a red, checkered blanket. Her hood was up, a neon green bandana with the words...

MSA presidential slates address diversity in platforms

This is the second part in a series looking at the Missouri Students Association presidential slates and their platform positions. This article focuses on the candidates’ positions on diversity. **Billingsley-Kooi** Before...

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...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Taylor Fox October 18, 2011

Mountain West Conference and Conference USA announce merger UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA - The Mountain West Conference and Conference USA announced today a merger of their football programs into a 22-team conference,...