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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

New Facebook Redesign a positive status update.

Austin Fortner October 14, 2011

Well, kids, it’s that time of year again. The leaves are changing colors, the temperatures are cooling down and Facebook is changing once again. However, this season, these changes are going to be a...

Athletics Department, Mizzou Alumni Association brace for Homecoming

Lindsey Davison October 14, 2011

This Saturday marks 100 years of football, rich tradition and togetherness. More significantly, it means coming home. The Mizzou Alumni Association has been working hard to make the centennial Homecoming...

Missouri House passes tax cuts

Kay Yeung October 14, 2011

The Missouri House passed legislation aimed at creating incentives to attract new businesses and more jobs to Missouri, according to the official website of Missouri House of Representatives. The legislation...

Top-notch novels, just in time for fall

Claire Landsbaum October 14, 2011

Fall is upon us. With the change in season comes deliciously cooler air, brightly colored, crunchable leaves and a lust for literature un-sated by your average textbook. Luckily, there is no shortage...

Police to treat centennial no different than previous Homecomings

Tom Leonard October 14, 2011

While thousands of people are expected to flock to Columbia for Homecoming, local police say they don’t have plans to bring in extra reinforcements this weekend. “We don’t really plan on treating...

Guidelines for closed review board meetings spark debate

Guidelines for closed review board meetings spark debate

Kelsey Maffett October 14, 2011

The Citizens Police Review Board nailed down a list of guidelines for closing some future proceedings at Wednesday's meeting. Closed sessions, a hot-button issue at many review board meetings, were approved...

Gosling cements star status with performance in “The Ides of March”

Gosling cements star status with performance in “The Ides of March”

Dylan Chapman October 14, 2011

2011 will certainly go down in history as, among other things, The Year of the Gosling. When Ryan Gosling starred in every teen girl’s favorite movie, “The Notebook,” in 2004, many thought he was...

Greek community celebrates Homecoming spirit with talent show

Greek community celebrates Homecoming spirit with talent show

Katie Yaeger October 14, 2011

After weeks of running lines, blocking scenes and choreographing dances, MU's Homecoming Talent competition gave the entire MU community a reason to celebrate. Community members gathered at 6:30 p.m....

Occupy COMO continues movement, expresses long-term plans

Occupy COMO continues movement, expresses long-term plans

Amanda Svoboda October 14, 2011

The Occupy COMO movement, Columbia’s effort in the nationwide Occupy Together movement, continued this week outside of City Hall and some community members have started to respond. Participant Bill...

MU is coming home, and so are these artists

Christine Cauthen October 14, 2011

Not to state the obvious, but this Saturday is the 100th annual Homecoming at the grandfather of all homecomings—Mizzou. I’m sure the videos plastered all over social media websites, the signs hanging...

Recycling grants to benefit apartments, business

Lizzie Johnson October 14, 2011

Two grants will help the city’s efforts to increase recycling in Columbia for office buildings and apartment complexes. The two $5,000 grants, given by the Mid-Missouri Solid Waste Management District,...

Group uses data to key in on racial profiling in policing

Group uses data to key in on racial profiling in policing

Kay Yeung October 14, 2011

The Bias-Free Coalition turned its focus to data analysis in its second meeting Tuesday at the Daniel Boone City Building. Columbia Police Department data analyst Jerry East explained how the police used...