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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

College of Education to offer a new virtual school

Cait Campbell October 4, 2011

The College of Education plans to launch a new virtual school for kindergarten through 12th grade students later this year. Although the full development of the project could take a few years, Missouri...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Taylor Fox October 4, 2011

**Soldier killed by IED** KANSAS STATE - A Fort Riley soldier died from injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan this week. Spc. Garrett Fant, 21, of American Canyon, Calif.,...

CPD to see fuel budget increase for police vehicles with new fiscal year

CPD to see fuel budget increase for police vehicles with new fiscal year

Kelsey Maffett October 4, 2011

With the start of the new fiscal year Saturday, the Columbia Police Department is adjusting the amount of money it spends annually on vehicles and fuel. The fuel allotment for CPD rose by $50,561, or...

U.S. Department of Education ranks Missouri in top 10

Sean Na October 4, 2011

The state of Missouri ranked in the top 10 for overall education performance, according to the United States Department of Education's new State of the States in Education report based on 2009 data. The...

City Council to vote on ward reapportionment Oct. 17

Amanda Svoboda October 4, 2011

The Columbia ward reapportionment issue will continue until Oct. 17, when City Council plans to make the final vote on which proposal will be chosen. The forthcoming changes were brought to the city’s...

City council moves ahead with plans for new parking garage

City council moves ahead with plans for new parking garage

Sam Rourke October 4, 2011

The city council made a motion to proceed with final plans for the construction of a new parking garage on Short Street in the North Village Arts District. The garage will sit between Broadway and Walnut...

Protesters occupy downtown Columbia for ‘Occupy COMO’

Protesters occupy downtown Columbia for ‘Occupy COMO’

Greg Lindsey October 4, 2011

A group of demonstrators calling itself [Occupy COMO](http://www.facebook.com/OccupyCOMO) has set up in front of Columbia City Hall and plans to remain there indefinitely. The group, which has been as...

MSA Outreach endorsements fall in gray area

Molly Duffy October 4, 2011

For Missouri Students Association members, there’s a fine line between endorsing an MSA presidential slate as an MU student and endorsing as an elected official. According to bylaws enacted by MSA’s...

Local artists auction off work to raise money for the Hair Hole

Local artists auction off work to raise money for the Hair Hole

Taylor Fox October 4, 2011

The 48-hour Vinyl Art show came to a close on Friday, Sept. 30, at Cafe Berlin in downtown Columbia after raising more than $1,300 for the Hair Hole. Before the art auction began, community members were...

Facebook rape-joke page sparks controversy

Daniel Shapiro October 4, 2011

A Facebook page about rape jokes prompted a petition in the United Kingdom to delete it, and many MU students agree the page should be taken down as well. The page, titled “You know shes (sic) playing...

‘The Ringer’ — 4.5 out of 5 stars

Michele Robotham-Smith October 4, 2011

It has been eight years since Sarah Michelle Gellar played the blonde slayer/lover of vampires. “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” started in 1993 and is the most memorable of Gellar's roles. After the show...

Pepsi We Inspire contest names MU student as finalist

Nassim Benchaabane October 4, 2011

Inspiration led to action for senior Dreana Johnson, one of three finalists in the Pepsi We Inspire contest. The national contest asks applicants to submit videos showing how they inspire others through...