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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

College Republicans make call to action with phone bank

Bailey Otto September 23, 2011

A mixture of animated exchanges and polite conversation is followed by the enthusiastic “Woot!” of a successful phone call. Three MU student volunteers and Jon Ratliff, political director of Missouri...

Missouri poverty decreases, Columbia residents remain worried

Dani Kass September 23, 2011

The new United States Census Bureau Report showed a decrease in poverty in Missouri. The report, released Sept. 13, showed Missouri poverty levels dropped from 15.5 percent in 2009 to 14.8 percent in...

Mock residence hall room goes up in flames at Speakers Circle

Mock residence hall room goes up in flames at Speakers Circle

Brandon Grammer September 23, 2011

An estimated 500 students were on hand Wednesday to watch the Columbia Fire Department conduct its live room burn at the 11th annual Fire Factor held in Speakers Circle. Starting off the event and grabbing...

Alcohol checkpoints encourage planning for the ride home

Megan Hager September 23, 2011

Columbia Police Department officers are setting up undisclosed, random checkpoints in town to crack down on drunk driving this weekend. CPD began participating Monday in the “You Drink & Drive, You...

Fashion tips for those lost in transition

Angie Andera September 23, 2011

I’ve never been good at goodbyes — especially when it comes to my clothes. But every year around this fateful time, I’m forced to box up half my wardrobe and say sayonara to my summer sundresses...

New era of military community begins with DADT repeal

New era of military community begins with DADT repeal

Abigail Geiger September 23, 2011

Tuesday marked the end of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Pursue” policy that allowed for sexual orientation discrimination in the military. The policy, instituted in 1993, introduced a game...

Reports show racial biases in policing, group says

Reports show racial biases in policing, group says

Cameron Evans September 23, 2011

A report on traffic stops shows racial biases in policing, according to the Columbia Profiling Group. The group met Tuesday night at City Hall to present Columbia Police Department vehicle stop reports,...

Sheriffs investigate discovery of human remains

Dani Kass September 23, 2011

Bones discovered near Easley were determined to most likely be used for an anatomical display. The Boone County Sheriff Department closed the case Thursday night on human remains found in southern Boone...

MU, Gig.U nearing high-speed Internet deal

Brian Hayes September 23, 2011

Despite originally inventing the Internet, the United States has fallen behind other nations in its own technology. Chip Byers, Missouri Research and Education Network Director of New Initiatives, said...

Security cameras in downtown Columbia create controversy

Hunter Woodall September 23, 2011

**Correction appended** Columbia residents and MU students alike will soon be monitored by an increased number of security cameras while they wander around, eat and shop downtown. Voters initially approved...

Number of young adults with health insurance increases after new law

Wes Duplantier September 23, 2011

About one million more young adults had health insurance at the beginning of this year than the year before, according to two surveys released Wednesday. Data from National Health Interview Survey showed...

Locked library blues

Kristen Herhold September 23, 2011

For some reason, I believed I could sail through college and the classes that came with it. I thought I could never study and still get great grades. I thought college would be just like high school. Well,...