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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

Representatives react to Gov. Nixon’s reprioritization of current fiscal year’s budget

Amanda Svoboda September 13, 2011

The Missouri House of Representatives Bugdet Transparency Committee met to examine the lawsuit filed against Gov. Jay Nixon by State Auditor Tom Schweich about unconstitutionally withholding funds. “They...

Ms. Zou series continues with Sustainable Fashion workshop

Alex Stewart September 13, 2011

MU’s Women’s Center collaborated with the Craft Studio on Thursday to host a segment of its Ms. Zou series called Sustainable Fashion. The goal of the event was to educate attendees on ways to “greenify”...

J school pitches technology teaching project

Charlie O’Neill September 13, 2011

The School of Journalism is pitching a new project to help cultivate technological knowledge in students, especially younger ones, next week. The project, code-named “Tech Farm League,” aims to bring...

MSA commits to improving communication with students

Molly Duffy September 13, 2011

Missouri Students Association President Eric Woods is making it a priority to change the way MSA communicates with MU students this semester. Woods said he wants to move away from the idea that students...

MSA food donation program adjusting to semester meal plan

Matthew Flores September 13, 2011

SWIPES Make A Difference, a program that allows students to donate food and non-perishable items to various charitable organizations in Columbia, is preparing to adjust to the campus-wide switch from weekly...

Sept. 11 affected my family, my perception of the world

Josh Hinton September 13, 2011

I was in sixth grade on Sept. 11, 2001. In the morning, I remember being left in our classrooms while some of the teachers talked outside in the hallway. A few of them were crying, but my classmates and...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Ciera Velarde September 13, 2011

Anonymous web tipline helps keep campus safe UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON — Administration has been getting a little help in addressing student’s concerns about issues on campus from an online reporting...

It’s hard to imagine a world in which this hadn’t happened

Megan Zagorski September 13, 2011

I was in my fourth grade science class at my Catholic elementary school, and our teacher, Sister Catherine, wouldn’t tell us exactly what had happened at first, just that something terrible had happened...

LSTC implements drug screening for new students to make for safer campus

September 13, 2011

Linn State Technical College is preparing to implement a new drug-screening program to test all students for a variety of drugs, ranging from prescription pills to hallucinogens. Created with the intent...

Analysis: US safer since 2001, but still vulnerable to attacks

Charlie O’Neill September 13, 2011

Some political science professors have come to the conclusion that though the United States might now be more prepared to handle familiar terrorist attacks in large areas, the country should still be concerned...

Students reflect on Sept. 11, 2001

“I was in my fourth grade class during the events of Sept. 11. I mainly remember my teacher crying after getting a phone call with the news. I feel like everyone became super cautious, afraid and slightly...

Event raises money, awareness for anti-human trafficking orgs

Event raises money, awareness for anti-human trafficking orgs

Elise Moser September 13, 2011

The Central Missouri Stop Trafficking Coalition and MU’s Stop Traffic organization co-sponsored the second “Freedom by Fashion” event Sunday. The event, held in Jesse Auditorium, centered around...