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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Weekend outage affects residents along Grindstone Parkway

Wes Duplantier September 13, 2011

More than 1,400 people in south Columbia lost electricity for a few hours Sunday afternoon after power lines on Grindstone Parkway were damaged, causing a small grass fire. Columbia Water and Light spokeswoman...

Police Blotter

Ally McEntire, Adam Aton September 13, 2011

1. Police find cakey substance during traffic stop A Columbia man was arrested after police discovered him hiding a white, cakey substance in his mouth. An officer performed a traffic stop at Business...

Rape Aggression Defense class reaches MU campus

Kia Farhang September 13, 2011

MU Police Department is now accepting sign-ups for sessions of its Rape Aggression Defense class this year. The free class, which is open to any woman affiliated with the university, is designed to educate...

Festival provides taste of home to Taiwanese students

Festival provides taste of home to Taiwanese students

Lizzie Johnson September 13, 2011

Junior Joyu Wang has spent the Mid-Autumn Festival, a Taiwanese holiday similar to Thanksgiving or the Chinese New Year, without her family for the past two years. Like many international students, the...

Alumnus offers students internships through Hot Box, MizzMenus

Alumnus offers students internships through Hot Box, MizzMenus

Emmy Boyd September 13, 2011

When alumnus Corey Rimmel needed help with graphic design for his businesses, MizzMenus.com and Hot Box Cookies, he looked to his alma mater. “I thought it would be a good idea for me to get ideas from...

Shoplifter assaults off-duty officer at Petro Mart Convenience Store

Megan Ness September 13, 2011

Police arrested a shoplifter after he assaulted a convenience store worker and an off-duty officer last Wednesday. A Petro Mart employee saw Justin Wade Myers, 17, taking cigars off the shelf without...

The Hairhole to hold silent auction benefitting Columbia art scene

The Hairhole to hold silent auction benefitting Columbia art scene

Alexis Hitt September 13, 2011

In an effort to help the local art scene thrive, The Hairhole — a local practice space for musicians — is putting on a 48-hour Vinyl Art Show as a benefit to support local artists as well as pay the...

Billingsley, Kooi announce MSA presidential campaign

Billingsley, Kooi announce MSA presidential campaign

Hunter Woodall September 13, 2011

Since joining the Missouri Students Association his freshman year, junior Xavier Billingsley has served as a senator, a Board of Elections Commissioner and as Chief of Staff to former MSA President Tim...

Noor Azizan-Gardner hired as Interim Chief Diversity Officer

Lizzie Johnson September 13, 2011

Noor Azizan-Gardner has taken on the role of interim Chief Diversity Officer for MU after serving as the director of diversity programming and professional development. “It took me five minutes to pick...

Fire in Ellis leaves damage, shuts down building

Fire in Ellis leaves damage, shuts down building

Sally French, Lizzie Johnson September 13, 2011

A fire set in Ellis Library early Saturday morning shut the building down for the weekend and Monday. The library will reopen with limited access at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. The fire occurred at about 3:30...

MSA cancels proposed Homecoming concert

Hunter Woodall September 13, 2011

After sponsoring this year's fall welcome concert featuring Jason Derulo, the Missouri Students Association has decided not to sponsor a concert during Homecoming week. The decision was made after taking...

Stitch ‘N Bitch weaves together experienced knitters, newcomers at MU Women’s Center

Danielle Filippone September 13, 2011

Every Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m., a very unlikely scene for this day and age takes place in the MU Women’s Center. Stitch 'N Bitch provides exactly what is implied from the title: tools to knit or crochet...