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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

International student enrollment grows 13 percent

International student enrollment grows 13 percent

Tess Betts August 26, 2011

International student enrollment at MU climbed 13 percent this fall. These students come from more than 100 different countries. This fall brought an increase of these students, with 81 freshmen or first-time...

Tiger Wheels brings affordable bike rental to campus

William Schmitt August 26, 2011

On a first visit to MU, people tend to notice a few things related to transportation: very few cars and very many bicycles. Some people really love their cars, but others believe biking is more convenient...

MU set to lease historic Missouri Theatre

MU set to lease historic Missouri Theatre

Nassim Benchaabane August 26, 2011

MU will play a large role in the future of the Missouri Theatre as a result of an agreement between the university and the Missouri Symphony Society, the current owners and operators of the historic downtown...

New CAFNR drought simulators will help predict weather

New CAFNR drought simulators will help predict weather

Kelsey Taff August 26, 2011

Unpredictable weather is no longer an issue on campus for the researchers of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. Two drought simulators have just been completed to test the effects...

Telecenters close due to budget cuts

Mengti Xu August 26, 2011

Facing a $2 million budget cut, the usual nine Telecommunication Community Resources Centers operated by the University of Missouri Extension are forced to close or shrink their scale. Rhonda Gibler,...

Heavy traffic causes problems on campus

Heavy traffic causes problems on campus

Josie Butler August 26, 2011

Monday morning welcomed back not only a record number of MU students but a record amount of traffic as well. The intersection of Virginia Avenue and Hospital Drive was bombarded with traffic Monday afternoon...

Shopping around can keep textbook costs down

Shopping around can keep textbook costs down

Caitlin Swieca August 26, 2011

Purchasing textbooks is an essential but stressful process that lands on the beginning of semester to-do list of every college student. While many freshmen choose to use the bookstore's Early Bird program,...

Jason Derulo concert, kiss causes speculation among students

Molly Duffy August 26, 2011

Jason Derulo should have stuck to riding solo. Bringing an MU student onstage, and dancing suggestively with her, during last week's Fall Welcome Concert has garnered the singer negative feedback among...

Access Arts celebrates 40 years of service

Access Arts celebrates 40 years of service

Ally McEntire August 26, 2011

To celebrate 40 years of making art more available to people from all walks of life, Access Arts is hosting a series of community events. An art and photo exhibit will be on display at Ragtag Cinema until...

CDS creates options for students celebrating Ramadan

CDS creates options for students celebrating Ramadan

Lizzie Johnson August 26, 2011

Ramadan, an important holiday for Muslims and characterized by a month-long fast during daylight hours, began July 31 and continues until Aug. 29. For Muslim students across the MU campus, however, partaking...

The hidden side of the course catalog: Harry Potter, woody plants and cemeteries

Kelly Scanlon August 26, 2011

So apparently, that class on biochemical engineering you picked up suddenly isn’t quite so appealing now that you’ve bought the five oversized textbooks for it and gone to the first lecture… that...

Mizzou Wireless struggles to accommodate web traffic

Lizzie Johnson August 26, 2011

The chaos of move-in day has ended, but the surge of new students on campus has catalyzed an entirely different genre of chaos — this time for the Division of Information Technology. Because of smart...