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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Anthropology museum highlights Japanese art

Anthropology museum highlights Japanese art

Sarah Walsh August 23, 2011

The MU Museum of Anthropology will begin the year on a multicultural note with its newest exhibit -- Japanese Art & Archery. The exhibit showcases the high regard that feudal Japanese society held for...

Columbia Regional Airport discusses plans for improvement

Dani Kass August 23, 2011

The Airport Advisory Board for the Columbia Regional Airport discussed a strategic plan for expansion at a meeting on Aug. 10. The plan includes everything from general aviation and commercial air service...

PHA Formal Recruitment breaks participation record

PHA Formal Recruitment breaks participation record

Savannah Kannberg August 23, 2011

The Panhellenic Association wrapped up another Formal Recruitment week Aug. 20 with another participation record broken. Formal Recruitment started Aug. 14, when 1,654 freshman, sophomore and junior women...

Debt ceiling agreement creates problems for graduate students paying off loans

Hunter Woodall August 23, 2011

During the debt ceiling debate on Capitol Hill, Congress cut $917 billion in programs and slashed federal funds across the board. MU graduate students will feel the impact of these cuts almost immediately...

Two recent appointees bring more diversity to Board of Curators

Caitlin Holland August 23, 2011

Six of the nine members of the UM System Board of Curators all fit the same profile. They’re men, and they’re white. But, recent appointments indicate a change in the makeup of the board. David Steward,...

Columbia restaurants ready to hire again

Columbia restaurants ready to hire again

Kia Farhang August 23, 2011

Incoming freshmen have to struggle with the difficult decision of choosing whether or not they want to add a part-time job to their busy college schedules. Surrounded by so many favorite student hang-outs,...

Matthes’ city budget to affect MU, reshape Columbia Transit

Caroline Bauman August 23, 2011

Two bus routes that cater predominantly to MU students might be reduced under Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes’ first proposed budget. The $406 million budget recommends cutting funding for Columbia...

Columbia Transit System changes shuttle service

Hunter Woodall August 23, 2011

For the past two years, sophomore Alexis Engleman has commuted to MU from her off-campus apartment. “My entire freshman year at MU was made possible by the campus bus transportation,” Engleman said....

MU wrestler Phillip Perry kept a smile on, off mat

MU wrestler Phillip Perry kept a smile on, off mat

Jimmy Hibsch August 23, 2011

Phillip Perry had two families -- his biological family and his wrestling family. His brother and best friend, Tyler, stood by his side in both. “I remember all the Thanksgiving and Christmas vacations...

Groups react to the Amy Hestir Student Protection Act

Drew Koch August 23, 2011

The Amy Hestir Student Protection Act has stirred controversy from a variety of groups, students, parents and teachers, including many college students. The bill was signed into law in late July. Its...

GOP primary, according to campus organizations

Turner Johnson August 23, 2011

The campus Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians agree the economy will be paramount in the GOP primary election. “The big issue is, ‘What is the plan for dealing with the (United States) government...

Senate approves law to reduce age of carrying a concealed weapon to 21

Joanna Zaimes August 23, 2011

A new law will go into affect Sunday that will change the age of carrying a concealed weapon from 23 to 21. The vote to change the age was cast on Aug. 10 by the Senate, approving lowering the age to...