Skip to Main Content
The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Construction nearly complete for gymnastics, Golden Girls facility

August 3, 2011

Construction on the new MU Gymnastics and Golden Girls Practice Facility is coming to a close. As the August deadline approaches, the building is nearly complete. “We hope to have the new practice facility...

McCaskill, Blunt organize river management group

Abigail Geiger August 1, 2011

United States senators Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., collaborated between partisan lines to solve the incessant problem of management of the country’s volatile rivers by creating the...

Many freshmen still without rooms as ROAR closes

Aubrey Leiter July 29, 2011

In less than a month, MU freshman Lauren Gillespie will head to Columbia to move into her residence hall, though which room is still unknown. Due to a record-breaking freshman class predicted to be tally...

New cost-cutting measure combines daytime, nighttime janitorial shifts

Emily Dias July 29, 2011

In an effort to avoid another deficit year for the department, Campus Facilities will combine two shifts of custodial workers into one daytime shift beginning in December. When the current 60 nighttime...

New partnership brings faster internet to MU, Columbia

New partnership brings faster internet to MU, Columbia

Turner Johnson July 27, 2011

MU and the city of Columbia announced a new partnership Wednesday with Gig.U. The partnership is meant to create an ultra high-speed internet network on campus and throughout Columbia. In a press conference...

Campus Dining to begin composting food from dining halls

Molly Duffy July 25, 2011

This fall, MU will be one step closer to having a smaller carbon footprint with the implementation of a plan that will compost discarded dining hall food. Campus Dining Services and the Bradford Extension...

MU Health Care named a 'Most Wired' hospital

MU Health Care named a ‘Most Wired’ hospital

Kia Farhang July 25, 2011

According to [a survey in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine](http://digital.hhnmostwired.com/DigitalAnywhere/viewer.aspx?id=1&pageId=1), MU Health Care is one of the top 100 “Most...

Menu Courey’s parents determined not to let their daughter’s death go in vain

Jimmy Hibsch July 22, 2011

MU swimmer Sasha Menu Courey’s parents have committed themselves to using her story to make waves for borderline personality disorder awareness. “To give me peace, I want to make a difference,”...

Board of Curators approve two appropriation requests for 2013

Caitlin Holland July 22, 2011

The UM Board of Curators is requesting more than $1 billion in state funds for the 2013 fiscal year. At the board’s July 22 teleconference, an operating request and state capital request were approved....

Jesse Auditorium undergoes renovation, maintains original architecture

Caitlin Holland July 21, 2011

Renovations to Jesse Auditorium, including freshly painted walls, LED lighting and new carpet and chairs, will conclude before classes begin Aug. 22. John Murray, assistant director of building services...

MU swimmer’s life revolved around swimming, friends

MU swimmer’s life revolved around swimming, friends

Jimmy Hibsch July 21, 2011

MU swimmer Sasha Menu Courey was all about water – whether it be the water she “lived” in or the water she brings to her parents’ eyes as they recall their daughter’s life. “I really believe...

New look of IFC Formal Recruitment receives mixed reviews

Lindsey Davison July 18, 2011

The Interfraternity Council Formal Recruitment has looked a little different this summer. Held June 24 to 25, the once three-day event was cut to just two days this year, but the process remained the...