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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Some pay to sleep behind bars at new Cole County Jail

Andrew Gibson July 6, 2011

Committing a crime is not always a requirement to spend the night in jail. For a fee, people can now spend a night behind bars at the new Cole County Jail in Jefferson City as part of its new Bed, Breakfast...

Blunt, McCaskill back Nixon’s disaster declaration request to Obama

Dani Kass July 6, 2011

Senators Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Thursday supporting Gov. Jay Nixon’s request for an emergency disaster declaration for 27 counties in...

What to expect from Welcome Week

Sally French July 6, 2011

Welcome Week is one of the best times to meet new people, get free stuff and enjoy life in Columbia prior to classes and homework. Expect lots of small talk and mass amounts of information. But also expect...

Study finds 87 percent of Missouri state legislators attended college

Study finds 87 percent of Missouri state legislators attended college

A.J. Feather July 6, 2011

According to a study published by the Chronicle of Higher Education, roughly 87 percent of Missouri’s lawmakers attended college, while 69.4 percent received a bachelor’s degree or higher. The study...

A quick guide to purchasing Missouri student tickets

Pat Iversen July 6, 2011

Picture this: You’re standing in the middle of Faurot Field, surrounded by 20,000 students clad in gold. It has rained all night long and everyone smells like damp sweat, but no one cares. As one gargantuan...

Summer employment opportunities limited with less business traffic

Taylor Fox July 6, 2011

Every summer a portion of MU students stay in town and look for employment opportunities. What those students might have found is many businesses were loyal to their school-year employees and unwilling...

Mizzou Engineering Foundation reaches out via Facebook, LinkedIn

Brandon Grammer July 6, 2011

In an effort to broaden its influence, the Mizzou Engineering Foundation has begun a web-based outreach program. Initial steps have included setting up a Facebook page and a LinkedIn group earlier this...

New report shows where college-bound Missourians live

Dani Kass July 6, 2011

The Missouri Departments of Education and Higher Education released a report June 9 showing a map of where students are filing Free Application for Federal Student Aid forms in Missouri. The map was compiled...

Alumnus pushes for creation of an MU Veteran Alumni Group

Drew Koch July 6, 2011

MU alumni who served in the military might soon have a new group to network with. Retired Army SMG Richard Grant is leading a movement to create a new organization: the MU Veteran Alumni Club. This club...

Enterprise Investment Program bares the brunt of state cuts

Enterprise Investment Program bares the brunt of state cuts

Taylor Fox July 6, 2011

The Missouri Executive Budget was released for the 2012 fiscal year June 10 announcing that, among other programs, funding for higher education would be significantly cut causing the UM System to discuss...

MSA to honor fallen soldiers in Memorial Union

Angie Andera July 6, 2011

The Missouri Students Association’s Student Affairs Committee plans to install plaques honoring MU students and staff who died in the Korean and Vietnam wars. The idea for the new plaques came to Student...

MSA, IFC stress summer recruitment for freshmen

MSA, IFC stress summer recruitment for freshmen

Matthew Flores July 6, 2011

As part of its attempt to improve outreach both on campus and in the community, the Missouri Students Association is putting a strong emphasis on freshman recruitment at Summer Welcome. "Outreach is important...