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The Maneater

Missouri politicians assess, clean up Joplin damage

Drew Koch June 11, 2011

Missouri legislators traveled to Joplin, Mo. on June 8 to witness the damage first-hand. Organized by Rep. Bill White, R-Joplin, and Rep. Charlie Davis, R-Webb City, nearly 40 members surveyed the damage...

Nixon asks federal government for full reimbursement of damages

Matthew Flores June 11, 2011

In response to the Joplin tornado, Gov. Jay Nixon has asked the federal government to cover 100 percent of the uninsured damage costs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has already committed to...

Faculty Council meets to discuss diversity course requirement

Emily Van Etten June 9, 2011

Faculty Council is taking a step back to re-examine the diversity intensive course requirement proposal after it was voted down in May, a result many council members were not expecting. The council met...

Potential delay of levee reconstruction causes controversy

Abigail Geiger June 9, 2011

Controversy has stirred about the flooding waters of the mid-America rivers and their effects on local communities in southeast Missouri. The United States Army Corps of Engineers has expressed the potential...

Nationally recognized MU Campus Writing Program names new director

Nassim Benchaabane June 8, 2011

MU’s Campus Writing Program has appointed Amy Lannin, an assistant teaching professor in English education, as its new director. The goal of CPW is to approve and provide support for writing intensive...

Rollins dining hall to go trayless for Summer Welcome

Brittany King June 7, 2011

Campus Dining Services is conducting another trayless dining trial period this summer. The trial is part of an effort to see if trayless dining is something CDS wants to implement in all dining halls. “We’ve...

Columbia party law strikes state-wide trend

Hunter Woodall June 6, 2011

Angered by a local increase in college parties, concerned Columbia citizens collaborated with Columbia City Council members in 2006 to create a law that would place limits on the amount of social gatherings,...

Tiger Treasures collects 20 tons of donations for United Way

Emily Van Etten June 4, 2011

From microwaves to bedding to an array of Freshman Interest Group T-shirts, shoppers could find nearly anything a college student could own at the 2011 Tiger Treasures rummage sale. Tiger Treasures opened...

Columbia representative Van Matre appointed to Board of Curators

Columbia representative Van Matre appointed to Board of Curators

Jimmy Hibsch June 2, 2011

Gov. Jay Nixon officially appointed Columbia representative Craig Van Matre to the UM System Board of Curators on Thursday. This comes after Nixon withdrew Van Matre’s nomination last month, after Senate...

Banner weekend sends Missouri softball to Women's College World Series

Banner weekend sends Missouri softball to Women’s College World Series

Nate Atkins June 1, 2011

Tigers third baseman Nicole Hudson spent parts of the previous week with her fellow Joplin residents, rummaging through tornado debris to uncover the place they once called home. But at the long week's...

College of Engineering seeks increased female involvement in STEM programs

Drew Koch June 1, 2011

MU has embraced a nationwide effort to increase the percentage of women participating in the fields of science, technology, math and engineering. Engineering is the second fastest-growing college at MU....

Ban on texting while driving fails in Missouri Senate

Ban on texting while driving fails in Missouri Senate

Kelsey Maffett June 1, 2011

Legislation that would make texting while driving illegal at any age failed to pass in the Missouri Senate this month, despite support from law enforcement agencies. Columbia Police Department spokeswoman...