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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

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...

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...

Columbia celebrates Memorial Day with air show

Columbia celebrates Memorial Day with air show

Anthony Michael Martinez June 1, 2011

Last weekend marked the 23rd year of the Salute to the Veterans Corporation's air show display at the Columbia Regional Airport. The annual show honored those who have served or are currently serving...

Tuition increase attempts to close budget deficit

Hunter Woodall June 1, 2011

Following Gov. Jay Nixon's decision to cut higher education spending for the state of Missouri by 7 percent, and MU's decision to increase tuition by 5.8 percent, officials are speaking out about the impact...

Returning players stimulate ticket sales for MU basketball

Returning players stimulate ticket sales for MU basketball

Matthew Flores June 1, 2011

After an energizing 2010-11 campaign that saw the Tigers finish with a 17-1 record at Mizzou Arena and an NCAA tournament berth, there is buzz surrounding the men's basketball squad. The hiring of new...

The Greektown shuffle: Several chapters moving over the summer

Michele Robotham-Smith June 1, 2011

There will be some changes for the living quarters of a few fraternities and sororities in Greektown this fall. The men of Delta Sigma Phi will be moving into the old house of the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity,...

Concrete Canoe team prepares for another season

Savannah Kannberg June 1, 2011

MU's Concrete Canoe Team proves year after year that it is indeed possible for a concrete canoe to float. An object with less density than water will float, yet so will steel ocean liners, which are much...