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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

Celebration of Teaching Excellence honors outstanding professors

Turner Johnson May 18, 2011

In the midst of MU Staff Appreciation Week, the university honored its professors with the Celebration of Teaching Excellence on Tuesday in the Reynolds Alumni Center. The event also acted as a conference,...

Academic departments to take control of eLearning through faculty committee

Caitlin Swieca May 17, 2011

In response to concerns over the proposal to realign MU’s eLearning program, a faculty committee will be organized in the fall to develop curriculum for online courses. Interim Vice Provost for eLearning...

Sigma Kappa to return to campus

Sigma Kappa to return to campus

Hunter Woodall May 15, 2011

After a seven-year absence from campus, the Sigma Kappa sorority is returning to MU. Closed in 2004 due to declining membership, the sorority will resume operating out of its house on Curtis Avenue, which...

Faculty shoot down diversity course requirement proposal

Jimmy Hibsch May 14, 2011

Just when it was looking as if the diversity intensive course requirement was going to see the light of day, its proposal hit yet another hindrance Friday afternoon after the results of a faculty vote...

Android competition winners announced

Sammie Hill May 12, 2011

The winners of the Reynolds Journalism Institute Hearst Student Competition were announced Thursday morning as part of this year’s RJI Student Innovator Showcase. Adobe, Google and Sprint worked with...

MU says goodbye to Eva J’s, hello to new meal plans

MU says goodbye to Eva J’s, hello to new meal plans

Brandon Grammer May 12, 2011

Friday evening, Eva J’s will serve pasta primavera for the final time. This is because next year, the dining hall – located in Johnston Residence Hall – will no longer be open for business. “They...

Police arrest Missouri S&T campus gunman

Police arrest Missouri S&T campus gunman

Sally French May 12, 2011

Police arrested a suspect after he shot at officers with an AK-47 near the I-44 and stopped at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a Rolla Police Department news release stated. The school...

Residential Life works to accommodate incoming freshmen

Hunter Woodall May 10, 2011

When incoming freshman Jake Kouba first heard about Residents’ Online Access to Rooms, he said two thoughts went through his mind – he was excited about being able to select his own room and was impressed...

JSO honors victims at Holocaust Remembrance Week

JSO honors victims at Holocaust Remembrance Week

Dani Kass May 6, 2011

The Jewish Student Organization brought light to the past with Holocaust Remembrance Week. To begin the week, JSO held a showing of _Defiance_ at Hillel. The movie is about a group of Jewish brothers...

Say ‘I do’ to appropriate wedding attire

Abby Spudich May 6, 2011

In approximately one week we bid adieu to school. Good bye cramped, stuffy lecture halls. Good bye "convenience" and "comfort." Good bye "Can I ride my bike in this?" and changing three times a day to...

Family offers reward for missing son, former MU student

Family offers reward for missing son, former MU student

Jimmy Hibsch May 6, 2011

During the past five months, former MU student Nick Coppola’s family has spent what they call an immeasurable amount of time and emotional energy in search of their son. Now, they have put up a $3,000...

Shops in the District buy old clothes, sell new

Shops in the District buy old clothes, sell new

Teresa Klassen May 6, 2011

As students leave Columbia for the summer, it becomes clear that what we have is an overwhelming amount of stuff—often piles of clothes that aren’t worn anymore. A great solution to cutting the clutter...