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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

MU Health Care predicts severe allergy season

Megan Hager April 15, 2011

MU Health Care allergists are expecting an exodus of pollen in the air this spring due to the amount of moisture Columbia received in the winter.   In preparation for the intense spring allergy season,...

Hero Awards celebrate community service

Hero Awards celebrate community service

Abigail Geiger April 15, 2011

The 10th annual Hero Award ceremony awarded Columbia residents for their outstanding community service for the city Tuesday at the Stoney Creek Inn. The ceremony was sponsored by the Columbia Daily Tribune...

Mo. Senate reduces cuts to higher education

Abigail Geiger April 15, 2011

The 7 percent cut to state higher education funding proposed by Gov. Jay Nixon could be softened to a cut of 4.8 percent, pending final approval from the Missouri Senate and House of Representatives. The...

Gina Bruno brings Suhaila format workshop to Moon Belly Dance Studio

Gina Bruno brings Suhaila format workshop to Moon Belly Dance Studio

Liz Stratman April 15, 2011

The art of belly dancing is composed of a variety of forms, and Moon Belly Dance Studio will be bringing one of its most difficult, technique-based forms to Columbia in a two-day workshop Friday and Saturday. Gina...

Professor Rebecca Martínez speaks about cervical cancer across cultures

Professor Rebecca Martínez speaks about cervical cancer across cultures

Abbey Sussell April 15, 2011

As part of the Diversity in Action seminar series, Women’s and Gender Studies Professor Rebecca Martínez discussed the issues of sexism and classism surrounding treatment for cervical cancer. Martínez...

Columbia Police Department investigates new phone scam

Kelsey Maffett April 15, 2011

Police are investigating a case of a Columbia resident who was targeted in a phone scam asking for bond money, the second scam of its type reported locally in six months. According to a Columbia Police...

Non-discrimination legislation presented

Kelly Olejnik April 15, 2011

Lakeisha Williams, Missouri Students Association Multicultural Issues Committee vice chairwoman, presented two resolutions to Senate on Wednesday in support of a non-discrimination policy. “The legislations...

Nursing Education Incentive Program bill passes through Missouri House

Allison Prang April 15, 2011

Partisanship aside, Missouri House Democrats and Republicans came together in unanimous support of combined House Bills 223 and 231, pertaining to a new Nursing Education Incentive Program for higher education. House...

Zeta Phi Beta’s Unity March fights against sexual violence

Jimmy Hibsch April 15, 2011

The women who founded the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. in 1981 had seen the Civil Rights movement firsthand. Growing up in the '60s and '70s, their parents had protested for freedom. Thirty years later,...

‘Carbon Nation’ expresses environmental waste concerns

‘Carbon Nation’ expresses environmental waste concerns

Abigail Geiger April 15, 2011

Every year, people consume 16 terawatts of energy a year around the world. One terawatt is one trillion watts. An average American household goes through 11,000 kilowatts of this energy by itself. “Carbon...

Citizens Police Review Board opts for closed sessions

Citizens Police Review Board opts for closed sessions

Kelsey Maffett April 15, 2011

The Citizens Police Review Board voted Wednesday to add a provision to its ordinance that would allow it to hear testimony and make decisions behind closed doors. The board discussed various options for...

MU landscapers prepare for commencement

MU landscapers prepare for commencement

Sally French April 15, 2011

With commencement a month away, the 50-person Landscape & Grounds Maintenance staff is preparing for spring and working to spruce up the campus for the ceremonies. “We look at commencement as our opportunity...