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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

Sustain Mizzou members create personal goals for No Impact Week

Liz Stratman April 12, 2011

Sustain Mizzou members are making personal goals to help the environment during No Impact Week, which is April 10 through April 16. “It’s kind of just a way to show that there are, you know, energy-efficient...

Students bring opera to Missouri Theatre

Students bring opera to Missouri Theatre

Dani Kass April 12, 2011

The MU School of Music Show-Me Opera Company will present "The Merry Widow" in a live theatrical performance Friday and Saturday at the Missouri Theatre. "The Merry Widow," which is sung in English but...

MU remembers McDougall with photojournalism exhibit

Alexis Hitt April 12, 2011

A room usually filled with photojournalism students working on deadline, the McDougall Center for Photojournalism Studies was transformed April 7 for the opening of “A Life in Photojournalism” exhibit. MU...

Toy soldiers take flight for student's art project

Toy soldiers take flight for student’s art project

Teddy Nykiel April 12, 2011

Forty toy soldiers are floating through the air, and junior Jessica Brown is hoping they find their way home. Brown “deployed” the soldiers Wednesday afternoon at Carnahan Quadrangle as part of a...

Grant programs focus on classroom reform

Abigail Geiger April 12, 2011

SAT tests, ACT tests, hours spent in classrooms, good teachers and bad—most students have gone through it all, but change could be on the way. Reform within the classroom has, within the last ten to...

Music transcends language barrier, celebrates opening of Confucius Institute

Kate Grumke April 12, 2011

When facing a language barrier, people often turn to music to express themselves and tell stories. On Friday morning in Jesse Hall, music told the story of friendship between two countries. A concert...

Armed robbery victim escapes from moving car

Megan Hager April 12, 2011

Sherriff’s Department deputies are still investigating an armed robbery that forced the victim to jump out of a moving car to escape. On Wednesday afternoon, deputies responded to a call on the 700...

Man found with packaged meth and ecstasy behind McDonald’s

Megan Hager April 12, 2011

A sheriff’s deputy arrested a man in possession of methamphetamines and ecstasy Thursday behind the McDonald’s located at 1012 Smiley Lane. He also had an active warrant for a parole violation. Boone...

Passion, intensity, tears from Explosions in the Sky

Steven Dickherber April 11, 2011

A half hour before the doors opened, a line wove around The Blue Note for people waiting to see Explosions in the Sky, the post-rock instrumental group from Austin, Texas. Like cutting onions, the unashamed...

Pride Prom promotes welcoming environment

Marie Mandelberg April 10, 2011

The annual Pride Prom, sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Resource Center, was held Friday night, giving members of the LGBTQ community an opportunity to go through a prom experience...

Confucius Institute brings Chinese culture to MU

Confucius Institute brings Chinese culture to MU

Kate Grumke April 9, 2011

MU celebrated the opening of the Confucius Institute on Friday with a musical concert in the morning and an opening ceremony in the afternoon. At the opening, Chancellor Brady Deaton, Senator Kit Bond,...

Folk musician plants her roots, finds perspective

Folk musician plants her roots, finds perspective

Emily Adams April 8, 2011

When you ventured into Shakespeare’s Pizza last weekend for a traditional Columbia favorite, you probably did not realize the girl behind the counter is Rae Fitzgerald, the artist that is successfully...