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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

‘Take Me Home Tonight’ surprisingly good, disappointingly un-’80s

Chase Koeneke April 8, 2011

As a guy who listens to Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love” on a daily basis, I hold the ‘80s very near and dear to my heart , despite only being a part of them for three months of my life, three months...

Highway troopers arrest Columbia woman after chase

Teddy Nykiel April 8, 2011

A Columbia woman was arrested in Monroe County after allegedly leading a state trooper on a short chase. Courtney Bean, 25, was making a left turn when she traveled into the opposite lane of traffic at...

Stephens showcase represents new generation of women in film

Joel Samson Berntsen April 8, 2011

As one of the few women's colleges with a film production program, Stephens College is helping produce the next generation of women filmmakers. These filmmakers will showcase their work in Stephens' annual...

Volunteers ‘Cleanup Columbia’

Volunteers ‘Cleanup Columbia’

Dani Kass April 8, 2011

If Columbia seems cleaner Sunday, the volunteers of Cleanup Columbia are to thank. The 15th annual citywide trash pickup takes place Saturday; volunteers will spread throughout Columbia picking up trash...

Chill out with Columbia's finest frozen treats

Chill out with Columbia’s finest frozen treats

Erin Harris April 8, 2011

With spring finally gracing us with her fashionably late presence, you might find yourself itching for something cool and refreshing to beat back the heat. But keep your screams in order, because these...

On Campus, Around the Nation

Lauren Bale April 8, 2011

**AAP calls for teenage tanning ban** TUFTS UNVIERSITY — The American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to impose a ban on teenage tanning,...

Hollywood composers create soundtrack to my life

Kate Everson April 8, 2011

John Williams and Hans Zimmer collaborated to write the score to my life. Neither of them has said to the other, “Let’s work on a score for Kate’s life,” but in writing for the sheer amount of...

Spring break sees minimal rise in burglaries

Jimmy Hibsch April 8, 2011

The number of burglaries reported during spring break was relatively consistent with totals for other weeks of the year, Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Latisha Stroer said. This year, 16 burglaries...

Plain White T's sophistication converts "Hey There Delilah" critic

Plain White T’s sophistication converts “Hey There Delilah” critic

Ellen Fike April 8, 2011

Entering The Blue Note to see Plain White T’s on Wednesday night, I honestly wasn’t too excited. I saw them nearly four years ago when they opened for my true love, Fall Out Boy, and I didn't pay enough...

Faculty Council discusses gen ed requirements

Faculty Council discusses gen ed requirements

Stephanie Ebbs April 8, 2011

Faculty members weighed the option of letting students take upper level courses without taking prerequisites as part of Faculty Council's general education review Thursday. The review suggests allowing...

Reconcile lost love with a new beginning

Lyndsey Garza April 8, 2011

One day you are floating on monogamous bliss, and the next day you are sinking into bed with Ben & Jerry (the only faithful men you know). But before you let the inevitable sulking, sobbing and self-deprecation...

‘Sing if You’re Glad to be Trans’ tackles stereotypes

‘Sing if You’re Glad to be Trans’ tackles stereotypes

Marie Mandelberg April 8, 2011

Co-sponsored by Fluidity, the Love Your Body committee, Four Front and the Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative, writer and theater artist S. Bear Bergman sought to break down transgender stereotypes Thursday...