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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

You in Mizzou discusses gender issues in final meeting

You in Mizzou discusses gender issues in final meeting

Kate Grumke April 8, 2011

The Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative held its final You in Mizzou discussion of the academic year Wednesday. The discussion was titled “Transgender: Navigating the Gray Zone of Gender Identity.” Speaker...

Professor discusses nonprofit collaboration

Melissa Gilstrap April 8, 2011

Melissa Stone, a professor of nonprofit management at the University of Minnesota, gave a lecture Tuesday about how nonprofit organizations can effectively collaborate for a common good. Stone’s lecture,...

New Four Front leaders focus on visibility, new studies

Jimmy Hibsch April 8, 2011

Junior Sean Nahlik and senior Christyona Pham have an abundance of ideas they’d like to see incorporated into Four Front next year. And with their new designation as co-chairs of the organization, they're...

Green Dot Day raises awareness for sexual, relationship violence

Jimmy Hibsch April 7, 2011

The Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center was painting — quite literally — the campus green on Tuesday. “Today, is Green Dot Day, and it is very exciting,” RSVP Center graduate assistant...

“Forms of Repose,” features a mixture of sculpture and drawing

“Forms of Repose,” features a mixture of sculpture and drawing

Suet Lee April 5, 2011

There are endless possibilities a blank canvas might provide an artist to express creativity. Graduate student Natalie Hellmann chooses to distill her artistic ideas into the most simplistic forms. “Forms...

Local landmarks dim for Earth hour

Sally French April 5, 2011

Columbia residents reduced average electricity intake by 2.5 megawatts during its annual Earth Hour event March 26. Earth Hour is a national initiative organized by the World Wildlife Fund encouraging...

MU playwrights Matt Fotis wins Mark Twain Prize

Joel Samson Berntsen April 5, 2011

Missouri Playwrights Workshop will present the third night of plays in the Mizzou New Play Series on Wednesday, but what marks this night apart is one unifying factor: Matt Fotis. Fotis not only wrote...

MU strives for ‘family-friendly’ status

Nicole Krasavage April 5, 2011

From finding a bathroom with a changing table to searching for places on campus that are kid-friendly, some student parents argue many aspects of MU are unaccommodating. “I think Mizzou is pretty unfriendly...

MU hosts first Asian American Awareness Month

MU hosts first Asian American Awareness Month

Jimmy Hibsch April 5, 2011

A week wasn’t enough to hold MU’s Asian American programming. The university is hosting its first ever Asian American Awareness Month throughout April. “My freshman year when it was Asian American...

Interactive graphic to show how MSA allocates student funds

Amanda Capua April 5, 2011

The Missouri Students Association is working on creating an interactive graphic showing where student fees are allocated and what benefits students have because of those allocations. "The general idea...

Program cuts leave some faculty members bitter

Jimmy Hibsch April 5, 2011

The Missouri Department of Higher Education’s decision in February to eliminate 119 academic programs statewide has left some educators scratching their heads. Inside Higher Ed compiled a list of five...

Twenty-two candidates run in senator elections

Kelly Olejnik April 5, 2011

The Missouri Students Association held senator elections March 21 through March 23. A total of 3,276 students voted in the election, Board of Elections Commissioners Chairman Logan Borgsmiller said. Students...