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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

Alternative Spring Break fosters friendships, service

Alternative Spring Break fosters friendships, service

Marie Mandelberg April 5, 2011

Mizzou Alternative Spring Break sent more than 190 students to 17 different locations around the country this spring break to work on service projects, ASB Treasurer Cole Donelson said. ASB traveled to...

Footprint trail leads police to snow-covered suspect

Sally French April 5, 2011

A trail of footprints in the snow led police officers to a Columbia man who was arrested in connection to a burglary. Columbia Police Department officers were dispatched to 3607 Topanga Drive at 5:18...

Mizzou New Play Series presents 21 plays in 5 days

Mizzou New Play Series presents 21 plays in 5 days

Teresa Klassen April 5, 2011

The Missouri Playwrights Workshop is putting on 21 plays in 5 days. It’s part of the annual Mizzou New Play Series, which allows students to write and direct original plays. The lineup this year consists...

Man arrested for unwanted sexual advances

Sally French April 5, 2011

Police arrested a suspect in multiple incidents of sexual misconduct after he crashed his car and attempted to leave the scene, a Columbia Police Department news release stated. Police located the suspect,...

Three professors receive $10,000 surprise

Three professors receive $10,000 surprise

Teddy Nykiel April 5, 2011

Chancellor Brady Deaton tapped professor Mike McKean on the shoulder Monday morning in the middle of his 10 a.m. capstone class with a pleasant surprise. Deaton and Commerce Bank Chairman Jim Schatz surprised...

Missouri House approves budget

Allison Prang April 5, 2011

The Missouri House of Representatives passed all 13 bills pertaining to budget appropriations, including House Bill 3 dealing with funds to go toward higher education. HB 3 was passed by a 141-19 margin. HB...

Clinton Global Initiative University hosts Sustain Mizzou

Liz Stratman April 5, 2011

Sustain Mizzou executive board members attended the Clinton Global Initiative University 2011, a program meant to bring together leaders on college campuses worldwide, on April 1 through April 3 in San...

Tuesday’s city elections: What you need to know

Steven Dickherber April 5, 2011

**Prop 1 and 2 allocate stipends and utility spending** **Proposition 1** Proposition 1 would award stipends to Columbia City Council members and the mayor beginning with those elected in April 2014....

Sheriff’s Department responds to shots fired

Jimmy Hibsch April 5, 2011

Boone County Sheriff's Department officers responded to the 4300 block of Santa Barbara Drive on March 31 after witnesses reported hearing several shots in the street, a Sherriff's Department news release...

“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...