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The Maneater

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...

Organizations offer alternative postgraduate options

Organizations offer alternative postgraduate options

Joyu Wang April 4, 2011

Through informational sessions and meeting with students, the Peace Corps continues offering an alternative postgraduate option to MU students.   The Peace Corps is an independent U.S. government agency,...

McCaskill: Plane controversy was ‘serious, sloppy mistake’

McCaskill: Plane controversy was ‘serious, sloppy mistake’

Kari Paul April 1, 2011

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is facing a final bill of nearly $320,000 in unpaid taxes on her small private plane, including $80,000 in interest. The senator insists this is all a “big, serious, sloppy...

Plain White T’s hit Columbia on April 6

Ellen Fike April 1, 2011

Plain White T’s have been serenading fans regularly with their power-pop melodies since 1997. But most listeners didn't tune in until the 2007 release of their Grammy-nominated single, “Hey There Delilah,”...

Police increase DWI enforcement during St. Patrick’s Day weekend

Kelsey Maffett March 22, 2011

During St. Patrick's Day weekend, the Columbia Police Department increased patrols to prevent intoxicated drivers from getting behind the wheel. To increase enforcement, CPD set up a sobriety checkpoint...

Suspect robs Flow’s Pharmacy at gunpoint

Megan Hager March 22, 2011

Columbia police officers responded to a report of armed robbery Thursday morning at Flow's Pharmacy after the suspect pointed a handgun at the clerk demanding pain medication. Officers arrived at Flow's...

Mizzou Relay for Life raises $90,000 to fight cancer

Mizzou Relay for Life raises $90,000 to fight cancer

Garrett Richie March 22, 2011

Hundreds of students and Columbia residents filled the Student Recreation Complex on Saturday night for MU’s annual Relay for Life event. According to the Mizzou Relay’s Twitter profile, this year’s...

Lafayette students to study abroad in North Korea

Dani Kass March 22, 2011

Lafayette College in Pennsylvania announced they will be sending a study abroad program to South Korea, China and North Korea. The United States Department of State currently has a travel warning issued...

Police blotter (3/22/2011)

Kelsey Maffett, Tony Puricelli March 22, 2011

**Suspects arrested for fake identification**   Two students, Sarah Myers, 20, and Samantha Styne, 19, face charges for false identification and purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor after an incident...

Grand Pause Tonic brought diverse sounds to Whitmore Recital Hall Saturday

Robert Langellier March 22, 2011

Grand Pause Tonic is a collection of singers as diverse as its repertoire. The MU vocal jazz group put on its concert "One Year Later" Saturday at Whitmore Recital Hall. The group sings mostly a capella,...

Columbia resident mixes nature and absurdity in hand-drawn comic

Ellen Fike March 22, 2011

Scott Ross is just a normal guy that works at Lakota Coffee Co., but on the first and third Thursday of the past month, he has been the guy who passes out his home-drawn comic. The comic, “The Dancing...

Dinner theater raises funds for library project

Megan Hager March 22, 2011

An estimated 12.3 million people are trafficked each year, according to the International Labor Organization. The Newman Volunteer Corps raised awareness through music Saturday night. NVC held a dinner...