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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Racial divide in athlete graduation rates on the rise

Racial divide in athlete graduation rates on the rise

Kari Paul March 18, 2011

MU's Academic Progress Rate for student athletes has been on the rise in the last five years, according to a comprehensive study done by the NCAA. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said it is important...

Sci-fi spoof ‘Paul’ combines comedy and aliens

Lauren Hummel March 18, 2011

They’ve battled zombies, paid homage to a myriad of action films while fighting off a crazed village, and now British comedy duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have returned to take on one genre that is out...

Bill eliminating teachers’ tenure still in committee

Allison Prang March 18, 2011

A bill substituting for House Bill 628, dealing primarily with eliminating teacher tenure, was expected to be voted on in the Missouri House of Representatives Wednesday morning, but has since been postponed. The...

Rocky chooses the road over the abode

Parker Tarun March 18, 2011

Dualities splinter the art and life of Rocky Votolato. A tension is heard in the lo-fi corners of the singer-songwriter’s aesthetic indie folk. Votolato wrote last year’s _True Devotion_ after he suddenly...

Party shooting leads to arrest

Kelsey Maffett March 18, 2011

A suspect remains in the Boone County Jail after argument at a party led him to shoot another partygoer in the leg, a Boone County Sheriff’s Department news release stated. Deputies responded to a shots...

When Charlie Sheen contributed to something other than tabloids

Kate Everson March 18, 2011

Contrary to popular belief, there was once a time when the words “Charlie Sheen” and “Stone” were found in something other than a tabloid headline.   Of course, that was when impactful war films...

Diversity course requirement gets green light from faculty

Diversity course requirement gets green light from faculty

Megan Hager March 18, 2011

_Editor's note: The written Diversity Intensive Course Requirement Proposal passed by Faculty Council is attached in the sidebar to the right as a downloadable PDF. The document contains a list of about...

The big city can't drag the country out of David Nail

The big city can’t drag the country out of David Nail

Ellen Fike March 18, 2011

Growing up in Kennett, Mo., David Nail never imagined becoming a country music star or receiving a Grammy nomination. Even after this became a reality, Nail still thinks about being back in Kennett with...

MSO president, Webber call ban on Sharia law ignorant, wasteful

Lauren Bale March 18, 2011

Increasing Islamic tension across the nation found its way into Missouri legislation this week in the form of HJR 31, a bill to bar Sharia law. The bill, sponsored by Missouri Rep. Paul Curtman, R-Pacific,...

Top 5 restaurants for March Madness maniacs

Kristen Herhold March 18, 2011

It’s March. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming…and the brackets are filled. Millions of sports fans everywhere are anxiously sitting by their TV watching the NCAA...

Chancellor’s committee recognizes MU women

Marie Mandelberg March 18, 2011

The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women presented the eighth annual Tribute to MU Women on Thursday, which recognized seven MU students, staff and faculty members. Ellen McLain, MU Chancellor’s...

Police blotter (3/18/2011)

Dani Kass, Ally McEntire March 18, 2011

**Freshman arrested after assault at party on North College Ave.** Police arrested a freshman Sunday after he was reported to have punched another man in the face. Columbia Police Department officers...