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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

Junior’s hot dog stand caters to students

Sally French March 18, 2011

D Dogs, a student-run hot dog business specializing in garnishing franks with special sauces, opened Monday near Greektown. The cart, located outside the Alpha Epsilon Pi house across from Stankowski...

Independence from the industry, catharsis from creativity

Independence from the industry, catharsis from creativity

Emily Adams March 18, 2011

In a country that prizes individualism and identity over conformity and orthodoxy, independence remains surprisingly rare within the music industry. Columbia indie pop band Nonreturner seems to have uncovered...

Future RHA president prepares to take reins

Ana Stock March 18, 2011

Since his election to the 2011-12 Residence Halls Association presidency in February, Chris Rucker and RHA President Lauren Thomas have worked to make the role's transition a smooth one. “Already, me...

3-D trend must die

Ellen Fike March 18, 2011

When I was younger, a 3-D movie was a mystical thing that I figured I would never get to see. My parents would tell me about “Jaws 3-D” and how it felt like everything in the film was reaching out...

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...