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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Bills would bar texting while driving for all ages

Bills would bar texting while driving for all ages

Ana Stock March 8, 2011

Two bills banning texting while driving are expected to pass through the Missouri House of Representatives after a hearing in the House Committee on Crime Prevention last week. In 2009, State Sen. Ryan...

College Democrats attend annual Democrat Days

Allison Prang March 8, 2011

The MU Democrats joined politicians from across Missouri last weekend at the 40th annual Missouri Democratic Days, held in Hannibal, Mo. Similar to Lincoln Days, which was held this past weekend for Republicans,...

Belly dancers shimmy for spring dance

Kate Grumke March 8, 2011

Bells tinkled to sultry eastern music Thursday as belly dancers from Moon Belly Dance Studio gyrated and shimmied. The event was part of the spring dance sequence, sponsored by the Union Arts Council,...

Online class registration begins for summer

Teddy Nykiel March 8, 2011

Registration began Monday for online courses, and enrollment numbers for the summer semester are expected to rise, Director of MU Direct Linda Cupp said. More than 40 courses will be newly available for...

Volunteers carry True/False Film Fest

Volunteers carry True/False Film Fest

Alexis Hitt March 8, 2011

For the eighth year, True/False Film Fest transformed downtown Columbia, bringing together the community with films, speakers, events, parties and live music. But what makes the event run smoothly each...

Women hold 4 percent of D1A athletics director jobs

Kate Grumke March 8, 2011

Almost 40 years after the passage of Title IX, which promoted gender equality in educational athletic programs, and almost 30 years after the NCAA included women’s sports, women hold no more than 4 percent...

MU musicians shine in Emerging Artist Showcase

Joel Samson Berntsen March 8, 2011

Jesse Auditorium showcased some of MU's most talented musicians in the School of Music's Emerging Artist Showcase on Sunday evening. The annual showcase auditioned students in early February through a...

Administration joins ‘One Mizzou’ campaign

Jimmy Hibsch March 8, 2011

A new administrative involvement in the “One Mizzou” campaign will expand the program's reach but will also tweak some of its original plans, Missouri Students Association President Eric Woods said. Last...

Black Women Rock! hosts first black Homecoming queen

Black Women Rock! hosts first black Homecoming queen

Jimmy Hibsch March 8, 2011

Rapper Missy Elliott and actress Raven-Symoné were honored in BET’s “Black Girls Rock!” program in November. Saturday evening, 26 Columbia and MU women were awarded the same honor at MU’s own...

Daily Tribune sees 25% drop in online readership

Allison Prang March 8, 2011

The Columbia Daily Tribune's online readership has dropped about 25 percent since the implementation of its online paywall Dec. 1, 2010, said Henry Waters III, publisher and editor of the publication. The...

On Campus, Around the Nation (3/8/2011)

Lauren Bale March 8, 2011

**Nevada students arrested on conspiracy charges** UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA -- Nye County sheriffs arrested University of Nevada, Reno students Tyler Coyner and Matthew Miller early Tuesday on charges including...

Police seize 50 grams of cocaine in drug sweep

Sally French March 8, 2011

Police arrested two more suspects on March 1 in connection to a drug investigation that involved the sale and distribution of illegal drugs, mainly cocaine. The Mustang Drug Task Force seized about 50...