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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Drunk driver crashes through church entrance

Drunk driver crashes through church entrance

Kari Paul March 1, 2011

An intoxicated driver crashed a car through the side of First Presbyterian Church on Friday on Hitt Street. Scott Robinson, 21, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, first-degree property...

MU Children's Hospital to begin fundraising efforts

MU Children’s Hospital to begin fundraising efforts

Vineeta Tan March 1, 2011

The MU Children's Hospital will be hosting several fundraising events in the upcoming weeks, beginning with IHOP's National Pancake Day celebration. Patrons of IHOP will have the opportunity to make a...

Missouri K-12 history education receives F

Abigail Geiger March 1, 2011

Missouri has been deemed a poor K-12 history educator by a study released by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, which gave the state an "F" in teaching history. The state received one out of seven points...

MU offers sports venue management emphasis

Aimee LaPlant March 1, 2011

A sports venue management emphasis will be implemented into the hotel and restaurant management major in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources for fall 2011. This new emphasis would allow...

Weekend shooting at gas station hits cars with children inside

Sally French March 1, 2011

A shooting at a Columbia gas station Saturday struck multiple cars with children inside and left one adult victim with a gunshot wound to the arm. The two children were not harmed during the shooting. The...

Mizzou College Republicans support legislators at Lincoln Days

Allison Prang March 1, 2011

Six members of the Mizzou College Republicans attended Lincoln Days, an annual statewide conference for conservatives, over the weekend in Springfield, Mo. at the University Plaza Hotel and Convention...

Freshman’s preliminary hearing for drug charges set for March

Kelsey Maffett March 1, 2011

A preliminary hearing was set and a bond request was denied for freshman Justin Brown’s felony charges Monday. Brown is facing multiple felony charges after MU Police Department officers searched his...

Mark Twain hall suffers temporary power outage

Sally French March 1, 2011

Mark Twain residence hall lost power for about two hours, spanning across late Sunday night and early Monday morning. The outage was the first loss of power in an MU residence hall since 2009. Power went...

K-2 bans reinforced throughout Missouri

K-2 bans reinforced throughout Missouri

Allison Prang March 1, 2011

A House bill to expand the list of banned synthetic drugs, put forward by Missouri State Rep. Ward Franz, will see its next hearing Tuesday. "We've got a list that we've picked up from other states that...

Greek Week Steering Committee picks beneficiaries

Sarah Clancey March 1, 2011

The Greek Week Steering Committee has selected 14 local organizations to act as beneficiaries for this year’s Greek Week at their recent retreat, Greek Week Adviser Stacie Baker said in an e-mail. Last...

Winter weather fails to faze MU construction projects

Caitlin Swieca March 1, 2011

Despite harsh winter weather conditions in Columbia, all of MU’s construction projects are on pace to be ready for their original completion dates, Campus Facilities spokeswoman Karlan Seville said. There...

MU a cappella group prepares new sounds for CD

Megan Hager March 1, 2011

MU’s a cappella group, Add 9, which shows off vocal talents that sound more like the cast of “Glee” than a student organization, puts a spin on popular and old music, singing everything from Disney...