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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

New website gives a glimpse into Columbia nightlife

New website gives a glimpse into Columbia nightlife

Abbey Sussell, Emily Willroth February 15, 2011

It happens every weekend, whether it’s taking down a record-breaking amount of shots or grinding up on a stud at the bar. It's a picturesque moment — but no one has a camera. Shpend Ibraimi realizes...

Old campus spaces find new uses

Old campus spaces find new uses

Robert Langellier February 15, 2011

Sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of campus planning, university officials have to fit a circle into a square. Sometimes the Large Ensembles division of the School of Music has to fit into what was once...

Sustain Mizzou collects old electronics for e-waste drive

Tony Puricelli February 15, 2011

Sustain Mizzou will host its first ever electronic waste collection drive Feb. 22. The drive will take place over three days, until Feb. 24, on Lowry Mall and in the MU Student Center. An e-waste drive...

MUPD investigates racially-charged graffiti message

MUPD investigates racially-charged graffiti message

Jimmy Hibsch February 12, 2011

MU Police Department Capt. Brian Weimer said the department has begun its investigation into the offensive language painted outside Hatch Hall in graffiti Saturday. Weimer said the department is unable...

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ comes to Columbia

Susan Costa February 11, 2011

Past the crumbling walls and pillars of the Second Temple of Jerusalem, clouds of dust are seen in the distance, forging through the vast backdrop of desert. A colorful bus appears and from it a large...

MSA to pay $6,000 for STRIPES house expansion

MSA to pay $6,000 for STRIPES house expansion

Amanda Capua February 11, 2011

The Missouri Students Association plans to spend $6,000 of its contingency and reserve fund to pay for the expansion of the STRIPES house headquarters. STRIPES serves as MU's safe-ride program Thursdays...

‘The Fighter’ stands up to expecations

Chase Koeneke February 11, 2011

There’s a big difference between going to a movie that eventually gets an Oscar nomination and going to one that’s already been nominated. That key difference is expectation. Personally, I was able...

MDHE plans to cut, merge 116 degree programs statewide, 19 at MU

Jimmy Hibsch February 11, 2011

A little more than a month after MU submitted its own report listing "low-producing" degree programs, the Missouri Department of Higher Education released its report about the subject Wednesday, revealing...

Coffee Zone: not just an escape, but a cultural junction

Coffee Zone: not just an escape, but a cultural junction

Cade Cleavelin February 11, 2011

There is no shortage of places to get a decent cup of coffee in Columbia. But just up the street from where Kaldi’s and Lakota sit in jest is Coffee Zone, a small place that will take you farther away...

Department of Health announces new plan to extend coverage to college students

Ethan Colbert February 11, 2011

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a new plan to extend coverage to an additional three million college students through the Affordable Healthcare Act of 2010 by adding additional...

‘Gucci greed’ turns luxury into an unnecessary necessity

Liz Stratman February 11, 2011

Like a kid in a candy store, I spent hours feeling the materials, inspecting the inside coloration and pattern, comparing different styles and checking the appearance in the mirror, making sure it looked...

Donations to universities on the rise

Donations to universities on the rise

Abigail Geiger February 11, 2011

After the number of donations to American universities dipped in the last three years, a survey released by the Council for Aid to Education shows donations returned to 2006 levels last year. MU raised...