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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

Sex offender registry designed to inform public

Jared Grafman February 7, 2011

Sex offender registries are easily accessible to the public as a tool for awareness but are not designed to prevent crime, MU Police Department Capt. Scott Richardson said. “We have a separate sex offender...

MU student studying abroad in Egypt safely out of country

Jimmy Hibsch February 4, 2011

An MU student studying abroad in Egypt is safely out of the country as of Wednesday evening. “Currently, she is safe,” MU spokesman Christian Basi said in an e-mail. “We have been monitoring the...

Res Life, CDS work around snowstorm

Res Life, CDS work around snowstorm

Garrett Richie February 4, 2011

The snowstorm that blanketed Columbia and a major portion of the Midwest has altered many operations on campus during the past few days. Two major concerns circulating among students were possible food...

Tuition increase sends students in search of financial aid

Caitlin Swieca February 4, 2011

With the 5.8 percent tuition increase soon to take effect in the 2011-12 academic year, more MU students have started the process of applying for financial aid earlier. Jim Brooks, Office of Student Financial...

NH bill aims to revoke voting rights for out-of-state students

Madeline O’Leary February 4, 2011

Out-of-state college students in New Hampshire may lose the ability to vote in their college towns as a result of a recently-introduced bill. Presented by State Rep. Gregory Sorg, R-Grafton, House Bill...

MSA, RHA work to build stronger ties

MSA, RHA work to build stronger ties

Ana Stock February 4, 2011

The new leadership in the Residence Halls Association and Missouri Students Association are working to foster better lines of communication in their relationship as student governments. “Historically...

Bandamonium in full swing with medium-rock competition

Cade Cleavelin February 4, 2011

Sound checks, light checks, ID checks: the typical through-and-through for a place like Mojo's, which, on Monday night — and many Monday nights following — is hosting the fifth consecutive Bandamonium...

Not your grandma’s resale shop 

Abby Spudich February 4, 2011

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t enjoy thrifting. Still, the idea of it always appeals to me. I have some sort of Cinderella fantasy of walking into some little-known shop and finding a vintage...

The White Stripes preserve a legacy

John Gehringer February 4, 2011

I still remember when they played music videos on MTV. Every morning, having dragged myself out of bed at some ungodly hour, I put obscene amounts of glue in my hair and sprayed volumes of cologne across...

Maplewood Barn Theatre gets some fresh air

Maplewood Barn Theatre gets some fresh air

Robert Langellier February 4, 2011

The burning of the historic Maplewood Barn in April 2010 devastated the local community. The “fire of suspicious origin” destroyed not only the barn, but many of the Maplewood Barn Theatre’s tools,...

Eight suspects involved in beating

Allison Prang February 4, 2011

Columbia Police Department officers arrested a 20-year-old suspect on charges of beating the mother of his child and assaulting her sister with a handgun. Cortez Brimmage was arrested Monday at the Eastwood...

Local filmmaker puts river clean-up on the big screen

Garrett Richie February 4, 2011

Some audience members at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival's Columbia stop might see themselves featured on screen. Coming to Columbia for the first time, the festival will feature eight of the 110 films...