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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

Officers seize drugs, cash from res hall

Kelsey Maffett February 1, 2011

MU Police Department officers arrested freshman Justin Brown on multiple charges, including drug possession and distribution, Friday morning outside Defoe-Graham residence hall. MUPD Capt. Scott Richardson...

Dirty Disco celebrates one-year anniversary

Dirty Disco celebrates one-year anniversary

Joel Samson Berntsen February 1, 2011

Wall-to-the-wall people, I.D. checks, lines for the bathroom; no, this isn't the DMV - it is quite the opposite, actually. This is the disco inferno of Dirty Disco's One-Year Anniversary party. Dirty...

MSA shakes up election bylaws

Kelly Olejnik February 1, 2011

After a controversial Missouri Students Association presidential election last fall, MSA's Board of Elections Commissioners updated its handbook to address problems confronted during the campaign and election...

CPD promotes four officers

Teddy Nykiel February 1, 2011

Amid a significant restructuring of the Columbia Police Department, Chief Ken Burton promoted four of its officers. Last week, Lt. Brian Richenberger was promoted to captain, and Sgt. Shelley Jones was...

Journalism film series entertains, educates

Brandon Foster February 1, 2011

When graduate student Davis Dunavin took Betty Winfield’s history of mass media class last year, he discovered a shared interest with his professor. “Both Betty and I are big film buffs,” he said....

Accomplished student playwright dies at 22

Travis Cornejo February 1, 2011

Junior Michael Miller, 22, died Jan. 27 after a lifelong battle with muscular dystrophy. Miller was born Oct. 6, 1988, in Jefferson City. He enrolled at MU after graduating from Jefferson City High School....

Students take first step toward more locally-produced food at MU

Liz Stratman February 1, 2011

Interested students took the next step in bringing locally-produced food to MU after participating in the “Real Food forum at Mizzou” over the weekend. The Real Food Challenge defines “real food”...

‘Blood Brothers’ aims to increase minority blood donations

‘Blood Brothers’ aims to increase minority blood donations

Jimmy Hibsch February 1, 2011

Things got a little bloody in Stotler Lounge on Friday. As part of the Mizzou Black Men’s Initiative’s Black Men Rising week, the men, along with the five National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternities,...

Diversity University adds new sounds to KCOU

Megan Hager February 1, 2011

If you’re in the mood for fashion advice, playful debates, interesting banter and a playlist that could satisfy even the most finicky of music connoisseurs, then Diversity University could be the radio...

Size of college endowments on the rise

Ethan Colbert February 1, 2011

The rate of return on endowments for higher education institutions rebounded from last year's historic lows, a recent study found. The National Association of College and University Officers, or NACUBO,...

Roommates’ dispute over music ends in assault

Sally French February 1, 2011

A fight between roommates over music led to physical violence, causing the Columbia Police Department to arrest senior Chelsea Ladd on Friday. Ladd, 21, reportedly slapped her roommate after Ladd told...

Recent shootings linked to illegal firearms

Recent shootings linked to illegal firearms

Jimmy Hibsch February 1, 2011

Douglass High School student Alonzo Stevens was arrested Jan. 25 when he was found with a .45-caliber handgun at school. Stevens later admitted he was involved in two weekend shootings the Columbia Police...