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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

DSA requests funds to bring Angelou to campus

Kelly Olejnik January 25, 2011

The Missouri Students Association Department of Student Activities Speakers Committee has requested $15,000 of Contingency and Reserve funds to bring poet and author Maya Angelou to MU. “The $15,000...

Tiger Spot artist files lawsuit against MU

Tiger Spot artist files lawsuit against MU

Jared Hogan January 25, 2011

Paul Jackson, the artist behind the Tiger Spot mosaic that has been covered by a tarp on Lowry Mall since 2007, announced he has filed a lawsuit against MU in a press release Tuesday morning. “This...

Who will be next UM president? It’s all speculation

Jimmy Hibsch January 25, 2011

Since former UM System President Gary Forsee’s Jan. 7 resignation, speculation has been high as to who his successor will be. Politicians’ and businessmen’s names are often brought up in the process,...

Computer error releases health care information

Megan Hager January 25, 2011

UM System officials notified about 750 faculty and staff members Friday that their health care information was mailed to incorrect addresses earlier this month. Coventry Health Care, which administers...

Local supergroup Zappy LaReel jams for free

Brandon Foster January 21, 2011

Generally, there is a pretty strong relationship between the amount of time a band spends practicing and the number of fans that band has. Not so for Zappy LaReel. The Columbia-based supergroup, comprised...

MU Democrats, College Republicans condemn attack on Giffords

Allison Prang January 21, 2011

The MU Democrats and Mizzou College Republicans issued a joint news release condemning the Jan. 8 attack at a meeting for Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D), where six people were killed. “The executive...

Snowstorm blankets campus but classes go on

Snowstorm blankets campus but classes go on

Kristian Mundahl January 21, 2011

A winter storm blanketed campus Wednesday night and Thursday, leaving 8 inches of snow and a forecast for more severe weather Sunday. Although several instructors and professors chose to cancel individual...

SPJ retires Helen Thomas award after controversy

Allison Prang January 21, 2011

The Society of Professional Journalists board of directors voted to retire its “Helen Thomas Award for Lifetime Achievement” award on Jan. 14, according to a news release. The retirement of the award,...

Keeping class in the classroom

Abby Spudich January 21, 2011

At risk of offending any professors reading this article, I probably do not want to be in your class. It’s not that I don’t want to learn, it’s just that I could be sleeping, for which I rarely...

Deputies find marijuana plants during disturbance call

Megan Hager January 21, 2011

What started as a verbal disturbance call turned into a marijuana bust on Sunday at the 8200 block of W. Trails West Drive. A woman, who deputies later identified as a suspect's sister, called the Boone...

New Student Center dining spots bring in almost $700k in fall semester

Caitlin Swieca January 21, 2011

With the opening of five new dining options in the MU Student Center, Campus Dining Services saw a rise in overall retail business and a 308% increase in business at the student center during the fall...

Four candidates vie for First Ward seat

Kate Grumke January 21, 2011

Darrell Foster, Pamela Forbes, Mitch Richards and Fred Schmidt are running for First Ward Councilman Paul Sturtz’s position, which will be open for the April 5 election, as Sturtz has decided not to...