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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Missouri routs Towson to stay undefeated, breaks record

Marek Makowski September 20, 2013

Missouri volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow, now in his 14th year at the helm of the program, hasn’t experienced this in his career. “They’re playing well,” he said. Missouri (13-0) feasted upon...

Wayne Kreklow’s Tigers off to best start in 8 years

Danielle Lerner September 20, 2013

The Missouri women’s volleyball team took its record to a perfect 12-0 Friday afternoon after sweeping the Samford Bulldogs (25-20, 25-15, 25-18) in their first game of the Mizzou Classic, maintaining...

For Molly Kreklow, a team effort

Marek Makowski September 20, 2013

Senior setter Molly Kreklow stood in the Hearnes Center, near the tunnel, before practice. Like usual, she was there early. “Our passers performed really wel,l and our hitters performed really well,”...

‘The System’ charges Missouri tutoring program a ‘sexualized’ atmosphere

‘The System’ charges Missouri tutoring program a ‘sexualized’ atmosphere

Jack Witthaus September 18, 2013

A new book accusing Missouri’s athletic tutoring program of nurturing a sexually-charged environment was released to bookstores Tuesday. “The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football”...

Two ACLs later, Thune says ‘Totally worth it’

Two ACLs later, Thune says ‘Totally worth it’

Kyle Lock September 18, 2013

They were the words Sarah Thune never wanted to hear again. “It’s a tear.” The first time she heard those words, redshirt senior Thune was in high school. She tore her ACL while playing club soccer....

Undefeated Missouri volleyball cruises to offensive success

Undefeated Missouri volleyball cruises to offensive success

Marek Makowski September 18, 2013

The transformation of senior hitter Lisa Henning has been evident in the 11-0 start, Missouri’s best beginning since 2005 (12-0). “The first year or two she was here, she was really a good swing,”...

Effective messaging for a new football culture

Joe Trezza September 18, 2013

When Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel launched his personal website, garypinkel.com, on July 22, he promised to “show a different behind-the-scenes side of the program, to engage Tiger fans in...

Tigers use week off to prepare for high-powered Indiana attack

Tigers use week off to prepare for high-powered Indiana attack

Katherine Knott September 18, 2013

Oregon perfected it, Johnny Manziel and Texas A&M refined it, and now the Indiana Hoosiers are bringing it to the Missouri Tigers. The Tigers will have to face the Hoosiers’ spread offense led by freshman...

This year, the Chiefs are no joke

Derek Franks September 18, 2013

Lately, it feels like when the Kansas City Chiefs are mentioned around a non-KC native, I hear laughs. Or snickers. Or a degrading comment. And typically, when a team only wins two games in a season, it’s...

Athletics department releases first comments on claims in book ‘The System’

Jacob Bogage September 12, 2013

Mizzou Athletics released its first public statement Thursday about alleged abuses regarding the university’s athletic tutoring program. The charges, notably that the “Total Person Program” was...

How to be a true Cowboy

Joe Trezza September 11, 2013

Reports began trickling out over the weekend — pretty quietly, actually, given the magnitude of the drops — that Sports Illustrated would be publishing a report exposing a Tornado Alley-sized amount...

Health, toughness a balancing act for James Franklin

Health, toughness a balancing act for James Franklin

Matt Muenzberg September 11, 2013

In all levels of football, coaches have to toe the line between keeping their run-happy quarterbacks both healthy and productive. Now Missouri coach Gary Pinkel and his staff are trying to keep senior...