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Nov. 1, 2011
Social media Border Showdown
The Maneater and The University Daily Kansan are entering into a social media Border Showdown. From Nov. 1 until the MU/KU game Nov. 26, the two newspapers will be battling for the highest number of followers on Twitter and "likes" on Facebook.
The reward? Simply bragging rights. Here are the current stats:
On Twitter:
@TheManeater | 4,271 followers
@ManeaterSports | 382 followers
For a grand total of 4,653 followers.
@UDK_News | 3,747 followers
@UDK_Sports | 190 followers
@UDK_Opinion | 904 followers
For a grand total of 4,841 followers.
On Facebook:
The Maneater | 1,704 likes
Maneater Sports | 146 likes
For a grand total of 1,850 likes.
The University Daily Kansan | 2,015 likes
UDK Sports | 41 likes
For a grand total of 2,056 likes.
The Maneater is starting off with a slight deficit. Be sure to "like" us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Spread the word and keep up with the contest on our front page every Tuesday and Friday.
Oct. 30, 2011
Maneater photographers take first, second at ACP
Earlier this summer it was announced that two Maneater senior staff photographers were among the finalists of the 2011 Associated Collegiate Press Awards.
The 2011 ACP convention wrapped up Sunday morning. The results:
Photo Slideshow
Second Place – Facing the flood by Grant Hindsley
General News Picture
First Place – Photo from May 3, 2011 by Hindsley
Sports Picture
Second Place – Photo from March 11, 2011 by Sam Gause
Sept. 5, 2011
Maneater staffers recognized by ACP
The Maneater is proud to announce that Senior Staff Photographers Grant Hindsley and Sam Gause are among the finalists of the 2011 Associated Collegiate Press Awards.
Recognitions include:
Photo Slideshow
Finalist – Facing the flood by Hindsley
Honorable Mention – Art project honors US soldiers by Hindsley
General News Picture
Finalist – Photo from May 3, 2011 by Hindsley
Spot News Picture
Honorable Mention – Photo from Feb. 1, 2011 by Hindsley
Sports Picture
Finalist – Photo from March 11, 2011 by Gause
A full list of finalists can be found on ACP's website.
Aug. 17, 2011
Get involved at The Maneater
This fall The Maneater, MU's student voice since 1955, begins work on volume 78.
Looking for some journalism experience but don't know where to start? Even if you didn't stop by our table at Summer Welcome, there are still plenty of opportunities to learn more about our organization and get involved. We're looking for staffers to write, design, take photos and more. (And you don't have to be a journalism major to do it!)
Aug. 17
FYI: The Maneater's guide to MU and Columbia, packed with insider info. and helpful advice about your new surroundings, publishes. Find copies in all MU residence halls, student centers and our normal outdoor bins.
Aug. 18, 19 and 20
The Maneater Open House
Noon to 2 p.m.
Stop by our office, located at G216 MU Student Center, to take a look around, meet Maneater editors and find out how to get involved!
Aug. 23
The first regular issue of the fall semester publishes.
Aug. 25
Student Life Open House
Noon to 2 p.m.
Visit the lower level of the MU Student Center for another chance to learn more about The Maneater. Find more info at Mizzou Life's website.
Aug. 26
The second regular issue of the fall semester publishes.
Maneater Workshop
4:30 p.m.
Stop by Chamber Auditorium on the second floor of the MU Student Center for The Maneater's first workshop of the year. Learn all about the history of the paper and how to get involved.
Following the workshop: Picnic at Peace Park! (Located right next to the Geological Sciences building)
Map
Bring your friends!
Aug. 31
Journalism Fall Welcome
3:30 to 5 p.m.
Stop by The Maneater's table at the Journalism Fall Welcome, located in RJI 100.
Aug. 3, 2011
Application for fall semester forum editor position
The Maneater is accepting applications for the fall semester forum editor position. Please see the attached file to the right.
Return completed applications to Travis Cornejo in G216 MU Student Center, or by email to traviscornejo@gmail.com, by 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5.
April 22, 2011
The Maneater fall 2011 editorial board
Congratulations to The Maneater fall 2011 editorial board. The applicant pool was very competitive this semester, and we’d like to express our gratitude to everyone who applied. We had to make many tough decisions this week.
The new editorial board will begin training immediately and officially take over responsibilities beginning with the May 6 issue.
Editor-in-Chief – Travis Cornejo
Managing Editor – Katie Moritz
Copy Chief – Abby Spudich
Copy Chief – Nate Atkins
MOVE – Natalie Cheng
Photography – James Militello
Production Manager – Ashley Lane
University News – Jimmy Hibsch
Student Organizations – Kelly Olejnik
City, State and Nation – Allison Prang
Crime – Sally French
Projects – Krissy Tripp
Forum – Alex Pesek
Arts and Entertainment – Kari Paul
Sports – Pat Iversen
Online Development – Aimee LaPlant
Multimedia – Avenly Jones
Online Assistant – Jiaxi Lu
Assistant Editor – Tony Puricelli
Assistant Editor – Celia Ampel
April 19, 2011
Freshman chosen for annual Maneater scholarship
Assistant News Editor Allison Prang was named the fourth recipient of The Maneater’s annual scholarship for its staff members last week. An alumni steering committee selected Prang for the $500 scholarship based on her work as a political beat writer and for her passion for the newspaper.
"As an assistant news editor, state and college political beat writer and page designer, Allison exemplifies the tremendous hard work and dedication many Maneaters put into Mizzou's independent student newspaper,” said former Maneater managing editor Derek Kravitz, now a reporter with the Associated Press. “She lives in the newsroom, editing stories, hosting political panels on election night and writing the enterprising stories that show how journalism can serve its readers and communities. Her drive and passion for storytelling is evident and her work at The Maneater only proves how indispensable the newspaper is to the campus, the larger university community and the city of Columbia."
Prang has been a Maneater staff member since June 2010, months before her first classes at MU, and was hired as an assistant news editor in December 2010. Through stories about the Westboro Baptist Church, a 1920s lynching and Gov. Jay Nixon’s State of the State address, Prang has covered hot topics and big issues at the state and local levels.
“I have poured my blood, sweat and sometimes even tears into my job, because to me, it made my freshman year experience at Mizzou the best it could have been,” Prang said in her scholarship essay. “I get the privilege of being surrounded by students who are in love with journalism and the news as much as I am, every single day.”
The alumni steering committee hopes the scholarship program, which was created in 2008 from money donated by alumni to the newspaper at its 50th anniversary celebration in 2005, will create an added incentive for staff members to work long hours at The Maneater.
“The student journalists at The Maneater spend all their waking hours here, putting out the best product they can — usually for little or no money,” said Becky Diehl, the newspaper’s adviser. “This scholarship program will help foster a new breed of Maneaters who will carry on the long tradition of this great, award-winning newspaper.”
The Maneater was founded on Feb. 18, 1955, by Joel Gold, then a sociology major. Gold took the former student newspaper, The Missouri Student, which was run by the Delta Upsilon fraternity, and renamed it The Maneater to reflect a more aggressive news style. Since then, the newspaper has won numerous national and regional journalism awards, and Maneater alumni have gone on to work in many of the nation’s top newsrooms, including The Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, USA Today and The Washington Post.
The editorial and advertising staffs at The Maneater are comprised entirely of students with the exception of an adviser and receptionist. The Maneater is the official student newspaper of the University of Missouri and is a student organization that operates independently from the student government, the School of Journalism and any other campus entity.
Alumni and friends of The Maneater interested in donating to the scholarship fund should contact Diehl at 573-882-6288.
April 6, 2011
The Maneater staff elects editor-in-chief, business manager for 2011-2012
Miranda Eikermann
Both The Maneater editorial and business staffs have elected a new editor-in-chief and business manager for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Travis Cornejo, who currently serves as the University News editor, will serve as the editor-in-chief. Cornejo spent the spring 2010 semester as Student Organizations editor and the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters as University News editor. Katie Moritz, who served as Copy Chief for the fall 2010 semester and spent the spring 2011 semester as a reporter for the Columbia Missourian, will serve as the managing editor.
Miranda Eikermann, who currently serves as the premiere accounts manager, will serve as the business manager.
The Maneater editorial and business staffs have elected Katie Moritz and Travis Cornejo as managing editor and editor-in-chief, respectively, for the 2011-2012 academic year.
April 4, 2011
The Maneater takes 8 top honors in state competition
University student newspapers from across the state took home awards from the Missouri College Media Association conference over the past weekend, and, although our staff couldn't make it to Springfield for the ceremony, The Maneater claimed a few of our own. Our staff competed against schools like Washington University, UM—St. Louis, UM—Kansas City, St. Louis University and others.
Sensing a theme, we claimed first and third place honors in several categories, including Newswriting, In-Depth Reporting, Editorial Writing, Feature Photo and Multimedia. Congratulations to all our winners:
Overall Website, 1st place: themaneater.com (Online Development Editor: James Vestal)
Newswriting, 1st place: Travis Cornejo and Nicole Garner for "Four students injured in Schweitzer Hall explosion"
Newswriting, 3rd place: Alicia Stice and Zach Mink for "Washington arrested on sexual assault charges"
In-Depth Reporting, 1st place: Michael Sewall for "Still no vote for student representative on Board of Curators"
In-Depth Reporting, 2nd place: Zach Murdock for "The diversity class students still wait for"
Editorial Writing, 1st place: Ryan Schuessler and Megan Pearl for "Sassy letters between CPD, CPRB do little for justice"
Editorial Writing, 3rd place: Megan Pearl for "Arrests on Faurot, photo sales set double standard
Feature Photo, 1st place: Nick Agro for "Diwali"
Feature Photo, 3rd place: Grant Hindsley for "Lowry Mall's Violinist"
Multimedia, 3rd place: Katie Currid and Wes Duplantier for "The sights and sounds of health care reform"
Multimedia, 1st place: Nicole Garner and Travis Cornejo for "Schweitzer Hall explosion injures four students"
Front Page Design, 2nd place: Shaina Cavazos for November 12, 2010, Issue 23 front page
Special Section, 3rd place: Shaina Cavazos for 2010 Missouri Football Preview
Sports Column, 1st place: Jake Kreinberg for "Missouri football: a box of chocolates"
Column, 1st place: Cha Toyya Sewell for "My beef with PETA"
March 14, 2011
Application available for editor-in-chief, managing editor
Applications for the 2011-2012 executive editor positions for The Maneater are now available. Applicants typically, but not necessarily, run as a slate consisting of an editor-in-chief candidate and a managing editor candidate. In addition to responses to questions found in the application, the candidates should submit a platform or an agenda for improvements to the paper.
The deadline for the executive editor application is 4 p.m. Friday, March 25. Details on what material should be attached are included in the application form. Candidates should also make themselves available to discuss their platforms and applications April 5 and 6, when the business staff and editorial staff, respectively, will vote on candidates.
Anyone with questions regarding The Maneater's application and elections process is encouraged to contact Editor-in-Chief Zach Toombs by e-mail at zachtoombs@gmail.com.