Maneater News Roundup – May 6, 2008
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A controversial ballot initiative that would ban most forms of affirmative action will not be on the ballot in November's general election; Students, faculty, and administrators gathered at the MizzouDiversity Summit Sunday and Monday to facilitate dialogue on creating diversity on campus; Student leaders from the UM system campuses sent statements to Jefferson City to save a bill that would put a voting student on the system's governing board; Frustration with an internal MU proposal to restructure faculty salaries prompted 67 faculty members to sign a petition to call a special faculty meeting to discuss the program; One woman died in a three-person car accident Thursday on I-70 westbound near Providence Road just before 11 a.m.; We speak with Stephen McCarty, drummer for indie-trio Dead Meadow; The baseball team broke its five-game losing streak this past weekend with a 2-1 record against Kansas State.
