Stories from February 2007

'Number 23' all sixes and sevens

By Megan Becwar, Movie Columnist; mhbd32@mizzou.edu

Feb. 27, 2007—In Joel Schumacher's "The Number 23," Jim Carrey plays two characters. The first character, Walter Sparrow, is a goofy, happily married dogcatcher who adlibs a lot and has less in ...

Barcelona is twee to the extreme

By Jordan Sargent

Feb. 27, 2007—I'm From Barcelona's full-length debut, Let Me Introduce My Friends, might be the ultimate litmus test of how much you value lyrics in your music, or rather how far you're ...

Besnard Lakes' latest songs are epic

By Lyle Rawdon, Staff Writer

Feb. 27, 2007—The Besnard Lakes have been in the indie-music scene for years, but The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse, the band's latest release, will give the band more respect than ...

C.L.I.T. Fest. Promotes Women in Punk

By Maneater Staff

Feb. 27, 2007—Let's face it, the clit is hard to find. And so is No Coast, an "infoshop" that is raising money for "C.L.I.T. Fest." But like the clit, No Coast and ...

Do Make Say Think makes a lot of noise

By Joey Vergara

Feb. 27, 2007—Canada might be America's forgotten little brother in all other respects, but music is one race the Canucks have in the bag these days. Be it Broken Social Scene's astounding ...

Looking back on The Ataris

By Meg Walsh

Feb. 27, 2007—Very few people I know enjoy reliving the days when they were bopping along to late '90s, early 2000s pop punk. Most of the people who were jamming away with ...

Guest Column: ASUM lobbies for the needs of students

By Megan Block, Legislative Director for ASUM

Feb. 27, 2007—The Associated Students of the University of Missouri was established three decades ago with one mission in mind: to serve as the student voice in the state legislature. Although the ...

Editorial: Curators need a powerful student voice

Feb. 27, 2007—Next year, a student from MU will join the UM system Board of Curators. But he or she will only serve an advisory role and won't have the voting powers ...

Column: Friesen: 'I can service a horse.'

By Dan Friesen

Feb. 27, 2007—This weekend, I learned that there are going to be some changes in funding for a few departments at the university, and I must say I couldn't be happier. Money ...

Column: From writing blogs to behind bars

By John Hendel

Feb. 27, 2007—LONDON — I keep a blog. I've kept it for about five years, actually, mainly because my girlfriend at the time had one and told me to. I was young ...

Column: The universe is coming to get you

By Regan McTarsney, Columnist; rmctarsney@themaneater.com

Feb. 27, 2007—A clearly stated theme of Paulo Coelho's book "The Alchemist" is that the universe aligns to help you achieve your goals, aspirations and dreams. My contrasted view of the universe, ...

Letter to the Editor: Wal-Mart's stupid ID policy

By Will Hemeyer, Senior

Feb. 27, 2007—I know that a lot of college kds use tobacco products. But just this evening I went to the Conley Road Wal-Mart to do my biweekly shopping and went to ...

ASUM board is back in action after talks

By Sarah Christiansen, Senior Staff Writer

Feb. 27, 2007—The Associated Students of the University of Missouri held a summit this past weekend to reconcile the board of directors' role in the organization. Curt Coonrod, UM-St. Louis vice provost ...

Campus Blotter

By Elliot Njus

Feb. 27, 2007—Thursday, Feb. 22 Police are investigating the theft of a purse from the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center between 11:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. Feb. 16. The brown leather purse contained ...

Columbia Blotter

By Linda Waterborg

Feb. 27, 2007—Thursday, Feb. 22 Michael E. Adams, 20, of 315 Dads Way, on suspicion of second-degree assault, third-degree assault, first-degree trespassing and possession of false identification Timothy J. Colton, 21, of ...

Coordinator combats law school diversity problems

By Lindsey Underwood

Feb. 27, 2007—Although recent reports from the Mound City Bar Association brought attention to the lack of diversity in Missouri's law schools, the MU School of Law maintains that this is not ...

Courier service attracts business

By Drew Deubner, Staff Writer

Feb. 27, 2007—MU senior uses his bike to aid Columbia businesses.

E-mail space safeguards

By Jaryd Wilson

Feb. 27, 2007—As the school year has progressed, students have accumulated e-mails in their Microsoft Webmail accounts. Some students have accumulated so much mail that their mailbox is now closed or full. ...

Forums to aid president search

By Michael Sewall

Feb. 27, 2007—When UM system president Elson Floyd announced his resignation Dec. 13, the Board of Curators was in the process of adding three new members. With the new curators in place, ...

Greek Safety board to form

By Valerie Insinna, Staff Writer

Feb. 27, 2007—Missouri Students Association President Rachel Anderson said a functioning Greektown Safety Council will hopefully be in place next semester. Anderson said she wanted to "get everyone on board" before starting ...