The Maneater -- Volume 77, Issue 25

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Columbia, Missouri • Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Vol. 77, No. 25

CPD sees burglary increase during Thanksgiving Break More than 20 burglaries were reported in the last week. Following a high number of burglary reports over Thanksgiving Break, the Columbia Police Department is encouraging all homeowners to take precautionary measures to prepare for winter break. The department took 24 burglary reports over the span of Thanksgiving break, from Nov. 19 to Monday, CPD spokeswoman Jessie Haden said in an e-mail. Of those reports, 18 happened between Wednesday, Nov. 24 and Monday, Nov. 29. She said in several of the later reports, the back doors of residenc-

es were kicked in, and electronics were stolen. “We believe several will be related,” Haden said. As police were responding to an alarm for an attempted break-in at The Cottages of Columbia housing complex, they received a call from another tenant. This caller, also an employee of the property, said someone tried to break into her apartment door as she was checking on the first call. She said she saw the man from the window, causing him to duck and flee. Haden said the case is still under investigation, and no new information had been uncovered as of Monday. The incident at the Cottages is just one of several cases involving attempted intrusions of student see CPD, page 6

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Woods and Moon prepare for MSA leadership turnover AMANDA CAPUA Staff Writer

Eric Woods and Emily Moon, the Missouri Students Association’s next president and vice president, will be inaugurated during the last weekend in January. Until then, they will focus on one of their campaign’s main points: communication. “We’re going to keep talking to organizations about their expectations so we can do the best job possible,” Moon said. “We’re still talking and establishing relationships, visibility CHRIS BARRETT/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER and communication. It’ll be Missouri Students Association President-elect Eric Woods stands with exciting to see our platform his running mate, Emily Moon, outside of Chamber Auditorium, after the results of the MSA election were announced Nov. 17. Woods was elected see WOODS, page 6 MSA president with 40 percent of the vote.

Android goMizzou app in works

No. 11 Tigers top Arkansas – Pine Bluff, improve to 8-0

Access to Blackboard and myZou could be added to the smart phone app. SALLY FRENCH Staff Writer An Android version of the goMizzou application will be released during spring break, Missouri Students Association Vice President see APP, page 6

MSA to hold consitutional convention KELLY OLEJNIK Staff Writer

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Missouri freshman guard Ricky Kreklow reaches for the ball heading out of bounds in a game against Arkansas — Pine Bluff on Sunday at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers defeated the Golden Lions by a score of 91-63. SEE PAGE 17

MU Students Exceptions

The Missouri Students Association plans to hold its constitutional convention before the end of the fall semester. A venue for the convention has been confirmed, MSA Senate Speaker Evan Wood said. “(The structure of MSA) is going to be looked at,” MSA President Tim Noce said. The convention will be a three-

see GROUPS, page 6

see MSA, page 6

Three organizations for disabled students form JIMMY HIBSCH Staff Writer For almost longer than Barbara Hammer, Office of Disability Services director, can remember, there has not been

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a student organization specifically catered to students with disabilities. That was until this year. Three organizations have sprung up in the past semester to fill this exact need.

“The main thing is for these students to find avenues for them to help dispel misconceptions about disability,” Hammer said. “What we’d like to see is basically a shifting of how the public thinks about disability. That’s

really what it’s about. It’s up to the groups to decide how much of that they want to do.”

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Sports, page 17


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