What was our campus up to in 1985? The Maneater published biweekly print editions on Tuesdays and Fridays, highlighting important local, regional and pop culture news at the time.
In the “et cetera” section of the issue published on Friday, May 3, and Tuesday, May 7, The Maneater staff announced their departure from the newsroom located in room 300 of Read Hall.
The Maneater encouraged others to join the last meeting held in that room.
“It’ll be something you can tell your grandchildren about,” the May 3 print edition said.
Many advertisements were featured in the print editions, including one for The Heidelberg, which is still a popular place to eat downtown. The restaurant is located at the same address as it was then. In 1985, an MU student could have an all-you-can-eat breakfast feast for only $3.50 — about $9.23 in 2022.
The paper featured another advertisement for a downtown store called Carousel. Lakota Coffee is now in its place. The store had a “vacation sale” for traveling students, including one-fourth to one-third off Guess jeans and spring sweaters for $14.99 — seems like an oxymoron, don’t you think?
Like today, comics featured in the print edition illustrated student life and current events. Recurring comic strips in the 1985 print editions included “Reuben’s Wild Kingdom,” “Making the Grade,” “Campus” and “Collegetown.”
Like today, comics featured in the print edition illustrated student life and current events. Recurring comic strips in the 1985 print editions included “Reuben’s Wild Kingdom,” “Making the Grade,” “Campus” and “Collegetown.”
The Department of Residential Life proposed a possible change to residence hall visitation hours. At the time, visitors of the opposite sex could not stay on residence hall floors past 2 a.m.
The proposal would allow for an “open house” on weekends, starting at 10 a.m. on Friday and ending at 2 a.m. on Monday. However, select floors in some halls would keep the 2 a.m. limit.
At the time, the Director of Residential Life, Roger Fisher, said that “The proposal is part of Residential Life’s attempt to cater to the needs of both new and returning residents.”
As of 2022, Residential Life allows visitors at any time; however, the visitation policy prohibits them from staying for more than two consecutive days.
The Athletics Department also advertised the first annual Black & Gold Spring Fun-Fest. The weekend of fun surrounded the much-anticipated Black & Gold football game. “Hop on Woody’s Wagon” refers to Coach Woody Widenhofer, who served as head coach from 1985 to 1988.
In 2022, the Black & Gold game was on March 19.
An event of note is the art & crafts exhibit, where attendees could try their hand at dunking Dave Hart, the athletic director at the time, members of the Golden Girls and “an assortment of other Mizzou personalities.”
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So, how different do you think campus was compared to now? Perhaps The Heidelberg should bring back that $3.50 breakfast buffet special.
Edited by Abby Stetina | astetina@themaneater.com
