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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Columbia rings in autumn at the 16th Annual Harvest Hootenanny

Columbia rings in autumn at the 16th Annual Harvest Hootenanny

Hannah McDonough, MOVE Reporter September 30, 2025

Despite it still feeling like summer outside, Columbia’s Agriculture Park was radiating fall energy on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the 16th Annual Harvest Hootenanny. The event, hosted by Columbia Center...

International students Daisy Zhan and Selina Wang, both third-year journalism students, scroll through Zhan’s phone outside of Tate Hall on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 in Columbia, Mo. The roommates stay in touch with family in China using text messages and phone calls over WeChat.

How some Mizzou international students stay in touch with home

Jamie Lu, MOVE Reporter September 29, 2025

According to the University of Missouri’s Open Doors Report, over 1000 international students were enrolled at the university in 2024, hailing from countries all over the world. One challenge that some...

Funk and funding: Keeping the beat alive at Mo Jazz

Emily McClure, MOVE Reporter September 26, 2025

The sound of jazz filled downtown Columbia as the annual Mo Jazz Music Festival brought people together for a day of music and culture on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 13. When the festival first kicked...

Find Fiona guitarist Luke Sabath delivers a passionate vocal performance during the group's set on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, at Rose Park in Columbia, Mo. Sabath says he hopes to become more involved in the band’s vocal side over the next few months.

Local bands Pink Houses and Find Fiona reflect on the Columbia music scene

Deacon Lipsmeyer, MOVE reporter September 12, 2025

As the sun went down over Rose Park on Aug. 30, anticipation began to build among the crowd. For some, this may have been the first show they’d ever been to, and for others, the feeling was all too recognizable....

Kiley Grimes, Mizzou student and owner of Soundcheck, plays the piano at her studio. This studio comes fully equipped with drums, keyboards, a piano, and more.

Soundcheck: A business crafted by melodies and a love for music

Kriti Dhaduvai, MOVE Reporter June 14, 2025

  Soundcheck Practice Studios is a music studio created and owned by Kiley Grimes, who graduated this spring from the Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri. Located on...

Old clothes, fresh cause: Columbia comes together in support of increased access to abortions

Old clothes, fresh cause: Columbia comes together in support of increased access to abortions

Ainsley Bryson, Assistant MOVE Editor May 24, 2025

On Nov. 5 of last year, Missourians voted to pass the 2024 Missouri Constitutional Amendment 3, which officially went into effect 30 days later. Among protections such as access to contraceptives, the...

Min Jin Lee discusses immigration, the value of books and her writing process at Unbound keynote

Min Jin Lee discusses immigration, the value of books and her writing process at Unbound keynote

Hannah McDonough, MOVE Reporter May 14, 2025

Book lovers from around Columbia gathered in Jesse Auditorium on Friday, April 18 to listen to Unbound Book Festival’s 2025 keynote speaker, Min Jin Lee. The event started with an introduction from...

Mildred Emegha, president of Women Economic Empowerment @ Mizzou, helps teach basket weaving to passersby at MU’s Global Bazaar on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Columbia, Mo. “What we are exhibiting is basket weaving, it’s a traditional art that is known to the Native Americans… It takes two weeks to learn this skill, but they did it in under 20 minutes,” Emegha said.

Students’ cultures unite at MU’s annual Global Bazaar

Ainsley Bryson and Maya Bensaoud April 28, 2025

Sounds of Bollywood, Filipino and Spanish music filled the North Courts at MizzouRec on the evening of April 11. The rhythmic clapping and clacking associated with Tinikling, a traditional Filipino folk...

Derrick “Hacky Sack Man” Fogle gives a speech on April 22, 2025 at Speakers Circle in Columbia, Mo. Fogle had an eventbrite page encouraging students to come and show support for him.

Students at MU gather to show their support for ‘Hacky Sack Man’

Amory Moore, MOVE Reporter April 25, 2025

  University of Missouri students are familiar with the common sight of Derrick “Hacky Sack Man” Fogle as he frequently practices footbag in Speakers Circle. While he’s been a classic...

Violinist Alex Cunningham, poet K. Curtis Lyle and bassist Damon Smith perform a free jazz piece on Saturday, April 19 at Compass Inc. in Columbia, Mo. All of the poems performed were written by Lyle.

Poetry in Dissonance: Free-Jazz Trio share their poetry with Columbia

Ava Mohror, MOVE Reporter April 25, 2025

In collaboration with the Unbound Book Festival, Dismal Niche, an artist-operated programming organization in Columbia, hosted a free-jazz trio performance on Saturday, April 19. The jazz trio consisted...

One room, 70 voices: Art book fair promotes small creatives

One room, 70 voices: Art book fair promotes small creatives

Ava McCluer, MOVE Editor April 23, 2025

A zine titled “How to love like a bug,” comic books, one-of-a-kind stickers and a newsletter about growing up queer all find their homes in the artist-run gallery space, Stop-Gap Projects. On Saturday,...

Conference Stage

MU’s Muslim Student Organization Annual Conference: Why you can’t miss it next year

Maya Bensaoud April 6, 2025

From powerful talks to lasting connections, MU’s Muslim Student Organization Conference has something for everyone The Muslim Student Organization hosted its annual conference on Feb. 7 and...