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The Maneater

A graphic featuring the colors of the Pride Progress flag. Overlaying the flag, text reads "Mid Mo Pride Fest" in bold, capital letters.

Mid-Missouri PrideFest brought community together

Aurora Nicol March 14, 2024
On the rainy Saturday of Sept. 23, dozens of vendors, organizations, non-profits, volunteers and one horse stationed themselves in the streets of downtown Columbia for the first day of Mid-Missouri PrideFest.
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Chancellor’s Art Showcase features 100 students’ creative works at the Missouri Theatre

Becca Spezzano March 6, 2024
The Missouri Theatre lobby was filled with displays of MU students’ artwork along with its typical eager audience members as art-lovers alike gathered for the annual Chancellor’s Art Showcase.
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Make jokes, not war: Comedy Wars brings laughter to MU each week

Each Wednesday night just before 8 p.m., Leadership Auditorium fills with students.

Activist Joyce Ladner reflects on years of advocacy and combatants

Faith Jacoby February 21, 2024
On Jan. 24, the MU Division of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity hosted their annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in the Reynolds Alumni Center.
Food on the table sits next to a cup of coffee.

Los dueños de un restaurante local traen la cultura venezolana a CoMo

Julianna Mejía February 8, 2024
Al otro lado de la calle de Hickman High School en N. Providence Road, Como Arepas se puede encontrar en Aroma Coffee House desde que comenzó en octubre de 2022.

Stop-Gap Projects broadens Columbia’s artistic perspective

Elise Banks February 7, 2024
The Columbia Experimental Music Festival took place Nov. 2 through Nov. 5 and was organized by Dismal Niche Arts, a non-profit organization and record label dedicated to “offering local residents rare opportunities to experience world class presentations of innovative and non-conventional music, art and performances.” 

J2M creates space for connection at the Experimental Music Festival

Elise Banks February 7, 2024
The Columbia Experimental Festival took place Nov. 2 through Nov. 5 and was organized by Dismal Niche Arts, a non-profit organization and record label dedicated to offering local residents rare opportunities to experience world class presentations of innovative and non-conventional music, art and performances. 

MSA executives discuss campaign journey and objectives for this year

Julianna Mejia and Emily Skidmore January 30, 2024
Transparency is key for Missouri Student Association President Miyah Jones and Vice President Cydney Perkins, who have spent the last couple of months working in hopes to make MU’s campus a more accessible environment for students of all backgrounds.

Biscuits, Beats and Brews organizers and volunteers gave mid-Missouri residents a weekend to remember

Logan Gee December 4, 2023

Ozark Mountain Biscuit Co. brought the festival to life — bringing artists, food and drinks to hundreds of people. The weekend of Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, Rocheport, Missouri was filled with...

COLUMN: Local Restaurants, the key to belonging in Columbia

Luke Duffy November 16, 2023
A few days into MU’s 2023 Welcome Week, my friends and I found ourselves craving food that wasn’t from a dining hall.

A history of MU Homecoming, as told by Columbia’s restaurateurs

Alex Goldstein & Luke Duffy November 8, 2023
As students, alumni and townies alike descended on downtown Columbia for MU’s annual Homecoming weekend, local restaurant owners braced for and embraced the larger-than-usual crowds. 
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A timeline: 112 years of MU Homecoming

Annie Goldman & Genevieve Smith October 23, 2023

You’ve heard it time and time again — “Mizzou does Homecoming best.” The annual celebrations bring Columbia together in a black and gold frenzy of fanfare. Since MU’s first homecoming...