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The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

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Jaye Trotter stands on the front porch of the Center Project house on Thursday Oct. 16 in Columbia, Mo. The Center Project is a converted house that serves as a resource center for the LGBTQ+ community in Mid-Missouri.

Coming out wasn’t a beginning for Jaye Trotter; it was coming home

Mikalah Owens, MOVE Digital Editor October 23, 2025

On July 26, Jaye Trotter, a substitute teacher for Columbia Public Schools, publicly came out as nonbinary transfemme on Facebook. For Trotter, coming out wasn’t about becoming someone new; it was...

Missouri Honor Medal recipient Maria Ressa and Missouri Dean of Journalism David Kurpius shake hands after Ressa is presented with her award on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the State Historical Society of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. Ressa was recognized for her contributions to and founding of Rappler, an investigative news site in the Philippines that has faced multiple shut down attempts by the Philippine government.

Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa acts as friend, mentor to Columbia’s Filipino community at meet-and-greet

Jamie Lu, MOVE Reporter October 12, 2025

Filipino American journalism legend and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa spent time connecting with members of Columbia’s Filipino community at a meet-and-greet on Sept. 30. Ressa was visiting the...

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

Editor's Note: Story updated on Oct. 8 to correct Paul Terraillon's grade level According to the University of Missouri’s Open Doors Report, over 1000 international students were enrolled at the...

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Wheelchairography: MU theatre student Luca Freecia opens the conversation around disability onstage

Sabrina Pan, MOVE Mag Director December 12, 2024

Freecia reflects on finding a community through theater, building self-confidence and incorporating his wheelchair into his performances as lead role Jonathan Larson in ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ at Talking...

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Greenhouse Manager Kenny Henk nurses the MU Horticulture Club back to health

Jayden Bates-Bland November 26, 2024

Kenny Henk revives the MU Horticulture Club through his passion for plants When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, many people picked up new hobbies. For Kenny Henk, an MU junior, it was carnivorous...

Meet Todd McCubbin, MU Alumni Association’s Executive Director

Sarah Beck November 8, 2024

Alum Todd McCubbin discusses his career, values and legacy during his years at MU Half an hour north of Columbia lies a small town that covers less than one square mile and has fewer than...

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The mascot, the myth, the legacy: Truman Tigers

Liv Martin October 19, 2024

Since his first introduction, Truman has gone through some extreme rebranding with the help of past Tigers to make him into the mascot he is today. As the screams of over 60,000 people consume...

Unbound Emerging Poet Nisha Atalie uses poetry to explore nature and identity

Logan Gee May 7, 2024

Rooted in the mountains of Oregon and surrounded by nature, writer Nisha Atalie brings the complicated delicacy of life into the written word Nisha Atalie is a nonfiction writer and poet...

Inked Identity: Columbia tattoo artists and clients explore self-expression through tattoos and piercings

Sarah Woods May 7, 2024

Over the past decades, tattooing and piercing has shifted from being a counterculture-focused scene to an accepted practice about self-expression of all forms Columbia’s Iron Tiger Tattoo...

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Finding your truth: Nancy White’s Write On! Workshop

Jasmine Jackson May 7, 2024

White asked participants to take charge of their story and write about what they want — not what the audience does In Nancy White's Write On! Workshop, writers find their truths and put...

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Townies find a home within home at MU

Elise Banks March 15, 2024

Local students share their love for MU by getting involved and sharing their personal experiences MU’s campus is filled with communities of students from all around the world. However,...

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Exchange student Helena Lee reflects on seeing new places and missing home

Sarah Woods March 14, 2024
Helena Lee’s decision to leave her hometown of Seoul, South Korea, and study in the United States for a semester was not an easy one.