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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Love, lust and tennis: Deconstructing Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’

Ava McCluer May 6, 2024

This sports melodrama is a ‘love’ game with themes of jealousy and revenge — all on the tennis court “Challengers” is the sexiest movie of the year. Director Luca Guadagnino...

REVIEW: Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ is a near-future nightmare

Ava McCluer April 30, 2024
A student journalist’s take on a film following war photographers in a dystopian America

The Brook & The Bluff grooves through ‘Bluebeard’ tour, lights up The Blue Note — literally

Emilia Hansen April 30, 2024

The Brook & The Bluff enlivens the audience at the Columbia stop for its ‘Bluebeard’ spring tour. Following the release of The Brook & The Bluff’s third studio album, “Bluebeard,”...

The Boonslick Chordbusters serenade the Columbia community

Molly Levine April 23, 2024

From homes to The Heidelberg, barbershop chorus spreads song across Columbia Every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m., a four-part harmony can be heard from inside Whitmore Recital Hall on campus.  The...

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Photo Story: “Sun-eater” — students travel to view solar eclipse’s path of totality

Shea McGraw April 10, 2024
Wouter Montfooij’s class visited the path of totality to see the total solar eclipse
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REVIEW: ‘Magic Mountain’ showcases the art of isolation and illness

Faith Jacoby April 4, 2024

The film rawly captures the power of disease, loneliness and human connection in the mountains of Georgia Through raw, emotional footage captured in a decaying sanatorium called Abastumani...

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The 96th Academy Awards: A critical look at Hollywood’s biggest night

Ava McCluer April 4, 2024
Oscars Sunday is my favorite holiday.

The Brook & The Bluff set to headline at The Blue Note

Emilia Hansen March 19, 2024
The Brook & The Bluff is an alternative indie band originally hailing from Mountain Brook, Alabama and Bluff Park, Alabama — hence the unique derivation of the band’s name.
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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,...

Students find spots on campus that make MU feel more like home

Sophia Smolenski March 15, 2024

As time moves on, these safe places help the university feel more like home Every August, students make the move from their home bases to MU. For freshmen, this usually means moving away...

From the Blind Boone Home to the Tiger Hotel — a deeper look at Columbia’s most iconic historic properties

Dylan Barbee & Logan Gee March 15, 2024

Columbia is home to many properties that have passed through several hands of ownership, some changing and some preserved to be as exactly as they were 100 years ago Tanner Ott People...

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Furry Friends making a strong impact in Columbia

Alyssa Royston & Emily Skidmore March 15, 2024

Pets around campus create a hopeful atmosphere for students away from home with smiles and support According to Forbes, about 66% of households own a pet. Ninety-seven percent of pet owners...