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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Britney Lyn Buckwalter isn’t spooked by talking to dead people

Britney Lyn Buckwalter isn’t spooked by talking to dead people

Rachel Behrndt November 5, 2019

Talking to dead people, understandably, draws a lot of skeptics. Britney Lyn Buckwalter, the self-titled “Missouri Medium,” came to The Blue Note on Oct. 28, to get people in the Halloween spirit...

Funny, clumsy, sad: Drag queen Autumn Equinox talks performing in Columbia, drag storytime

Funny, clumsy, sad: Drag queen Autumn Equinox talks performing in Columbia, drag storytime

Tony Madden November 5, 2019

With pink hair and a sparkling scepter in hand like Glinda the Good Witch herself, Columbia drag queen Autumn Equinox makes her way to the front of Skylark Bookshop. It’s the Halloween celebration of...

Mason Ramsey sang, danced, yodeled away at The Blue Note

Mason Ramsey sang, danced, yodeled away at The Blue Note

Maddie Schuck October 22, 2019

Outside The Blue Note Friday night, crowds lined up around the corner and down the alley waiting for doors to open. College students and families, some spanning three generations, waited excitedly outside...

“If I’m gonna be famous”: how celebrity has changed with the internet

“If I’m gonna be famous”: how celebrity has changed with the internet

Rachel Behrndt October 22, 2019

Unlike the definition of famous in the past, celebrity now comes in shades of gray. Being “famous” could be starring in a movie or having a lot of followers on Instagram. Now, people who hours ago...

COMO Game Jam puts speed into game development

Ben Wiche October 22, 2019

Columbia College held the sixth annual COMO Game Jam on Friday. Starting at 7 p.m., developers had 48 hours to brainstorm, code and test new video and tabletop games. Each game was to interpret this year’s...

African dance group gives Columbia audiences a tour in percussion, dance celebration

African dance group gives Columbia audiences a tour in percussion, dance celebration

George Frey October 22, 2019

Citizens of Africa, a continent spanning thousands of miles and containing thousands of cultures, came together under one roof Saturday night to give American audiences a taste of various styles of dance...

A night of music: Mesonjixx and Tonina feature at Cafe Berlin

A night of music: Mesonjixx and Tonina feature at Cafe Berlin

Elizabeth Pruitt October 15, 2019

Friday night, Cafe Berlin in downtown Columbia presented two artists as part of the True/False Music program. Mesonjixx and Tonina performed with a jazz and soul style while staying true to their corresponding...

DIY venue PDM fosters underground music community

Ben Wiche October 15, 2019

The Columbia DIY music scene persists at Peste De Merde. The underground venue puts on a variety of metal and hardcore shows. PDM’s graffiti-covered warehouse has both a concert space, as well as four...