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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

MU a cappella groups prepare for ICCA quarterfinals

MU a cappella groups prepare for ICCA quarterfinals

Mariana Labbate January 22, 2019

The Varsity Vocals International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella is the only global competition for college a cappella groups. This year’s Midwest quarterfinals will take place on Feb. 9 at Missouri...

Hulu and Netflix release competing documentaries on failed Fyre Festival

Hulu and Netflix release competing documentaries on failed Fyre Festival

Janae McKenzie January 22, 2019

Streaming giants Hulu and Netflix each released documentaries on the failed Fyre Festival during the week of Jan. 14. While they cover the same event, the films take different approaches in tone. Fyre...

“Hacky sack guy” sets record, students show support

“Hacky sack guy” sets record, students show support

Laura Evans January 22, 2019

Despite the rain, members of the MU community gathered at Speakers Circle on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 3 p.m. to celebrate Derrick Fogle, 55, and his new world record. Fogle, commonly known to the MU community...

Partial shutdown complicates financial aid process, research grants

Partial shutdown complicates financial aid process, research grants

Ethan Brown January 22, 2019

MU has experienced slight disruptions in research funding and financial aid since the start of the U.S. government partial shutdown. The lack of funding for some governmental agencies has halted processes...

Hundreds gather at Missouri Theatre for third annual Solidarity March

Hundreds gather at Missouri Theatre for third annual Solidarity March

Adele Du January 22, 2019

The third annual Mid-Missouri Solidarity March and Rally took place on Jan. 19 as one of the sister events of the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. This year’s major theme was unity moving forward. In...

Oscar Predictions 2019: What Movies Will Win?

Jesse Baalman January 21, 2019

Best Picture There is no frontrunner for Best Picture this year. There’s many reasons to believe why one movie could win over the other, but none are wholly convincing. Right now, “Roma” is on top...

Ginny Ramseyer Winter emphasizes importance of healthy body image, possibility of VR sex education

Ginny Ramseyer Winter emphasizes importance of healthy body image, possibility of VR sex education

Audrey Roloff January 18, 2019

Often times, due to popular media, body image can be distorted and turned into an impractical view of one’s self worth, functionality and capability. Ginny Ramseyer Winter, Ph.D., assistant professor...

MU announces continued closure of campus, UM System offices

Emily Wolf January 14, 2019

UPDATE: MU officials have announced in an email that the university will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday Jan. 15, at 12:01 a.m. for all regularly scheduled operations. Those traveling on campus are encouraged...

‘The Favourite’ is wickedly fun period drama

‘The Favourite’ is wickedly fun period drama

Abby Monteil January 2, 2019

If you’re at all familiar with Yorgos Lanthimos, you’ll know not to expect “The Favourite” to be one of the dry, self-righteous period pieces that often fill movie theaters in the run-up to awards...

2018 in review, queer folk found new examples of representation in “20Gayteen”

Ben Wiche December 31, 2018

The year 2018, dubbed “20Gayteen” by some, had a large amount of new music, TV shows and movies showcasing queer experiences. Pop singer Hayley Kiyoko coined the term in a tweet posted on Jan. 1, 2018. “It’s...

Earl Sweatshirt exhibits new artistic style with ‘Some Rap Songs’

Anna Ortega December 29, 2018

After three years of sporadic track releases or features, Earl Sweatshirt is finally back now with his third studio album, “Some Rap Songs.” Hailing from Los Angeles, Sweatshirt originally came onto...

Student engineering team designs renewable energy housing capstone

Laura Evans December 16, 2018

Over the past two semesters, a group of MU engineering students has been working on renewable energy housing designs for their capstone project. The group, called the Sunsational Engineering Group, is...