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The Maneater

Discussion of Missouri Hyperloop comes to campus

Discussion of Missouri Hyperloop comes to campus

Laura Evans September 11, 2018

Representatives from Virgin Hyperloop One, the Missouri Innovation Center, Black & Veatch and Olsson Associates met with students on Thursday in the MU Student Center’s Leadership Auditorium for the...

Merger combines bioengineering, chemical engineering departments

Merger combines bioengineering, chemical engineering departments

September 11, 2018

MU’s College of Engineering has announced the merging of the Chemical Engineering Department with the Bioengineering Department, which is part of the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources...

McCaskill visits MU, holds discussion with students

McCaskill visits MU, holds discussion with students

Ethan Brown September 11, 2018

Sen. Claire McCaskill thinks Missouri’s Senate race in 2018 may come down to the hundreds. “I will not be shocked if this election is decided by the number of people in this room,” McCaskill said...

Residence Halls Association connects students with “RHA Carnival”

Residence Halls Association connects students with “RHA Carnival”

Ryan Timpone September 11, 2018

The Residence Halls Association hosted a lively carnival full of games, food, and activities for residents to get to know each other on Sept. 7. The event began at 5 p.m. in Brewer Station at the Mizzou...

‘Sierra Burgess Is a Loser’ explores love in the age of catfishing

‘Sierra Burgess Is a Loser’ explores love in the age of catfishing

Jennifer Somers September 11, 2018

_This review contains spoilers._ In a tale of modern attraction, an anonymous text message leads to a connection between two teens from opposite ends of the social spectrum. “Sierra Burgess Is a Loser”...

Behind STRIPES as it creates community for volunteer members

Behind STRIPES as it creates community for volunteer members

Skylar Laird September 11, 2018

It’s 9:45 p.m. in the STRIPES house. A group of student volunteers in matching orange shirts crowd around a TV, cheering each other on in an intense game of Mario Kart, free food in hand. As the clock...

New business Lost in the Sauce spices up MU student center

New business Lost in the Sauce spices up MU student center

Brynn McCarthy September 11, 2018

Lost in the Sauce is bringing bold flavors and exotic sauces to the MU Student Center. Having opened on Sept. 10, owner and senior Jack Schroder plans on selling sauces produced all around the world. The...

Column: 'Blindspotting' mixes humor with hard-hitting political commentary

Column: ‘Blindspotting’ mixes humor with hard-hitting political commentary

Emma Bennett September 10, 2018

This past weekend, “Blindspotting,” directed by Carlos López Estrada and produced by Daveed Diggs, opened at Ragtag. Set in Oakland, the dramatic comedy follows Collins Hodgkins (Diggs), a black man...

Hozier waxes bittersweet once more in new 'Nina Cried Power - EP'

Hozier waxes bittersweet once more in new ‘Nina Cried Power – EP’

Julia Karsteter September 10, 2018

Hozier has so wonderfully returned to us in a new EP titled “Nina Cried Power” released on Sept. 6. The EP features four new songs and is only 17 minutes long, but in that time he manages to leave...

Spotlighting independent businesses: plus-size clothing downtown with Free Association

Spotlighting independent businesses: plus-size clothing downtown with Free Association

Elizabeth Price September 10, 2018

On a downtown alley corner, a clothing shop called Free Association makes its home. Floral walls and racks of colorful clothes greet you as you navigate the store. Owners and spouses Sarah Lockwood and...

Local business Lizzi & Rocco’s helps meet pet-owner needs

Local business Lizzi & Rocco’s helps meet pet-owner needs

Abby Werner September 10, 2018

For many MU students, college is made better with a pet by their side. Being a pet owner also means being responsible for providing one’s pet with the best food and care possible. Fortunately, Lizzi...

MizzouMACC: A Student’s Perspective

MizzouMACC: A Student’s Perspective

Megan Altschul September 8, 2018

A couple of weeks before MU’s Move-in Day, I had what some would call a short-lived existential crisis. I was questioning all of my decisions, pondering over my current place in life, and even fearing...