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The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

‘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...

Fast food restaurants college students can’t survive without

Fast food restaurants college students can’t survive without

Allie Bertrand September 8, 2018

There are times where you may be too tired and just don’t want to cook or you are way too sick of dining hall food. This is when fast food is at its most tempting and MU’s campus seems to be surrounded...

Learn about some of the 600 minority student organizations at MU

Learn about some of the 600 minority student organizations at MU

Mariana Labbate September 8, 2018

MU has more than 600 recognized student organizations, and it can be easy to get lost in the middle of it all. From religious to cultural minority groups, finding a perfect fit doesn’t have to be so...

MSA mock senate session emphasizes procedural education

Ethan Brown September 6, 2018

The Missouri Student Association senate held its first-ever mock senate session Sept. 6, where a smooth landing for new senators was the top priority. The event was six days before at-large senator elections...

New cosmetic store makes sweet debut in student center

Brynn McCarthy September 6, 2018

New to the MU Student Center is Sweet Tea Cosmetics, a modernistic makeup and skincare brand that focuses on accommodating anybody and everybody. The business, created through the Unions Entrepreneurial...