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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

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Bad Bad Hats Preview: indie rock band headed to Columbia

Bad Bad Hats Preview: indie rock band headed to Columbia

Janae McKenzie August 29, 2018

Indie rock and roll band Bad Bad Hats will be making a stop in Columbia’s Cafe Berlin on Sept. 14. Consisting of members Kerry Alexander, Chris Hoge and Connor Davison, the Minneapolis-based group is...

Graduate workers hold annual protest

Graduate workers hold annual protest

Ethan Brown August 28, 2018

For the fourth year in a row, the Coalition of Graduate Workers held a protest for graduate workers’ rights Aug. 22 on the Francis Quadrangle. The protest occurs near the anniversary of the August 2015...

Joint student-faculty board backs change in Greek system

Ethan Brown August 28, 2018

A July 31 report released by a university advisory board encouraged a program for self-reporting hazing in MU’s Greek life system, along with other structural changes. The recommendations, written by...

LBC, CSA and ASA kick off school year with “Welcome Black Block Party”

LBC, CSA and ASA kick off school year with “Welcome Black Block Party”

Ryan Timpone August 28, 2018

The Legion of Black Collegians, the Caribbean Students Association and the African Student Association kicked off the school year with their annual “Welcome Black Block Party” on Wednesday, Aug. 22.The...

Top five movies to see this fall

Top five movies to see this fall

Jesse Baalman August 28, 2018

It’s hard to believe that the summer movie season is coming to an end. As the dog days drag on, there will be a small slump in the box office while studios gear up for the next phase of the year in movies....

School of Music from a freshman lens

School of Music from a freshman lens

Allison Sawyer August 28, 2018

MU School of Music kick-starts the year welcoming an ensemble group of roughly 50 incoming freshmen. Several students in the class of 2022 vouch for the immediate sense of creativity as well as earnestness...

MU professor’s research on effects of BPA defies FDA statement

MU professor’s research on effects of BPA defies FDA statement

Regan Mertz August 28, 2018

MU professor, Cheryl Rosenfeld, has researched the chemical bisphenol A for over a decade. Her work, recently published in the journal, Epigenetics, disproves a statement issued by the U.S. Food and Drug...

“OnePointFive” is a complete and utter disappointment

Emma Bennett August 28, 2018

In March of 2016, rapper Aminé released his debut single, “Caroline”. Having already released two mixtapes, “Odyssey to Me” and “Calling Brío” and one EP, “En Vogue”, the twenty-one year...

“Be the Cowboy” is a major step forward for Mitski

Joe Cross August 28, 2018

Mitski's music is full of contradictions, which is anything but a complaint. Far from it, her lyrics often feature incredibly specific, bizarre stories and intimate personal details, yet they’re delivered...

MUC continues to improve MU for students with disabilities

Abby Werner August 28, 2018

As the school year kicks off, students may be looking for more ways they can get involved with MU other than just attending class. One way students can meet new people, improve the campus and advocate...

Discover new books and more at the Columbia Public Library book sale

Discover new books and more at the Columbia Public Library book sale

Megan Altschul August 27, 2018

Eager book lovers, including myself, waited in the lobby of the Columbia Public Library on Wednesday, Aug. 22, for its afternoon book sale to begin. At 12 p.m. sharp, the volunteer group, Friends of the...

Rainbows and Glitter Galore: A review of MidMo Pride

Rainbows and Glitter Galore: A review of MidMo Pride

Emma Bennett August 27, 2018

The sound of a distant guitar filled my ears as I filtered through a decent-sized crowd of people covered in various-colored glitter and wearing shirts baring pride flags, and as the sun beat down on my...