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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Dozens rally outside Gov. Greitens’ mansion to call for higher education funding

Dozens rally outside Gov. Greitens’ mansion to call for higher education funding

Natasha Vyhovsky March 12, 2018

Around 30 community members marched from the state capitol to the governor’s mansion in Jefferson City on Saturday afternoon armed with signs and chants to rally against the higher education budget cuts...

Columbia establishes task force on climate action and adaptation

Columbia establishes task force on climate action and adaptation

Michael Wilmarth March 12, 2018

Following President Trump’s withdrawal in June from the 2015 Paris climate accord, Columbia Mayor Brian Treece assembled in February a task force of 16 representatives from around the city to work with...

Former civil rights attorney Jim Turner visits campus to recount civil rights involvement

Evan Ochsner March 12, 2018

Jim Turner, former deputy assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division, stood in front of a room of approximately 50 MU students and guests on March 7 inside the...

Tunnel of Oppression highlights power, privilege experiences

Tunnel of Oppression highlights power, privilege experiences

Stephi Smith March 12, 2018

The Multicultural Center hosted Tunnel of Oppression on March 8, an event with interactive skits and discussion groups for students to “learn first-hand the impacts of privilege, oppression and power...

MU study finds more gender-equal countries have fewer women in STEM education

MU study finds more gender-equal countries have fewer women in STEM education

Tashfia Parvez March 11, 2018

An MU study found countries that tend to be more gender-equal have a significantly higher percentage of male students going into science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. The research was...

College of Education research finds principals’ teacher evaluations accurate after completing professional training

College of Education research finds principals’ teacher evaluations accurate after completing professional training

Lauren Bishop March 9, 2018

Upon completion of MU’s Network for Educator Effectiveness training, high school principals were found to have high accuracy in completing teacher evaluations, according to research from the College...

‘Vagina Monologues’: a call to empower and take action

‘Vagina Monologues’: a call to empower and take action

Charly Buchanan March 8, 2018

The 16th annual performance of the _Vagina Monologues_ embodied the theme of rise, resist and unite with vulnerable performances that illustrated the strength and perseverance of women at the Missouri...

MSA Student Court rules to suspend current election

Caitlyn Rosen March 8, 2018

The Missouri Students Association Student Court ruled Thursday morning to suspend the current election and call for a special election to be held sometime in the near future. The court decided to expel...

“Shakedown” is an intense, emotional glimpse into a hidden world

Hannah McFadden March 8, 2018

In the early 2000s, Leilah Weinraub brought a camera to her job at a black lesbian underground strip club in Los Angeles. Last weekend, she shared that footage during the True/False Film Fest in her intimate...

Campfire Stories offers different perspective on True/False documentaries

Campfire Stories offers different perspective on True/False documentaries

Hannah McFadden March 8, 2018

Imagine how it feels when a friend is telling you an engaging story. The ambience of True/False Film Fest’s Campfire Stories event had the same feeling. At Campfire Stories, documentary directors retold...

‘The Price of Everything’ takes a deeper look into art, luxury and commerce

Lauren Wilcox March 8, 2018

“Price of everything, value of nothing.” Is this what the art world has come to? Has contemporary art become just another luxury brand? Why is art and wealth almost synonymous in today’s society?...

‘The Next Guardian’ exceeds expectations with beautiful themes

Alexandra Sharp March 8, 2018

It’s remarkable how one building can represent so much. In the True/False documentary _The Next Guardian_, directors Dorottya Zurbó and Arun Bhattarai represent the struggle between Westernization and...