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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Black Panther is more than just a superhero movie

Jay Encina February 26, 2018

_This column contains Black Panther spoilers_ After seeing _Black Panther_ on opening night, I have to say it’s one of the best movies I’ve watched in a while. It has elements you want in an action...

Students attend annual Social Justice Symposium to learn more about different facets of MU community

Students attend annual Social Justice Symposium to learn more about different facets of MU community

Skyler Rossi February 26, 2018

About 70 students from different aspects of MU campus life came together to participate in the annual Social Justice Symposium on Feb. 24. The Social Justice Symposium works each year to foster skills...

Missouri legislators to hear bill that would allow concealed carry on public college campuses

Missouri legislators to hear bill that would allow concealed carry on public college campuses

Natasha Vyhovsky February 25, 2018

The Missouri House of Representatives will discuss House Bill 1936 Monday, which would expand concealed gun carry laws to include public college campuses. In addition to removing private property like...

An ode to writer’s block

Megan Oosthuizen February 25, 2018

The barren wasteland of no thoughts, no ideas and a ton of excuses. Students and writers of all kinds experience it and will likely use it in an attempt to gain sympathy from bosses, editors and teachers...

Research begins for personal financial planning department based on Investment Risk Tolerance Assessment

Research begins for personal financial planning department based on Investment Risk Tolerance Assessment

Lauren Bishop February 25, 2018

MU recently acquired an [Investment Risk Tolerance Assessment](http://pfp.missouri.edu/research_IRTA.html) from Rutgers University, which allows individuals to test their willingness to take financial...

Missouri Senate hears bill on K-12 sex ed curriculum expansion

Natasha Vyhovsky February 25, 2018

The Missouri Senate held a hearing Tuesday night for Senate Bill 788, one of three bills making the rounds in Missouri legislature that would require high schools that opt to teach sexual education to...

Marriage shouldn’t be the objective of dating

Megan Oosthuizen February 23, 2018

“I don’t date for fun; I date for marriage.” We’ve all seen or heard some variation of this quote, whether it be while perusing the occasional “relationship goals” account or listening to...

MU study finds Instagram users are more likely to engage with social images than controversial images

MU study finds Instagram users are more likely to engage with social images than controversial images

Tashfia Parvez February 22, 2018

A recent MU study has found that a majority of Instagram users are more likely to use the social media platform to engage with social or entertainment images than with political or controversial images....

Columbia City Council declares support for medical marijuana in Missouri

Columbia City Council declares support for medical marijuana in Missouri

Michael Wilmarth February 21, 2018

Earlier this month, Columbia City Council members unanimously passed a motion declaring the city’s support for statewide medical marijuana legalization. The council passed a general resolution stating...

Television show ‘Mosaic’ transcends traditional platforms

Television show ‘Mosaic’ transcends traditional platforms

Sadie Lea February 20, 2018

Each season, it can be expected that new television shows will try and find a place in popular nightly programming. This has been seen before with television shows that initially seemed underrated like...

Moon Taxi stops by Columbia for night of alternative rock

Moon Taxi stops by Columbia for night of alternative rock

Jane Mather-Glass February 20, 2018

Nashville-based band Moon Taxi performed an exciting set Thursday night, complete with keyboard smashing and plenty of hair flips from singer Trevor Terndrup. The Blue Note was the band’s seventh stop...

MSA changes filing date for presidential election

MSA changes filing date for presidential election

Caitlyn Rosen February 20, 2018

The 2018 Missouri Students Association presidential election filing deadline was moved from Feb. 16 to March 1 following an insufficient number of student signatures for potential candidates. “The bylaws...