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The Maneater

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...

Film review: Sean Baker’s ‘The Florida Project’

Film review: Sean Baker’s ‘The Florida Project’

Jesse Baalman February 20, 2018

As a child, it is impossible to comprehend the world as adults do. This truth is the nutshell of Hal Roach’s _Our Gang_ short films and their feature-length adaptation, _The Little Rascals_. While those...

Step up your meditation game the right way

Megan Oosthuizen February 20, 2018

Before I tried meditation, I assumed it was reserved for granola moms and hippies who lived in communes. I couldn’t see the benefit of just sitting still and letting out the occasional “om” like...

MU theatre department’s ‘The Green Duck Lounge’ connects past and present

MU theatre department’s ‘The Green Duck Lounge’ connects past and present

Hannah McFadden February 18, 2018

Kansas City playwright Michelle Tyrene Johnson brought her play “The Green Duck Lounge” to the Mizzou New Play Series in February 2017. Now, “The Green Duck Lounge” is being performed in the MU...

MU Counseling Center hosts ‘Dating in the U.S.’ seminar to explain national dating customs

MU Counseling Center hosts ‘Dating in the U.S.’ seminar to explain national dating customs

Stephi Smith February 17, 2018

The MU Counseling Center directed a “Dating in the U.S.” seminar on Feb. 14 in Memorial Union. The seminar was held for international students to get a better understanding of dating culture in the...

MU task force recommends inactivation, consolidation and investment for academic programs

Lauren Clerc February 16, 2018

The first stage of MU’s academic program review has ended, with the university releasing a final report on Jan. 25. This report details recommendations made by the Task Force on Academic Program Analysis,...

Review: ‘The Shape of Water’ is a mythical antidote for modern times

Jesse Baalman February 15, 2018

In the midst of the Cold War in 1962, before John F. Kennedy’s death and Vietnam disillusionment kicked in, America still dreamed of the future. It was a time of invention, modernization and, of course,...

Here are the spring trends you’ll see everywhere

Brooke Knappenberger February 15, 2018

Unfortunately, the groundhog predicted another six weeks of winter, which means another six weeks of trudging around campus in parkas and Ugg boots. However, now would be a great time to update your warm-weather...