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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

How to be surrounded by belief

How to be surrounded by belief

Eva Walker February 15, 2018

Walking down Rollins Street on a crisp, clear January Monday, I find my thoughts wandering toward the events on the previous morning. The hotel ballroom, the extensive range of musicians playing catchy...

2018 Renewable Energy Report shows Columbia Water & Light meeting renewable energy goals

2018 Renewable Energy Report shows Columbia Water & Light meeting renewable energy goals

Evan Ochsner February 14, 2018

The city of Columbia generated 15.7 percent of its electricity from renewable sources in 2017, meeting the mandated target of 15 percent. This target was approved by a 2004 voter mandate that requires...

MU Socialists holds meeting to organize against Gov. Greitens’ proposed cuts to higher education funding

Mawa Iqbal February 14, 2018

Attendees at MU Socialists’ Feb. 12 meeting in Middlebush Hall discussed ways to demonstrate against Gov. Greitens’ proposed budget cuts to higher education spending. The meeting was held three weeks...

Students’ business turns video games into tool for youth development

Students’ business turns video games into tool for youth development

Galen Bacharier February 14, 2018

Most students’ video game experiences take place in their dorm rooms or apartments with close friends. Juniors Ben Brooks and Joe Chee have something different in mind with their business Ukatsu: a youth...

Columbia hotspots offer Valentine’s Day specials

Columbia hotspots offer Valentine’s Day specials

Charly Buchanan February 13, 2018

Whether you’re looking for a nice spot to take your significant other on Valentine’s Day or just a place to treat yourself, check out this list of local restaurants and bars that’ll make your day...

Flying solo or in love: Valentine’s Day 2018 playlists

Flying solo or in love: Valentine’s Day 2018 playlists

Leo Rocha February 13, 2018

Valentine’s Day is coming up, and this holiday can mean a lot of different things depending on who you ask. It may either be all about celebrating your loved one, or it could represent the commercialization...

MU’s Relief for Africa chapter to provide latrines and education to communities in Ethiopia this summer

MU’s Relief for Africa chapter to provide latrines and education to communities in Ethiopia this summer

Allison Cho February 13, 2018

MU’s newly formed Relief for Africa chapter is aiming to send its members to Adama, Ethiopia, this summer. The organization hopes to build latrines there that will improve public health conditions as...

Increase in applications could lead to higher enrollment

Increase in applications could lead to higher enrollment

Jacob Horton February 13, 2018

Freshman applications at MU have risen 16.8 percent in comparison with last year’s numbers at this time, according to an MU News Bureau press release. Christian Basi, director of the MU News Bureau,...

Casting picks for X-Men’s first movie under Marvel Studios

Jay Encina February 13, 2018

Disney and Marvel announced last year they re-acquired the rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises from 20th Century Fox. Fans all over the world buzzed about the acquisition. People have salivated...

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos sued for weakening Title IX policies

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos sued for weakening Title IX policies

Melina Psihountas February 13, 2018

Title IX of the United States Department of Labor’s Education Amendments states that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits...

Environmental Leadership Office merges under MU’s Sustainability Office

Jacob Robinson February 13, 2018

The Sustainability Office has absorbed the Environmental Leadership Office in an attempt to divert confusion and keep focus on the mission of both offices. “It’s confusing to everybody, and it has...

Board of Curators approves renaming of New Hall after African-American journalist Lucile Bluford

Lauren Wilcox February 12, 2018

Earlier this month, the UM System Board of Curators decided unanimously to rename New Hall after influential Kansas City journalist Lucile Bluford. Bluford earned her undergraduate degree from the University...