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The Maneater

Board of Curators approves preliminary plans for capital projects

Board of Curators approves preliminary plans for capital projects

Morgan Smith November 29, 2017

The UM System Board of Curators approved the preliminary plans for several major capital projects to benefit each of the UM System campuses and MU Health Care earlier this month. Following further planning...

‘Victoria and Abdul’ shows an unexpected friendship between a queen and a clerk

‘Victoria and Abdul’ shows an unexpected friendship between a queen and a clerk

Olivia Jackson November 29, 2017

Victoria and Abdul, directed by Stephen Frears, tells the true story of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her unexpected friendship with Abdul Karim, a clerk from India. In her old age, Victoria...

Fashion suffers the consequences of colder weather as winter approaches

Fashion suffers the consequences of colder weather as winter approaches

Katie Harff November 29, 2017

As the temperature drops, with it goes a sense of fashion as stylish dresses and cute sweaters get drowned in layers needed to keep warm. Fashion changes with the seasons. It’s not just the rules like...

Patricia Okker announced dean of College of Arts and Science

Patricia Okker announced dean of College of Arts and Science

Skyler Rossi November 28, 2017

After months of searching and deliberation, MU Provost Garnett Stokes appointed Patricia Okker as the new dean of the College of Arts and Science, effective as of Nov. 21, according to an MU News Bureau...

PHA and IFC elect new executive boards

PHA and IFC elect new executive boards

Caitlyn Rosen November 28, 2017

Elections for the new executive board for the Panhellenic Association and the Interfraternity Council were held Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, respectively. The new PHA president is Shelby Lofton of Sigma Sigma...

MU professor’s book looks into the role of place in indigenous activism

MU professor’s book looks into the role of place in indigenous activism

Anne Clinkenbeard November 26, 2017

Soren Larson, an associate professor of geography in the MU College of Arts and Science, published a book with the University of Minnesota Press that concentrates on the struggles of native peoples in...

New incentive program for faculty adoption, adaptation or creation of affordable and open educational resources announced by UM System

Lauren Bishop November 20, 2017

The UM System recently launched an incentive program for faculty that adopt, adapt or create affordable and open educational resources for their classrooms. A&OERs are teaching materials that are in the...

$3 million scanner and isolation unit opens at MU veterinary hospital

Stephi Smith, Morgan Smith November 19, 2017

The College of Veterinary Medicine held the grand opening of a new imaging center featuring a positron emission tomography scanner and a computed tomography scanner, as well as a radiation isolation unit...

Cartwright delivers first 100 days address, announces two new scholarships

Stephi Smith November 19, 2017

At Chancellor Alexander Cartwright’s “University for Missouri: A Commitment to Student Success” address at the Reynolds Alumni Center on Wednesday to mark his first 100 days as chancellor, he announced...

MU College of Arts and Science offers new online economics degree

Tatyana Monnay November 16, 2017

The MU College of Arts and Science’s economics department is introducing a new online master’s degree program for students in economics. “Our program gives students a big-picture understanding of...

‘Two Years Later…’ reflects on fall 2015 protests, encourages communication for race-related issues

Stephi Smith November 15, 2017

The black studies department hosted “Two Years Later...” an event held to reflect on the race-related protests that occurred in fall 2015, on Monday. The event was held in Jesse Wrench Auditorium in...

MOVE investigates: Thanksgiving traditions throughout history

MOVE investigates: Thanksgiving traditions throughout history

Jessie Yates November 14, 2017

Thanksgiving is a time for food and family. The holiday reaches back into time, exemplifying the unity of America. Most believe the first Thanksgiving was shared between the Pilgrims and Native Americans,...