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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Fresh Faces: Chancellor Search Committee looking for MU’s newest leader

Nick Corder May 2, 2017

Many MU students seem to be in the dark about both the goings-on of the Chancellor Search Committee, a group of individuals whose purpose is to suggest an administrator that will ultimately shape the future...

Short-term, long-term facility renovations considered by curators

Zia Kelly May 2, 2017

Aging and outdated research buildings were a major topic of discussion at the UM System Board of Curators meeting April 27-28, when curators voiced concerns that inadequate facilities would deter top professors...

Top Disappointments: Student Health Center to charge for medical health consultations

Top Disappointments: Student Health Center to charge for medical health consultations

Anna Sirianni May 2, 2017

Starting July 1, seeking medical attention on campus will get a lot more burdensome. Due to decreases to the pre-paid health fee’s coverage, announced in a mass email from the Student Health Center on...

Curators stall in naming new residence hall after black journalist Lucile Bluford

Curators stall in naming new residence hall after black journalist Lucile Bluford

Sam Forbes May 2, 2017

Despite a request from the Residence Halls Association to name the newest residence hall after black journalist Lucile Bluford, the UM System Board of Curators has not moved on the issue. Last year, RHA...

How downtown Columbia has changed over the past school year

Nat Kaemmerer May 2, 2017

Columbia’s downtown area is what makes it feel like a true city. It’s vibrant, charming and always changing. New locations open, old ones close to make room and, of course, apartment buildings spring...

Application numbers reflect decreasing international student interest in MU

Application numbers reflect decreasing international student interest in MU

Olivia Garrett, Sam Forbes May 2, 2017

Graduate school applications from international students have dropped this year, following a trend at many universities across the country. MU graduate applications were down 11 percent overall as of...

Garnett Stokes appointed interim chancellor, Gary Ward appointed interim vice chancellor for student affairs

Garnett Stokes appointed interim chancellor, Gary Ward appointed interim vice chancellor for student affairs

Clare Roth May 2, 2017

UM System President Mun Choi announced Garnett Stokes as the new interim chancellor in an email to students, staff and faculty this morning. Stokes will replace interim chancellor Hank Foley and will begin...

The top 5 numbers that sum up the year: Tiger Plan, system administrators and closed buildings

Katherine Stevenson May 2, 2017

**14.3 percent:** Potential financial loss when using the Tiger Plan Advertised as “the most flexible off-campus student dining plan,” the Tiger Plan was unveiled by Campus Dining Services for the...

Most Influential Students: Andrew Hutchinson reflects on city council campaign and One Mic

Most Influential Students: Andrew Hutchinson reflects on city council campaign and One Mic

Poetry and politics don’t always make sense together, but Andrew Hutchinson has a passion for both. The former MSA and city council candidate and co-founder of One Mic, a local poetry organization,...

The Briefing: Board of Curators’ April meeting, international enrollment drops, campus carry resolution fails, Take Back the Night

####UM Board of Curators discussed tuition rise, facility renovations at meeting last week Tuition may be increasing by 2.1 percent for both in-state and out-of-state students for the 2017-18 school year,...

Fresh Faces: Three new members added to the Board of Curators

Caroline Watkins May 2, 2017

The Board of Curators can often seem like an omnipotent group of Wizard-of-Oz-esque overlords who decide your tuition’s fate behind a grandiose emerald curtain. But who are the new men (and woman) behind...

Top Disappointments: UM System officials given inappropriate bonuses

Nancy Coleman May 2, 2017

It’s hard to pinpoint the most disheartening part of the UM System audit that was released in March. It might have been the $1.2 million doled out in incentive payments to top administrators over several...