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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

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

Brooke Collier, Hannah Simon • May 2, 2017

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

Katherine Stevenson, Zia Kelly • May 2, 2017

####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...

Top Disappointments: Budget cuts continue to plague the university

Zia Kelly • May 2, 2017

Within a month of being sworn in earlier this year, Gov. Eric Greitens released two budgets that each made major cuts to state higher education funding. This came as MU was already losing money as freshman...

Junior Tori Schafer defines herself and empowers others

Kyle LaHucik • May 2, 2017

In a March 2017 student government election that many observers thought mirrored the 2016 U.S. presidential election, presidential candidate Tori Schafer was compared to Hillary Clinton. For “being a...

Convenience, caffeine and comfort — the top 10 places to study for finals

Rashi Shrivastava • May 2, 2017

Diligence and deadlines aside, effective studying has another crucial prerequisite — the perfect study spot. We all have several terms and conditions that apply to us actually sitting down and getting...

Fresh Faces: From being a prolific boxer to a U.S. Navy SEAL, Greitens has done it all

Caroline Kealy, Michelle Lumpkins • May 2, 2017

Gov. Eric Greitens told The Maneater in 2008 that he believed quiet leadership is more effective than authoritative leadership. This was before he was elected governor of Missouri. Greitens has served...

A guide to stereotypical group project personalities — in memes

Brooke Collier • May 2, 2017

It’s the light at the end of the tunnel — it’s finally the beginning of May and summer vacation is on the horizon (even if the weather doesn’t necessarily agree). There are just a few obstacles...