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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

Top Disappointments: Columbia Police chief refuses to acknowledge racial profiling

Sam Forbes May 2, 2017

This year, Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton could not have ignored a larger elephant in the room. Despite data [showing black Columbia residents were three times more likely to be pulled over than white...

Top Moments of the Year: Students fundraise to give back to Sandy from Plaza

Top Moments of the Year: Students fundraise to give back to Sandy from Plaza

Sam Nelson May 2, 2017

MU’s favorite Campus Dining Services employee, Sandy Cunningham, received a surprise from students at the end of the first semester. Several students started a GoFundMe to raise money for Christmas gifts...

Fresh Faces: Choi’s background in higher education led him to U.M. System presidency

Fresh Faces: Choi’s background in higher education led him to U.M. System presidency

Grant Sharples May 2, 2017

Mun Choi, the 24th president of the UM System, began his term March 1 as the first permanent president of the UM System in nearly a year and a half. The presidency had been filled by interim leader Mike...

Top Moments of the Year: Community members rally in support of local Muslims

Top Moments of the Year: Community members rally in support of local Muslims

Madi McVan May 2, 2017

More than 200 people (and some dogs) gathered in Peace Park on Jan. 29 with signs and yellow flowers, then marched to the Islamic Center of Central Missouri, where they laid the flowers on the steps of...

Researchers display agricultural engineering technologies at event last Saturday

Olivia Garrett May 2, 2017

Despite the rain, undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers and the public gathered on Saturday at South Farm Research Center to celebrate 100 years of agricultural engineering research at...

Top Disappointments: Walmart Express’ closing leaves us all hungry

Top Disappointments: Walmart Express’ closing leaves us all hungry

Andrew Withers May 2, 2017

Walmart Express’ closing on South Ninth Street this past October drew grumblings from local residents — stomach grumblings, that is. “It sucks,” junior Ryan Idel told [MOVE Magazine in October](http://move.themaneater.com/stories/2016/10/5/walmart-express-close-friday/#.WPppVlMrIzY)....

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...