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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

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

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

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...

Millennial Manners: The appropriate ‘goodbye’ for a handful of situations

Ben Jarzombek May 2, 2017

Everything in life, good or bad, comes to an end eventually. Even though endings are so frequent in our lives, many of us don’t always know how to navigate them. I can’t say that I’m always great...

Top Moments of the Year: Columbia residents find solidarity in unrest

Top Moments of the Year: Columbia residents find solidarity in unrest

Fiona Murphy May 2, 2017

Thousands of Columbia residents marched on Jan. 21 in support of the Women’s March on Washington and in protest of the inauguration of Donald Trump for the Mid-Missouri Solidarity March. Throughout...

Four tips to help you stay motivated during finals week

May 1, 2017

Finals can be the biggest morale murderer of the semester. Scratch that—studying for finals can be the biggest moral murderer of the semester. Cramming for finals and wrapping up group projects replace...

The final countdown: the ultimate study playlist

Caroline Watkins May 1, 2017

####The Final Countdown: The Ultimate Study Playlist Description: You’re ready to bid the school year farewell, but the motivation to ace those finals is lacking. Whether you are cramming for a math...

Beyond the buns: Carrie Fisher as a writer

Nat Kaemmerer May 1, 2017

Carrie Fisher, product of “Hollywood inbreeding,” as she said in _Wishful Drinking_ was in the spotlight her whole life. However, she was launched to superstardom when she landed the iconic role of...

Legislation calling on curators to allow firearms on campus fails in MSA full Senate

Fiona Murphy April 30, 2017

A resolution asking the UM System Board of Curators to change the system’s Collected Rules and Regulations to allow guns on campus failed by a vote of 14-9 in full Senate Wednesday. The resolution,...

Environmentalist organization calls on MU to divest from fossil fuels

Fiona Murphy April 30, 2017

The Mizzou Energy Action Coalition will be presenting its campaign for the UM System to divest from fossil fuels to President Mun Choi on May 3. [The divestment resolution](https://orgsync.com/125889/chapter)...

Committee releases new and revised campus policies on freedom of expression

Katherine Stevenson April 29, 2017

Formed partly in response to the events of fall 2015, the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Protests, Public Spaces, Free Speech and the Press [released its approved revised and new policies](http://committees.missouri.edu/protests-free-speech/new-revised-policies-04-2017.php)...

JoJo is making a comeback while showcasing artistic growth

Michelle Lumpkins April 27, 2017

I grew up watching JoJo in movies like Aquamarine and belting out her song “Too Little Too Late” like my life depended on it. But in the same way that I have grown up, JoJo has too. At her concert...

Columbia residents head to the Missouri Theatre to celebrate being a ‘citizen’

Columbia residents head to the Missouri Theatre to celebrate being a ‘citizen’

Katherine Stevenson April 27, 2017

Columbia community members came together April 13 to celebrate being citizens at TEDxCoMo 2017. Held at the Missouri Theatre, the talks were a part of an independently organized TED event. According to...