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The Maneater

For the Love of Movies: ‘Get Out’ is a cringe-worthy success

For the Love of Movies: ‘Get Out’ is a cringe-worthy success

Nick Corder February 12, 2017

Jordan Peele, one of the two mainstays of Comedy Central duo _Key & Peele_, had to know he was branching into deeper waters when he approached a socio-political horror story. _Get Out_, Peele’s debut...

Protesters face off at Planned Parenthood rally

Sam Forbes February 11, 2017

An anti-Planned Parenthood rally outside the Columbia clinic drew hundreds of protesters and counter-protesters Saturday morning. The event, which was planned by anti-abortion groups 40 Days for Life...

MSA Full Senate passes several amendments to the BEC handbook

MSA Full Senate passes several amendments to the BEC handbook

Fiona Murphy February 10, 2017

MSA passed several amendments, including a decrease in infraction fees, to its Board of Election Commissioners Presidential Election Handbook during full Senate on Wednesday night. Last year’s handbook...

North Korean refugee Grace Jo shares her story at Institute for Korean Studies opening

North Korean refugee Grace Jo shares her story at Institute for Korean Studies opening

Magdaline Duncan February 10, 2017

Grace Jo was born in North Korea, a country with human rights violations the United Nations has described as unparallelled in the contemporary world. Jo was the keynote speaker at the grand opening of...

Nine takeaways from the first Board of Curators meeting

February 10, 2017

The UM System Board of Curators held its first meeting of 2017 on Thursday and Friday in Columbia. Here are the major takeaways from the meetings: ####Five vacant seats, no student representative There...

The Deal With Documentaries: ‘13th’ delves into how prominent inequality still is

The Deal With Documentaries: ‘13th’ delves into how prominent inequality still is

Ally Rudolph February 10, 2017

Feb. 1 marked the start of Black History Month. Every year during this month, students across the nation are taught about the civil rights movement and the leaders of that time. The first amendment made...

Column: Cafe Berlin is defined by more than the break-in

Column: Cafe Berlin is defined by more than the break-in

Emma Veidt February 9, 2017

Whether you’re there because your parents are visiting for the weekend, you’re fist pumping at a concert, or you just need coffee, Cafe Berlin is a Columbia hotspot. It’s highly rated on apps like...

Millennial Manners: Sharing the cost of birth control

Millennial Manners: Sharing the cost of birth control

Ben Jarzombek February 9, 2017

My usual go-to when starting hot takes goes something like this: “It’s 2017; I can’t believe that this is _still_ an issue.” However, it is 2017, and so many crazy things have happened that I really...

Author Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor speaks at MU about black liberation

Author Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor speaks at MU about black liberation

Clare Roth February 9, 2017

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, assistant professor of African American studies at Princeton University, spoke at MU on Wednesday night to discuss her book “From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation.” About...

CDS changes Tiger Plan marketing in response to student feedback

CDS changes Tiger Plan marketing in response to student feedback

Fiona Murphy February 8, 2017

After several meetings with Missouri Students Association representatives, Campus Dining Services has made minor changes to its marketing of the Tiger Plan. Last semester, MSA showed concern about the...

The Briefing: MSA presidential election candidates to be announced Thursday

Emily Gallion February 8, 2017

Students running in the Missouri Students Association presidential race will file election documents with the Board of Election Commissioners on Thursday between 1 and 5 p.m. To file, slates must obtain...

The Briefing: Anti-abortion group to protest outside Planned Parenthood

Emily Gallion February 8, 2017

Protest Planned Parenthood will host a rally outside of Columbia’s Planned Parenthood location at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The rally is connected to other protests taking place across the nation on the...