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The Maneater

For the Love of Movies: Promising films to watch for in the coming months

For the Love of Movies: Promising films to watch for in the coming months

Nick Corder February 5, 2017

Awards season is the happiest time of year for the avid cinephile. Unfortunately, the Oscars mark the end of awards season, and the Feb. 26 ceremony is fast-approaching. But a host of promising films are...

Pro-life demonstrators march through Jefferson City to show support for anti-abortion policy makers

Pro-life demonstrators march through Jefferson City to show support for anti-abortion policy makers

Jackson Kinkead February 4, 2017

Pro-life demonstrators filled the Capitol building and sidewalks around downtown Jefferson City on Saturday for the annual Midwest March for Life. Before the start of the march, senior Kristen Wood, president...

Town hall meeting with state legislators attracts large audience

Town hall meeting with state legislators attracts large audience

Libby Stanford February 3, 2017

The League of Women Voters held its biggest town hall in recent history on Thursday evening to discuss legislative priorities and ask questions to Missouri state legislators. Legislators in attendance...

Greitens’ withdrawal of two curators leaves no student rep on board

Zia Kelly February 3, 2017

With the first Board of Curators meeting of 2017 a week from yesterday, the state of the board remains unclear. Newly elected Gov. Eric Greitens withdrew two nominations earlier this week and has yet to...

Sexual misconduct arrest made at Speakers Circle

Fiona Murphy February 2, 2017

MU Police Department officers arrested an MU student for first-degree sexual misconduct Wednesday night at Speakers Circle. A freshman woman called the police after witnessing a man masturbating next...

New MU Institute for Korean Studies is one of the first in the nation

New MU Institute for Korean Studies is one of the first in the nation

Magdaline Duncan February 2, 2017

When Harrison Kim started working at MU in 2014, he and Sheena Chestnut Greitens, an assistant professor, immediately began talking about founding an institute to support and highlight the research MU...

Try these tips from the MU Career Center to land your dream job

Try these tips from the MU Career Center to land your dream job

Rashi Shrivastava February 2, 2017

Writing a resume is like having a conversation with an overachiever — the white void of a Word document can make you question the purpose of your existence. Similarly, going to a job interview can bring...

Millennial Manners: 8 tips to live your best adult life

Millennial Manners: 8 tips to live your best adult life

Ben Jarzombek February 2, 2017

Being in college is such an odd time in life. You’ve passed through childhood and made it through adolescence unscathed, but are you all grown up yet? The fact is, most of us live in the awkward space...

The Briefing: March for Life latest protest to draw crowds in D.C.

The Briefing: March for Life latest protest to draw crowds in D.C.

Emily Gallion February 1, 2017

A week after President Donald Trump’s inauguration and six days after the Women’s March, crowds of people gathered again in Washington, D.C., for the March for Life on Friday. The March for Life is...

MSA proposes $35 student services fee

MSA proposes $35 student services fee

Victoria Kuz February 1, 2017

The Missouri Students Association plans to introduce a $35 student services fee during the next full Senate meeting, on Feb. 8. The fee covers six different areas. Ellis Library would receive $12, the...

“Stand in Solidarity” rally attracts residents against Trump

Sam Forbes February 1, 2017

About 40 Columbia residents took to the streets again Wednesday in protest of President Donald Trump’s policies. The “Stand in Solidarity” rally, coordinated on Facebook by activist group Mid-Missouri...

GPC holds “Call-Congress” event to voice concerns on recent immigration executive order

GPC holds “Call-Congress” event to voice concerns on recent immigration executive order

Ayesha Vishnani February 1, 2017

About three hours into Wednesday’s “Call-Congress” event, Graduate Professional Council President Rachel Bauer counted over 225 post-it notes that had been tacked to a board in the Student Center. Each...