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The Maneater

Downtown favorites are bringing energy into Lafferre Hall’s new cafe

Downtown favorites are bringing energy into Lafferre Hall’s new cafe

Magdaline Duncan January 26, 2017

After nearly two years of planning and focus groups with engineering students, the new Potential Energy Cafe opened at the beginning of this semester in the renovated Lafferre Hall. The cafe serves Kaldi's...

MSA plans to reuse last year’s BEC Handbook

MSA plans to reuse last year’s BEC Handbook

Victoria Kuz, Emily Gallion January 25, 2017

This year, the Missouri Students Association Board of Elections Commissioners will submit the exact same election handbook as last year due to an inability to rewrite the document in time. In years past,...

‘La La Land’ is the perfect film for ‘the fools who dream’

‘La La Land’ is the perfect film for ‘the fools who dream’

Katie Rosso January 25, 2017

_La La Land_ opens on a highway, with music blaring from each colorful car stuck in typical Los Angeles traffic. The camera eventually settles on a woman in a bright yellow dress, who begins the first...

Activist Angela Davis speaks at MU about continuing MLK’s legacy

Activist Angela Davis speaks at MU about continuing MLK’s legacy

Ayesha Vishnani January 25, 2017

Activist and scholar Angela Davis spoke at the Missouri Theatre on Tuesday night as part of a celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy. "Why is it important to seek inspiration from the legacy...

After forced closure, Craft Studio reopens in Gentry Hall

After forced closure, Craft Studio reopens in Gentry Hall

Sam Forbes January 25, 2017

After renovations to Memorial Union forced the Craft Studio to close indefinitely, the MSA auxiliary has reopened in Gentry Hall. The Craft Studio, which first opened in 1973, was located directly above...

MU colleges ramp up recruitment in wake of enrollment decline

Olivia Garrett January 25, 2017

MU experienced a drop in freshman enrollment of 21.1 percent, or 1,605 students, between fall 2015 and fall 2016, according to the Fall 2016 Enrollment Summary Report. MU’s total undergraduate enrollment...

Review: New app brings affordable dining to college students

Review: New app brings affordable dining to college students

Kaelyn Sturgell January 25, 2017

College, and life in general, is expensive. Between tuition, rent and utilities, the average student has little money at the end of each month to spend on going out. To prevent this problem and save money,...

Column: Taking back my freedom at the Mid-Missouri Solidarity March

Column: Taking back my freedom at the Mid-Missouri Solidarity March

Gracie Sands January 25, 2017

There is nothing like the feeling of being part of something so much bigger than ourselves. That is exactly how I felt walking through the streets of Columbia on Saturday with the Mid-Missouri Solidarity...

The Briefing: CPD to hold town hall addressing racial profiling allegations

Emily Gallion January 24, 2017

A report from the Missouri Attorney General’s office and pressure from local activists have prompted the Columbia Police Department to hold a town hall on racial profiling in the city. The report says...

The Briefing: Open forum on chancellor search will take place Thursday

Emily Gallion January 24, 2017

The MU Chancellor Search Committee is hosting a public forum Thursday that will provide an opportunity for the community to voice preferences on MU’s next chancellor. The forum will take place at 10...

Student journalists head to D.C. to cover inauguration, protests

Student journalists head to D.C. to cover inauguration, protests

Claire Colby January 24, 2017

Just a few days before the inauguration, senior Kayla McDowell received a story assignment from her editor at the Columbia Missourian. McDowell, who had never covered a large protest or rally, was asked...

Know Before You Go: Eric Church to perform at the Sprint Center

Know Before You Go: Eric Church to perform at the Sprint Center

Cassie Allen January 24, 2017

Cassie Allen Pre-Concert Columnist This one’s for country fans and fans of that one song they heard on the pop station that was sung by a country artist but actually turned out to be amazing. ####The...