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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

Bianca’s Bit: Time to go a new direction without One Direction

Bianca’s Bit: Time to go a new direction without One Direction

Bianca Rodriguez November 29, 2016

_**“I'm having a really hard time with the One Direction hiatus. Any suggestions?”**_ Has it really been almost a year since they separated? Forget Brangelina’s split; this breakup was and continues...

Changes to FAFSA aim to simplify the process

Megan Smith November 29, 2016

This year, the FAFSA opened for submissions starting Oct. 1, rather than the previous date of Jan. 1. Additionally, instead of reporting income information from the year a student submits their application,...

Identified mumps cases at MU climb to 73

Victoria Kuz November 29, 2016

Seventy-three cases of mumps have been identified among MU students as of Monday, according to an email from the MU Student Health Center. Many of the new instances are linked to Greek Life. Initially,...

Preparing for retirement, News Bureau Executive Director Mary Jo Banken looks back on her 28-year career

Preparing for retirement, News Bureau Executive Director Mary Jo Banken looks back on her 28-year career

Olivia Garrett November 29, 2016

When MU News Bureau Executive Director Mary Jo Banken first started working at MU as an administrative assistant, she quickly began looking to take on more responsibility. She asked Mary Still, the director...

MOVE’s guide to the most interesting spring courses

MOVE’s guide to the most interesting spring courses

Katherine White November 29, 2016

It’s enrollment time again, and maybe your spring schedule could use some work. Taking too few credits, a week full of boring classes, having barren Tuesdays — whatever your problem is, fear not. There...

Five vital things students should know about their cars, from my dad to you

Five vital things students should know about their cars, from my dad to you

Brooke Collier November 29, 2016

I do not know a lot about cars, which is probably what worries my dad the most about me being in college. My car is sitting outside in lot AV-14, so Dad is concerned that something will happen to my Acura...

Rebelution grooves Columbia

Rebelution grooves Columbia

Zach Stoner November 29, 2016

Standing in a line against the brick wall of the Blue Note waiting for a famous reggae band paints an interesting scene. I have the smell of cigarette smoke and a fragrance that I can only describe as...

Freshmen reflect on their first time traveling home

Freshmen reflect on their first time traveling home

Hannah Simon November 29, 2016

Winter break is a necessary recess between semesters. The nicely situated month off should be stress-free and filled with hot chocolate and your aunt’s famous sugar cookies. For many out-of-state freshmen,...

Man Seeking Movies: Finding ‘Fantastic Beasts’ offers mixed reactions

Man Seeking Movies: Finding ‘Fantastic Beasts’ offers mixed reactions

Jack Cronin November 29, 2016

Only five years after its conclusion, Warner Bros. has given Hollywood’s latest franchise revival to the _Harry Potter_ series with _Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_. Although the newest spin-off...

MOVE Investigates: Greyhounds on campus provide blood for dogs and quality time for students

MOVE Investigates: Greyhounds on campus provide blood for dogs and quality time for students

Brooke Collier November 20, 2016

On a nice fall evening with two greyhounds by their side, a person can have a lot of fun on a walk. Fellow dog lovers stop to talk, leashes entangle each other and the dogs run in every direction. MU...

From a humble beginning to a gluttonous present

Emma Veidt November 20, 2016

In 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln declared a Thanksgiving Proclamation, asking Americans to [“set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving...

Sex Edna: Why women need to stop size-shaming

Edna Smith November 18, 2016

_Sex Edna is a sex and advice specialist for MOVE Magazine. She’ll take any and all questions about sex into consideration, but she’s really just making it up as she goes along like everyone else....