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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Hundreds march through Columbia in anti-Trump peace walk

Hundreds march through Columbia in anti-Trump peace walk

Fiona Murphy November 18, 2016

Hundreds of Columbia residents gathered Nov. 16 at Peace Park for the Peace Walk Against Hate to walk in solidarity with the community; ending at a rally in the quad of the Boone County Courthouse . Stephens...

G#’s Musical Radar: Putting politics back into music

Grant Sharples November 17, 2016

It’s no surprise that the outcome of the 2016 presidential election was a shock to many Americans. It has resulted in numerous social media tirades, street protests and online campaigns to combat the...

Marc Linit named interim CAFNR dean

Marc Linit named interim CAFNR dean

Claire Mitzel November 17, 2016

Marc Linit will serve as interim vice chancellor and dean for the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, effective Jan. 1. Linit replaces Vice Chancellor and Dean Thomas Payne, who will retire...

New residence hall will be first named after a black woman

New residence hall will be first named after a black woman

Zia Kelly November 15, 2016

A new residence hall that will open next fall may be the first residence hall on campus to bear the name of a black woman if the Board of Curators approves RHA’s name proposal. The Residence Halls Association...

Activists question the safety of Columbia water

Activists question the safety of Columbia water

Fiona Murphy, Jake Chiarelli November 15, 2016

Activist Erin Brockovich brought attention to Columbia’s water quality recently in a September Facebook post that called out the city for “burning out” its water system. “They will lie to you...

Student Fee Review Committee brings student insight to fee decisions

Sam Forbes November 15, 2016

With decreased enrollment leading to a decrease in income from student fees, the Student Fee Review Committee is in a unique position as the university’s only student-run budget recommendation panel. Organizations...

Netflix Neanderthal: House of Cards Demands Attention

Netflix Neanderthal: House of Cards Demands Attention

Jake Chiarelli November 15, 2016

Throwing on sweatpants, grabbing my favorite blanket and a cup of day-old reheated coffee, I slowly drag my potato-shaped form up the stairs with a series of grunts and expletives. I stub my toe on the...

Man Seeking Movies: ‘Arrival’ stuns with near-perfect filmmaking

Jack Cronin November 15, 2016

“Movies are dead.” Between record-setting amounts of sequels and the continued rise of the television industry, this sentiment has rapidly gained traction in 2016. While I would vehemently disagree...

MSA and CDS working together to change marketing of Tiger Plan

Fiona Murphy November 15, 2016

After members of the Missouri Students Association found two Tiger Plan advertisements misleading, the association plans to work with Campus Dining Services to change the plan’s marketing techniques. Campus...

Know Before You Go: Rose Music Hall hosts blues band Don’t Mind Dying

Cassie Allen November 15, 2016

This week, Don’t Mind Dying takes stage with The Flood Brothers for a Friday night in Columbia. ####The lowdown On Nov. 18, four local bands will perform at Rose Music Hall, providing an interesting...

Mumps health alert at MU

Victoria Kuz November 15, 2016

University of Missouri officials confirmed in a Nov. 4 campus-wide email that eight students had contracted mumps. As of Monday, that number has increased to 17. “As things change, we’ll update the...

Some students unable to vote after attempting to register through TurboVote

Fiona Murphy, Lailah Tarakai November 15, 2016

On Election Day, some students were unable to cast their votes even though they had claimed they registered through TurboVote. Organizations such as the Missouri Students Association and the Associated...