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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

MSA hopes to encourage use of open educational resources on campus

Jackson Fletcher September 27, 2016

The Missouri Students Association began efforts to increase the presence of open educational resources on campus in a meeting last Thursday. According to [an analysis by NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/freshman-year/college-textbook-prices-have-risen-812-percent-1978-n399926),...

New policy allows students to use preferred names on student IDs

New policy allows students to use preferred names on student IDs

Fiona Murphy September 27, 2016

As of Wednesday, Sept. 21, students who do not identify with their legal name will not have to use a student ID with that name. MU implemented a new preferred name policy. This policy allows students...

Recent budget cuts to MU Libraries decrease staff, materials

Recent budget cuts to MU Libraries decrease staff, materials

Madeline Boccardi September 27, 2016

The recent MU Libraries deficit of $1.2 million for the 2017 fiscal year will affect more than just operating hours. Ellis has had to cut back on employment positions and materials. “As staff have left...

Know Before You Go: Jesse Auditorium hosts alternative music icon Melanie Martinez

Cassie Allen September 27, 2016

This week, instead of writing about a boy band or the likes, I’m giving the attention to the ladies with this week’s column. ####The lowdown On Oct. 3, alternative artist Melanie Martinez will be...

Local art initiatives shine light on literature

Michelle Lumpkins September 27, 2016

Walking to class in the middle of a downpour in Columbia can feel like trying to outrun a monsoon. Puddles of water fill your shoes, umbrellas have magically vanished, and not your clothes and your belongings...

The Deal With Documentaries: Music over meds

Ally Rudolph September 27, 2016

Music has been around longer than most modern conveniences. Before 2007, the closest one could get to the modern miracle of the iPhone was an iPod: A small little machine dedicated to the age-old art of...

Engineering Building West renamed after award-winning MU alumnus

Engineering Building West renamed after award-winning MU alumnus

Megan Dollar September 27, 2016

Engineering Building West is now officially F. Robert and Patricia Naka Hall, named after the late MU engineering graduate F. Robert Naka and his wife Patricia. They donated $1.5 million toward the renovation...

Woman Writes: Women are never ‘asking for it’ by the way they dress

Kristyna Kresic September 24, 2016

After the most recent football game, my friends and I decided to eat Shakespeare’s Pizza. Once we ordered our Masterpiece, sat down and minded our own business, we heard a conversation that sparked a...

MU professor brings experiences in space to her classroom

Claire Colby September 23, 2016

During her 30 years at NASA, physics and astronomy professor Linda Godwin went to space for four different missions and assisted numerous others in various support roles. In 2010, she was ready for something...

Sexual assault arrest made outside Student Center

Fiona Murphy September 23, 2016

A woman reported that a man exposed himself to her early Wednesday morning outside the Student Center, MU Police Department Maj. Brian Weimer said in an email to The Maneater. The victim said she ran...

G#’s Musical Radar: The Mowgli’s vocalist Colin Dieden talks about his band’s upcoming album and the creative process.

Grant Sharples September 23, 2016

The Mowgli’s are a Californian indie rock band, well-suited for summertime and careless fun. They are playing at The Blue Note this Saturday to promote their upcoming album, _Where’d Your Weekend Go?_,...

‘Concussion’ film inspiration Dr. Bennet Omalu visits MU

Lyndsay Hughely September 22, 2016

Neuropathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu visited MU on Sept. 14 to speak at the Delta Gamma Foundation’s annual lectureship about his personal views on American football and the NFL. Omalu is a well-known medical...