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MU graduate student program improves health care in rural Missouri

MU graduate student program improves health care in rural Missouri

Jackson Kinkead August 23, 2016

Many rural counties with populations less than 10,000 often only have one or two health facilities and may not include mental health care, according a medical facilities map published by the Missouri Department...

G#’s Musical Radar: Get back to your academic habits with MOVE’s study playlist

G#’s Musical Radar: Get back to your academic habits with MOVE’s study playlist

Grant Sharples August 23, 2016

The fall semester is here, and before you even realize it, you’ll be completely stressed out. Before you reach that point of academic despair, just pull up Spotify and listen to this playlist that allows...

Column: Living the American dream

Column: Living the American dream

Rashi Shrivastava August 23, 2016

The airport smelled like stale air conditioning, and I squinted at the bright lights that shone off the polished floors. I was here, in the United States of America at the Columbia Regional Airport, pulling...

Yearlong street closures to make way for new housing

Yearlong street closures to make way for new housing

Madeline Boccardi August 23, 2016

Portions of Elm, Fifth and Sixth streets will close for about a year as Catalyst Design Works constructs an apartment building at the former site of Casablanca Mediterranean Grill and Bengals Bar and Grill. Catalyst’s...

Ballin’ on a Budget: How food in college can become a social experience

Ballin’ on a Budget: How food in college can become a social experience

Alycia Washington August 23, 2016

Let’s be honest: Dining hall food here at MU doesn’t exactly scream “home-cooked meal.” For me, it screeched “Freshman 15” almost every time I swiped my card during my first year. Although...

Local bands come home for Fall Welcome

Local bands come home for Fall Welcome

Hannah Simon August 23, 2016

_CORRECTION: A previous version of this article misidentified the name of Jason McEntire, who the band worked with to produce their album. The earlier version also misidentified the name of the band Greek...

MSA executive cabinet plans monthly open forums

Fiona Murphy August 22, 2016

Missouri Students Association President and Vice President Sean Earl and Tori Schafer hope to facilitate constructive discussion of controversial issues in the coming year at the monthly open forums. The...

Incoming freshman class size consistent with projected decline

Olivia Garrett August 22, 2016

The decline in freshman enrollment for this school year is consistent with the drop [projected in May,](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2016/5/14/mu-braces-2600-fewer-students-fall-46-million-budg/)...

ResLife implements flat fee for laundry

ResLife implements flat fee for laundry

Zia Kelly August 22, 2016

Students who live in residence halls will no longer need to save quarters or swipe their cards to wash their clothes. Beginning this year, students who live in residence halls are charged a flat fee that...

Which student organization is right for you?

Kyra Haas August 21, 2016

####Service and Leadership **Lions Club** When current senior Aaron Welker went to one of MU’s activity fairs during his freshman year, he was looking for an organization that would help him achieve...

Who represents you at MU: a guide to student governments

Emily Gallion August 21, 2016

####Missouri Students Association **Why should you care?** MSA controls a $1.6 million budget made up of student fees. **Purpose:** MSA is the official undergraduate student government of MU. The association...

Frequently asked questions about MU’s historic fall

Frequently asked questions about MU’s historic fall

Tessa Weinberg August 17, 2016

There’s a good chance you heard about MU last fall. We made a lot of headlines with numerous rallies and resignations. Maybe you saw [The Maneater’s timeline](https://www.themaneater.com/special-sections/mu-fall-2015/)...