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College of Arts and Science Dean Michael O’Brien to leave MU

Claire Mitzel • June 5, 2016

After working at MU for close to 40 years, College of Arts and Science Dean Michael O’Brien is leaving to become interim provost at Texas A&M-San Antonio, effective July 15, according to an email Tuesday...

Committee releases proposed policy about free expression and public spaces

Claire Mitzel • June 5, 2016

The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Protests, Public Spaces, Free Speech and the Press released [a draft policy](http://committees.missouri.edu/protests-free-speech/docs/recommended-policy-use-of-university-ground-05-2016.pdf)...

Column: How college towns helped bands like MuteMath and Twenty One Pilots make it big

Zach Stoner • June 4, 2016

Between a No. 1 hit, an Album of the Year candidate and a Grammy Award nominee, the rock bands MuteMath and Twenty One Pilots made their respective names in places like Columbia. Just one year ago, for...

Nerd Report: Fun sci-fi films to ease you into summer

Gabriela Velasquez • June 4, 2016

Science fiction has long been a form of escape from the troubles in our world in favor of wild, fantastic worlds far away. As we really get into the swing of summer, take some time to yourself and enjoy...

Explainer: MUPD, CPD follow different procedures for marijuana possession

Brandon Buscher • June 1, 2016

When MU Police Department officers pulled over then-freshman football player Terry Beckner Jr. on Jan. 20 for not having his headlights on, they discovered Beckner Jr. to be in possession of less than...

Meet the men of ‘The Bachelorette’ Season 12

Katie Rosso • May 31, 2016

Another season, another group of good-looking, odd men. This season, Jojo Fletcher has 26 men trying to win her heart, but with so many, it’s sometimes hard to keep track. Here is your weekly updated...

Rose Watch: ‘The Bachelorette’ episode 2 is overly Chad-centric

Katie Rosso • May 31, 2016

“Bring on the men.” If you watched the first episode of “The Bachelorette” last Monday, that phrase seemed to be Bachelorette Jojo Fletcher’s catchphrase as tight-suited weirdos emerged from...

Listen to This: Six new songs you should check out this week

Katherine White • May 31, 2016

####1) [Glass Animals](http://glassanimals.eu/) — “Life Itself” Glass Animals made my day when the band returned with its good ol’ exotic flair with “Life Itself.” This song is the first...

Five DCOM movies you need to rewatch

Regina Anderson • May 29, 2016

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know about Disney Channel Original Movies. The first DCOM, “Northern Lights,” premiered on Aug. 23, 1997. Over the years, Disney has released many, many...

Student Life looks for new funding source following failed Greek fee

Tess Vrbin • May 24, 2016

When Director of Student Life Mark Lucas [proposed a $39 fee on members of Greek life](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2016/2/23/proposed-greek-life-fee-aimed-restructuring-depart/) in February, he...

UM System announces independent audit of diversity policies

Claire Mitzel • May 24, 2016

On Monday, interim UM System President Mike Middleton [announced that a systemwide audit will take place](https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/news/news_releases/052316_news) to review and analyze current diversity...

Board of Curators approves tuition hike for fall 2016

Claire Mitzel • May 18, 2016

On Wednesday, the Board of Curators unanimously approved a tuition hike for all students except Missouri resident undergraduates for the 2016–17 school year, differing from a [previously announced decision...