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Presidential search committee approves position profile

Claire Mitzel May 6, 2016

Including nine “opportunities and challenges” of the UM System but not expanding on the qualifications desired in the next UM System president, a [“position profile” document](https://board.um.umsystem.edu/May%204%202016%20Board%20of%20Curators%20Special%20Meeting/04%20PSC%201-4%20President%20University%20of%20Missouri%20System%20-%20Position%20Profile%205%203%202016%20CLEAN%20version.pdf)...

MU senior explains his support for Donald Trump

MU senior explains his support for Donald Trump

Katherine Knott May 6, 2016

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump’s rise has puzzled many, including senior Will Pierson. But in mid-January, the computer science major from St. Louis gave Trump a second look. “I thought...

MU seniors bring back beer to Senior Sendoff

MU seniors bring back beer to Senior Sendoff

Jackson Fletcher May 6, 2016

The first and last memories most MU students make on campus involves walking through the columns. As freshmen, they participate in the annual Tiger Walk, hosted by the Mizzou Alumni Association, that...

UM System will not recognize graduate worker union

Kyra Haas May 6, 2016

Following the UM System’s rejection of the Coalition of Graduate Workers’ April 18–19 union authorization election results, CGW will turn to the courts to determine whether it can legally collectively...

Mizzou in Review 2015–16

Mizzou in Review 2015–16

May 5, 2016

How will you tell your children about this past school year? Will you call it chaotic, stressful, shocking, drastic, typical or upsetting? When we look back on the year, one word comes to our mind: historic....

MU researchers find association between dog-walking, physical health

Kyra Haas May 4, 2016

Dog-walking can improve the physical health of older adults, according to a study MU researchers published in March. [The study](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299345284_Dog_Walking_the_Human-Animal_Bond_and_Older_Adults'_Physical_Health)...

Tim Wolfe’s indeterminate path to the presidency

Tim Wolfe’s indeterminate path to the presidency

Claire Mitzel May 4, 2016

“We have to make all 6 million Missourians aware of what we’re doing at the University of Missouri,” then-UM System President Tim Wolfe said in an April 2012 interview shortly after stepping into...

What you need to know leading up to Marvel’s ‘Captain America: Civil War’

Jack Cronin May 3, 2016

In the film industry, where franchises and series have recently come to dominate, one genre has become the most prominent of them all. That genre is superhero movies, and it has been led by Marvel Studios. Sure,...

Best student achievement: Ousting the presidents

Best student achievement: Ousting the presidents

Tess Vrbin May 3, 2016

Students at MU managed to get rid of not one but two presidents — a testament to what can happen when students unite for a cause. Before [former UM System President Tim Wolfe’s resignation](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/11/9/wolfe-announces-resignation-um-system-president/)...

Review: ‘Midnight Special’ hinges too much on curiosity

Jack Cronin May 3, 2016

Curiosity can be a powerful tool in film. It draws viewers into a narrative, grabbing their attention as they try to piece together various parts of a story. But a movie that hinges on curiosity flirts...

Top 5 Campus Events

Alyssa Bessasparis May 3, 2016

**1. [Tim Gunn]((https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/9/22/fashion-guru-tim-gunn-set-come-mu/)) speaks on his fashion career** Project Runway’s 14-season co-host Tim Gunn is one of a few people who...

Biggest steps forward: diversity initiatives

Biggest steps forward: diversity initiatives

Alyssa Bessasparis May 3, 2016

After former UM System President Tim Wolfe resigned on Nov. 9 following student protests, the UM System realized changes had to be made. The system has created a variety of new positions and programs to...