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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Most influential students: Payton and Kandice Head

Most influential students: Payton and Kandice Head

Waverly Colville May 3, 2016

It’s hard to look around campus and not see Payton and Kandice Head. Between the two of them, they represent the university and its students in an extensive list of organizations. To name just a few:...

Biggest Disappointment: Administrative responses last fall

Claire Mitzel May 3, 2016

To call the 2015–16 school year the year of the student activist would be an understatement. But while students have been communicative about their concerns, administrators have not. Throughout the...

Most influential students: Haden Gomez

Waverly Colville May 3, 2016

The Missouri Students Association was a sleeping dragon; it looked strong, intimidating and powerful, but in reality, it was dormant. It stayed silent on pertinent issues, and its members proudly boasted...

Most influential: Tim Tai

Most influential: Tim Tai

Annabel Ames May 3, 2016

When senior Tim Tai decided to major in journalism as a freshman, the last thing he expected was to become the face of press freedom on MU’s campus. Tai, a photojournalism student, drew national media...

Top 5 Words of the Year

Calling for “muscle” sparked a national debate over the First Amendment, labeling graduate student workers as “kids” voting in a “mock election” infuriated unionization activists, and adding...

Biggest Buzzkill: Effects of low enrollment

Lily Cusack May 3, 2016

When word spread in March about MU’s budget crisis, the prognosis was grim. How would the university make up a $32 million deficit? Answer: Cutting 5 percent from all departments and instituting a hiring...

Biggest Embarrassment: The Missouri Students Association

Biggest Embarrassment: The Missouri Students Association

Emily Gallion May 3, 2016

Many leaders of the Missouri Students Association have struggled to meet basic standards of integrity or, in many cases, remain in office. The organization’s main purpose is to represent and advocate...

Top 5 technology fails

Hailey Stolze May 3, 2016

**1. Yik Yak threats** After [the resignations](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/11/10/nov-9-chronological-play-play/) on Nov. 9, MU made national news thanks to Yik Yak. Several [threats](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/11/17/catch-what-you-missed-regarding-yik-yak-threats/)...

Mizzou in Review: Top five WTF moments

Mizzou in Review: Top five WTF moments

Taylor Blatchford May 3, 2016

This school year has been full of resignations, protests and other general administrative chaos. Stepping back and thinking about all that’s happened, there were some moments that just made us ask, “WTF,...

Most Influential Students: Jonathan Butler

Most Influential Students: Jonathan Butler

Thomas Oide May 3, 2016

Jonathan Butler doesn’t see himself as a leader. “I view myself as an engaged community citizen who has a specific lived experience,” Butler said. “I don’t think I’m anybody special, I don’t...

Most Influential Students: Eric Scott and Connor Lewis

Most Influential Students: Eric Scott and Connor Lewis

Kyra Haas May 3, 2016

Graduate students Eric Scott and Connor Lewis met at the first meeting of the Forum on Graduate Rights, just days after graduate workers were informed 13 hours before their health coverage period ended...

New Mizzou Hillel center, student housing project delayed

Anna Sutterer May 3, 2016

Mizzou Hillel pulled its zoning request from the Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission agenda, [delaying a project that would tear down the existing building and replace it with a six-story student housing...