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The Maneater

In compromise, legislators limit cuts to UM System and MU

Claire Mitzel April 21, 2016

Missouri legislators agreed Wednesday in a conference committee to forgo any budget cuts to MU and limit a cut to the UM System to $3.8 million. Drawing close to their deadline of passing the fiscal year...

Attorney Dean Strang discusses ‘Making a Murderer,’ criminal justice system

Lily Cusack April 21, 2016

When associate journalism professor Katherine Reed asked Attorney Dean Strang whether he still believes Steven Avery is innocent, Strang presented the audience with a different question. “The question...

Foley: Graduate students aren’t workers

Foley: Graduate students aren’t workers

Claire Mitzel April 21, 2016

Interim Chancellor Hank Foley spoke at Thursday’s Faculty Council meeting and reiterated that he didn’t support [graduate student workers voting in favor of unionization on Tuesday](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2016/4/19/graduate-workers-vote-favor-unionization/). Foley...

Loftin’s new position focuses on connecting faculty with research opportunities

Loftin’s new position focuses on connecting faculty with research opportunities

Taylor Blatchford April 20, 2016

R. Bowen Loftin is still working at MU, but five months after resigning as chancellor, he doesn’t yet have a defined job title. “It’s close to being finalized, and then I’ll have a business card,...

Churches to serve city in second annual ForColumbia event

Anna Sutterer April 20, 2016

A troop more than 1,600 strong will serve Columbia’s nonprofit organizations and needy individuals Saturday for the second annual ForColumbia service event. Last year, ForColumbia enlisted help from...

The Netflix gems you should be watching

Jack Cronin April 20, 2016

Netflix seems to have millions of options. When you’re trying to pick a show or movie to watch, it can be pretty overwhelming. Most of the time, we just settle with whatever options we already know and...

Parking and Transportation Office to use paperless parking system

Parking and Transportation Office to use paperless parking system

Brandon Buscher April 20, 2016

Students will no longer have to buy physical parking passes or pay paper parking tickets when MU implements a new parking enforcement system in the fall. MU will adopt the NuPark system, which is online-based...

As school year comes to a close, MU ramps up recruitment

As school year comes to a close, MU ramps up recruitment

Thomas Oide April 19, 2016

This past March, MU estimated that 1,500 fewer students would enroll this coming fall than last year, but the university is doing everything it can to boost enrollment for this fall and the future. Interim...

Thirteen family recipes to remedy your homesickness

Margaret Austin April 19, 2016

**Mami Rice — Gabriella Sodini, freshman at Case Western Reserve University** My mom doesn’t cook very often because of work, but this rice was always a staple in our house. It reminds me of my Hispanic...

Sexual assault allegation leads to student arrest, pending investigation

Anna Sutterer April 19, 2016

A rape report Sunday morning led to the arrest of sophomore Conner James Whyte on suspicion of rape and sodomy. MU Police Department received a call around 3 a.m. Sunday, and Whyte was taken into custody...

Nerdy recipes that bring magic to the kitchen

Gabriela Velasquez April 19, 2016

We’ve all seen the cute R2D2 cupcakes and the impressive Tardis cakes, but what about the delicious-looking meals and beverages that are actually in the movies and television shows we love? From a sizzly...