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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

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

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

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...

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...

Everyone loves a food fight

Katie Rosso • April 19, 2016

Hey MOVErs and ‘Eaters, When I was a kid, I always wanted to start a food fight. I didn’t want to deal with the mess, of course, but I really just wanted to fling around spaghetti like I was in a...

MOVE’s guide to CoMo’s fanciest foods

Amanda Battmer • April 19, 2016

MOVE has picked through the best of the best to fill you in on the finer side of Columbia eating for the next time you want to ditch a dining hall and roll with the big dogs. Don’t let the budget get...

How Bernie Sanders’ free college tuition plan would work

Raymond Rhatican • April 19, 2016

A year ago this month, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced to just a few reporters on Capitol Hill that he would run for president and outlined the issues he sought to address. In addition to issues...

The ultimate guide to hosting the perfect dinner party

Katherine White • April 19, 2016

If you’ve ever spent time watching the Food Network or browsing Pinterest, chances are you’ve dreamed of hosting your own dinner party. I would argue that good friends and good food are two of the...