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‘Release Me, Let Me Go’ explores family dynamics

Regina Anderson March 6, 2016

What does an unhappy family look like? This is the question that the shorts compilation “Release Me, Let Me Go” tries to answer. Turns out, unhappy families all look very different. The first short...

Bill addresses underage drinking

Bill addresses underage drinking

Monica Madden March 6, 2016

About four out of every five college students drink, and two of those four consume alcohol by binge drinking, according to [National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism](http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/special-populations-co-occurring-disorders/underage-drinking). Despite...

RHA elects Bourke/ Pangborn

RHA elects Bourke/ Pangborn

Lauren Wortman March 5, 2016

Presidential candidate Matt Bourke and vice presidential candidate Martha Pangborn won the Residence Halls Association election, RHA Vice President Rachel Thomas announced 6:30 p.m. Friday at Traditions...

Board of Curators strays from faculty review process in Click firing decision

Alyssa Bessasparis March 5, 2016

Melissa Click’s [firing Feb. 24](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2016/2/25/melissa-click-fired-board-curators/) for her actions during last semester’s Concerned Student 1950 protests has raised...

City Council candidates talk about expanding student housing

City Council candidates talk about expanding student housing

Manyun Zou March 5, 2016

Four businesses closed to make room for student housing between June 2015 and February 2016, with two more closing in the upcoming months. Problems associated with the growth has prompted public discussions...

‘The Bad Kids’ connects viewers to the lives of students at Black Rock Continuation High School

Amanda Battmer March 5, 2016

Award-winning filmmakers Keith Fulton and Lou Pepe spent two years in the Mojave Desert in California creating “The Bad Kids,” a documentary following three students attending Black Rock Continuation...

Mark McDaniel replaces Kevin Carr as MSA senate speaker

Emily Gallion March 3, 2016

Former Board of Elections Commissioners Vice Chairman Mark McDaniel is now the new senate speaker after Kevin Carr left the position with an emotional goodbye speech to Senate on Feb. 24. Carr has been...

50 new cigarette recycling boxes arrive in Columbia

50 new cigarette recycling boxes arrive in Columbia

Lily Oppenheimer March 3, 2016

As Columbia nightlife thrives with MU students and residents partying downtown, hundreds of cigarette butts litter the sidewalks. The flood of party buses and thirsty scholars during the warmer rainy seasons...

Places to go, MOViEs to see

Katie Rosso March 3, 2016

####Movie True/False is this weekend, so there are a ton of documentaries in town to see. We recommend “Sonita,” “Life, Animated,” “Kate Plays Christine,” “You Just Can’t Win” and “Michael...

Two honeybee hives to join MU’s campus

Annabel Ames March 3, 2016

Sustain Mizzou’s newest project will have parts of MU’s campus buzzing with activity. Two honeybee hives will be unveiled to the public in either Eckles Butterfly Garden or Sanborn Field, most likely...

Twin Peaks talks their upcoming album, live shows and vital aspects of creating an album

Grant Sharples March 3, 2016

Indie rock quintet Twin Peaks will be making a stop in Columbia at Cafe Berlin on Friday, March 11. They have played a number of popular festivals such as Lollapalooza and Mo Pop. Their sound could be...