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‘Sonita’ shows the power of hard work and a dream

‘Sonita’ shows the power of hard work and a dream

Anna Maples March 6, 2016

“Sonita,” a film that that played at True/False Film Fest, demonstrates the extreme power of when a massive dream meets an unflappable work ethic. This documentary tells the story of Sonita Alizadeh,...

'Tickled' isn’t what you’d expect

‘Tickled’ isn’t what you’d expect

Regina Anderson March 6, 2016

Reading the synopsis provided by True/False, “Tickled” sounds silly. Competitive endurance tickling is an odd topic to base an entire documentary on. Maybe it would work for a short television segment,...

‘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...

Nerd Report: UpUpDownDown brings new dimensions to Youtube gaming

Gabriela Velasquez March 3, 2016

In June 2015, a small gaming channel popped up on Youtube, hosted by a user under the name Austin Creed. Usually, channels like this take months or even years to take off. However, Creed’s channel, UpUpDownDown,...

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...