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Chat with the Chancellor includes several conversations about Melissa Click

Tess Vrbin • February 27, 2016

The crowd was small at first for this week’s Chats with the Chancellor, an informal conversational forum hosted by interim Chancellor Hank Foley. Students and professors milled about beforehand and...

Make a MOVE this weekend

Katie Rosso • February 25, 2016

####Movie [“Deadpool”](http://move.themaneater.com/stories/2016/2/17/bound-entertain-fans-and-newcomers-deadpool-delive/#.Vs4DOpMrK3U) is still No. 1 at the box office. Plus, it has Ryan Reynolds,...

Foley responds to faculty complaints about Melissa Click’s firing

Claire Mitzel • February 25, 2016

Interim Chancellor Hank Foley spoke to Faculty Council at its Thursday meeting, less than two hours after the [announcement that Melissa Click had been fired](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2016/2/25/melissa-click-fired-board-curators/)...

Melissa Click fired by Board of Curators

Taylor Blatchford, Nancy Coleman • February 25, 2016

Melissa Click was fired after the UM System Board of Curators voted 4-2 in a closed meeting on Wednesday. Board of Curators Chairwoman Pamela Henrickson said Click, an assistant communications professor,...

‘Racism Lives Here’ rally promotes multicultural unity

Tessa Weinberg, Allyson Vasilopulos • February 25, 2016

Students gathered on Lowry Mall Thursday afternoon as part of a Racism Lives Here rally in solidarity with marginalized groups and people of color on campus. The rally highlighted key issues from previous...

“We are not divided, we are united.”

Jordan Kodner, Jessi Dodge • February 25, 2016

Students and faculty joined together on Feb. 25. at noon on Lowry Mall to rally for the rights of minority voices on campus. Aimed beyond one single advocacy group, Thursday’s rally united the voices...

Human trafficking activist Jessica Neely speaks at MU International Justice Mission event

Anna Sutterer • February 25, 2016

Former porn star Jessica Neely spoke to a crowd at an MU International Justice Mission event Monday night about her journey from being a victim to becoming a victimizer. Neely shared her experiences as...

Students express self-love during Body Monologues

Jasmin Hampton • February 25, 2016

The Body Monologues, similar to the well-known Vagina Monologues, gave students a chance to speak about issues of self-image on Wednesday night. Body Monologues, hosted by the Multicultural Center, is...

Fashionably Late: Outfits you’ll see at a concert

Regina Anderson • February 25, 2016

Concerts are the perfect place to fashion-watch. I recently went to a Troye Sivan concert and got to witness the range of styles and people that appear at a show of that magnitude. From the young 14-year-olds...

Nerd Report: Three superheroes who deserve an R-rating

Gabriela Velasquez • February 25, 2016

With the smashing success of “Deadpool,” Marvel and DC Comics bigwigs are now starting to seriously consider catering their films to a more . . . mature audience. Rumor has it that Hugh Jackman’s...

Body Monologues aims to spread body positivity on MU’s campus

Alycia Washington • February 24, 2016

As a freshman at MU, junior Clarissa Hughes consistently heard warnings and stories about the threat of gaining the infamous “Mizzou 22,” a reference to gaining 22 pounds. “The first thing I learned...

Amendment could increase protection of human trafficking victims

Bri Considine • February 24, 2016

A proposed amendment to [House Bill 1396](http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HB1396&year=2016&code=R) would give human trafficking victims in Missouri better protection from assailants. The...