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The Maneater

Middle Eastern studies minor in the works

Lily Cusack February 16, 2016

MU could become the third school in the Southeastern Conference with a Middle Eastern studies program, as a minor is in the approval process and is gaining traction thanks to support from students and...

Colleges nationally grapple with Yik Yak threats

Colleges nationally grapple with Yik Yak threats

Allyson Sherwin February 16, 2016

The recent arrest of an MU student for posting a threat to Yik Yak is revealing a trend at college campuses across the country. In the past year, more than a dozen investigations were launched after threats...

Bottom Line for Diversity Conference teaches business students inclusion

Brittani Langland February 16, 2016

Businesses around the world are beginning to notice the significant advantage to having diversity in the workplace. Ethnically diverse companies outperform industry norms by 35 percent, and gender-diverse...

What to know about, watch and avoid from the 2016 Grammys

What to know about, watch and avoid from the 2016 Grammys

Katherine White February 16, 2016

Every year, award shows leave viewers a little more perplexed. From the surprise Beck Album of the Year win last February (which I refer to as The Notorious Beyonce Snub) to the confusing genre classifications...

Listen to This: A Simple Exchange performs live

Katherine White February 16, 2016

This week’s column comes to you in a different format than usual: audio! Local folk Americana band A Simple Exchange appeared on KCOU’s arts and culture edition of The Pulse for both an interview...

City manager announces four community members to enforce strategic plan

Tess Vrbin February 15, 2016

Last winter, City Manager Mike Matthes conducted a study of Columbia to gauge how the city could improve. To his dismay, he said he discovered that not all of its citizens thrive. According to [his research](https://www.gocolumbiamo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016-2019-Strategic-Plan.pdf),...

Review: ‘Zoolander 2’ is really, really ridiculous

Review: ‘Zoolander 2’ is really, really ridiculous

Stephanie Hamann February 15, 2016

Fifteen years after directing and starring in “Zoolander,” Ben Stiller is back with “Zoolander 2” alongside familiar faces like Will Ferrell as Mugatu and Owen Wilson as Hansel. Of course he also...

UM System will soon appoint chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer

Kyra Haas February 15, 2016

Members of the UM System want its first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer to answer some tough questions left in the wake of last fall’s protests on MU’s campus. The UM System held open...

MU alumni pull $2 million in donations after campus tension last fall

MU alumni pull $2 million in donations after campus tension last fall

Lily Oppenheimer February 15, 2016

After students linked arms in celebration of the resignation of former UM System President Tim Wolfe, over 2,000 people called the MU Advancement office asking about the university, according to Vice Chancellor...

Stephens College challenges gender norms in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

Stephens College challenges gender norms in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

Anna Maples February 15, 2016

Stephens College’s recent production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a celebration of both the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death and also the mission of the nearby...

Hoverboard ban may be difficult to enforce on MU campus

Hoverboard ban may be difficult to enforce on MU campus

Lily Oppenheimer February 12, 2016

After the campuswide ban of hoverboards, students may not be concerned with the threat of punishment or strict enforcement from the MU Police Department or the Office of Student Conduct. Self-balancing...

BEC announces three slates in MSA election and one public debate

Waverly Colville February 12, 2016

The Board of Elections Commissioners announced three slates running in the Missouri Students Association Special presidential election: _MSA presidential candidate Andrew Hutchinson and vice presidential...