Skip to Main Content
The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Unsatisfactory officer-student ratio prompts growing campus police force

Unsatisfactory officer-student ratio prompts growing campus police force

Madison Plaster February 8, 2016

MU Police Department will increase its officers by 25 percent and its dispatchers by 50 percent over the next three years. Interim Chancellor Hank Foley announced the change Jan. 27 in his State of the...

Proposed student housing plan would take over Quinton’s Bar and Deli

Proposed student housing plan would take over Quinton’s Bar and Deli

Allyson Sherwin February 8, 2016

A 10-story student housing project was proposed in Columbia despite a [dip in student applications](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2016/1/25/mu-hopes-combat-application-decline-new-strategies/) for...

UM System president talks progress, asks for patience in address to curators

UM System president talks progress, asks for patience in address to curators

Katherine Knott February 7, 2016

Interim President Michael Middleton didn’t sugarcoat the outlook for the UM System on Friday morning during his second report to the Board of Curators. “I’ve walked the halls of the state capitol...

Lawmakers pledge support for UM System

Katherine Knott February 5, 2016

Four state representatives said at town hall Thursday night that the UM System shouldn’t be punished for the [events of last semester.](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/11/5/interactive-timeline-historic-fall-mu/) “The...

Curators discuss presidential search committee and construction projects

Claire Mitzel February 5, 2016

During its meeting on Thursday at MU, the UM System Board of Curators discussed and approved a variety of topics such as construction projects and next school year’s room and board rates. Concerned Student...

Student panel speaks about diversity at Board of Curators meeting

Nancy Coleman February 5, 2016

When Timothy Love arrived at the University of California, Berkeley as an undergraduate student, he considered himself ignorant, bigoted and prejudiced against the LGBTQ community. Love, now a first-year...

TAPP to host panel discussion about sexual violence legislation

Tess Vrbin February 4, 2016

Tigers Advancing Political Participation is raising a question for the MU student body regarding campus sexual assault legislation: “Whose Right?” At 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 4 in Leadership Auditorium,...

New appointed BEC chairs seek to reform election process

Emily Gallion February 4, 2016

Board of Elections Commissioners Vice Chairwoman Bridget Everson was appointed BEC chairwoman in Missouri Students Association Operations Committee on Tuesday night. The BEC has received backlash this...

UPDATED: Concerned Student 1950 protests outside Board of Curators meeting

Taylor Blatchford, Claire Mitzel February 4, 2016

Students and members of Concerned Student 1950 protested Thursday afternoon outside a UM System Board of Curators meeting in support of [suspended communications professor](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2016/1/27/melissa-click-suspended-um-system-board-curators-p/)...

Boone County Commission requests adequate funding for UM System

Thomas Oide February 4, 2016

The Boone County Commission released a resolution statement Tuesday asking for state lawmakers to continue to adequately fund the university. “This resolution is intended to convey the sincere and strong...

The Penguin Piano Bar takes on new owners

Amanda Battmer February 4, 2016

Late last year, one of CoMo’s favorite bars, The Penguin Piano Bar, faced a change in ownership. The Penguin is known around town for its live, dueling piano shows and special drink offers. Roxy’s...

Professor recognized for new approach to cancer treatment

Professor recognized for new approach to cancer treatment

Kyra Haas February 4, 2016

As a fifth grader in the Indian state of Karnataka, [radiology and physics professor Kattesh Katti](http://katteshkatti.com/) borrowed chemicals from school and conducted his own experiments, such as testing...