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Campus renovations are underway, on track

Rashi Gupta • January 24, 2016

For the last few years, MU has seen a lot of construction, including new buildings being built and old ones being renovated. Here’s an update on the current projects. **Lafferre Hall** Many of these...

Review: murder and mauling on the American frontier

Stephanie Hamann • January 24, 2016

Garnering 12 Oscar nominations and winning three Golden Globes, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s“The Revenant” is one of this year’s many acclaimed films. Following Leonardo DiCaprio’s Hugh Glass...

Best original score Oscar nominations showcase variety

Katherine White • January 24, 2016

For all my music-lovers who enjoy an exceptional original score, Oscars season isn’t just about best actor or picture nominations. As a lover of any good instrumental, I can get just as competitive about...

Listen to This: 10 songs for new semester motivation

Katherine White • January 24, 2016

It’s the beginning of the semester, and picking up textbooks, catching up with friends you didn’t see over break and flipping to a brand new year on the calendar can be both nerve-wracking and exhilarating....

Pantone’s Colors of the Year bring balance to design, fashion

Regina Anderson • January 24, 2016

For the first time in the past 16 years, Pantone announced two Colors of the Year. Pantone, a company established in 1956, is best known for creating a color system that many design professionals use....

Shots fired at Ninth and Elm, suspect heads toward campus

Tess Vrbin • January 23, 2016

Columbia Police Department is investigating the report of a fight at Campus Bar and Grill in the early hours of the morning on Jan. 23 on the corner of Ninth and Elm Streets. Witnesses said someone fired...

Interim Chancellor Hank Foley gets to know students and staff at meet and greet

Alycia Washington • January 22, 2016

During the first Chats with the Chancellor, an informal meet and greet, interim Chancellor Hank Foley walked around the first floor of Jesse Hall on Friday afternoon, answering and asking questions of...

Maneater Long Reads: On the Record

Taylor Ysteboe • January 21, 2016

The notes and lyrics that enter a musician’s brain are not yet the polished product we hear on the radio waves and record players. After the artist fine-tunes their craft, they take their work to the...

Diane Nash discusses student activism, nonviolent action

Lily Cusack • January 21, 2016

Even before Diane Nash walked on stage in the Missouri Theatre on Jan. 20, she received a standing ovation. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Nash was invited to give a speech about her life as an...

‘High School Musical’ reunion reminded us we’re all in this together

Katherine White • January 21, 2016

“High School Musical” is an anomaly. It’s a made-for-TV movie in a world in which even theatrical releases can be horrible. Premiering on Disney Channel, its target audience was too young to blow...

Faculty Council proposes examining MU and UM System’s relationship

Claire Mitzel • January 21, 2016

Faculty Council focused on a proposed resolution to examine the relationship between MU and the UM system during its first meeting of the year Thursday. ####Proposed Resolution Art Jago, management professor...

Meet the new Panhellenic Association executive board

Tess Vrbin • January 20, 2016

The Panhellenic Association’s 2016 executive board members hope to promote growth, service and leadership during their terms. Their previous experiences as leaders within PHA gave them a passion for...