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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

After enduring hardships, MSA presidential candidate McFarland looks to make a difference at MU

Neeti Butala November 9, 2015

In the eighth grade, Jordan McFarland searched for “top 25 schools for journalism majors” on Google. He came across a picture of Memorial Union on one list and didn’t know what it was but felt “completely...

Lawmakers call for end to racism, new leadership

Bryanna Leach November 8, 2015

Several state lawmakers addressed Concerned Student 1950 on Sunday, including Gov. Jay Nixon, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill and Rep. Steve Cookson, R-Butler County, the chairman of the Missouri House Committee...

MSA vice presidential candidate Heather Parrie talks interests, passions

Claire Mitzel November 8, 2015

Junior Heather Parrie is everywhere. Fliers bearing her name and face have been strewn about campus for the past few weeks as she and Syed Ejaz campaign for the Missouri Students Association vice presidency...

36 organizations request Loftin to acknowledge anti-Semitism

Elane Edwards November 8, 2015

Thirty-six organizations wrote a letter to Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin on Nov. 5 out of concern for the Jewish community at MU after the latest act of anti-Semitic vandalism in residence halls. The letter...

MSA vice presidential candidate Chris Hanner talks family, involvement

David Soler Crespo November 8, 2015

His roommates wake up to find him sitting at the kitchen table doing homework, reading the newspaper or watching any type of political show with a coffee. Chris Hanner is definitely a morning person. “He...

Forum on Graduate Rights announces two-day walkout

Hannah Black November 8, 2015

The Steering Committee of the Forum on Graduate Rights, along with the Coalition of Graduate Workers, announced graduate student walkouts planned for Monday, Nov. 9 and Tuesday, Nov. 10. According to a...

Wolfe releases statement, will not resign

Taylor Blatchford November 8, 2015

UM System President Tim Wolfe released a statement Sunday amid growing racial tensions on MU’s campus. He will not resign. “It is clear to all of us that change is needed, and we appreciate the thoughtfulness...

Scene-it Ceresia: ‘Burnt’ will leave you hungry for more

Bobby Ceresia November 8, 2015

There is an interesting story somewhere inside “Burnt,” directed by John Wells, but we never get to see it. The past exploits of Adam Jones, a bad boy, sunglasses-wearing, motorcycle-riding master...

STORIFY: MSA presidential slates respond to campus climate

Neeti Butala, Paige Lalain November 8, 2015

[View the story "MSA slate responses to Concerned Student 1950 " on Storify]

Shakespeare’s South suffers from smoke damage after fire

Allyson Sherwin November 8, 2015

A small fire erupted at the Shakespeare's Pizza south location on Peachtree Drive before 5 a.m. Saturday, Shakespeare’s employee Boone Glauert said. A towel dryer was confirmed to be the source of the...

Tim Wolfe, student protesters meet in Kansas City

Katherine Knott, Jennifer Prohov November 7, 2015

UM System President Tim Wolfe told protesters at UM-Kansas City tonight that “systematic oppression is because you don’t believe that you have the equal opportunity for success” hours after [issuing...

RHA hosts Midwest conference for residence hall governments, addresses leadership and social justice

Lauren Wortman November 7, 2015

From Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, RHA hosted the annual Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls Regional Conference, an event that brought residence hall governments from across the Midwest to...