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MU has no plans to accept food stamps

MU has no plans to accept food stamps

Marilyn Haigh November 5, 2015

When junior Jonathan Segers applied for food stamp benefits in November 2014, the woman who processed his application told him he could have received benefits a year and a half earlier if he had applied...

Interactive Timeline: A Historic Fall at MU

Interactive Timeline: A Historic Fall at MU

Taylor Blatchford, Tessa Weinberg November 5, 2015

It’s been a busy semester so far at MU, punctuated by a series of student protests and controversies. [View our interactive timeline here to see all that has happened.](https://www.themaneater.com/special-sections/mu-fall-2015/) The...

‘Safe Campus Act’ creates controversy

Andrew Frein November 5, 2015

Colleges and universities could soon be barred from taking any action against a student accused of sexual assault unless the complainant agrees to report the incident to police first. The Safe Campus...

Faculty Council releases statement of concern regarding university leadership

Taylor Blatchford, Quinn Malloy November 5, 2015

_Update_: Chair of Faculty Council Ben Trachtenberg released a statement Saturday supporting the efforts of "every student who is struggling to make Mizzou a more tolerant, peaceful, welcoming and robustly...

UM System president responds to hunger strike, protesters

Allyson Sherwin November 5, 2015

UM System President Tim Wolfe’s words weren’t enough to soothe protesters Tuesday outside University Hall in an exchange captured by the Missourian on Periscope. “We are tired of the dialogue; we...

Humans vs. Zombies brings the zombie apocalypse to campus

Andrew Frein November 5, 2015

At this point in the semester, most MU students might only be thinking about Thanksgiving break. However, a few have a much more pressing matter on their mind — the zombie apocalypse. Each semester,...

Library fee subject of discussion on KCOU radio show

Claire Mitzel November 5, 2015

The proposed library fee was the topic of KCOU and The Maneater’s radio show _The Student Voice_ on Nov. 4. MU Libraries Director of Advancement Matt Gaunt and MU senior and former MSA cabinet member...

Concerned Student 1950 organizers and supporters trek across campus in walkout

Concerned Student 1950 organizers and supporters trek across campus in walkout

Peter Baugh, Tessa Weinberg November 5, 2015

“Who shut shit down? We shut shit down,” was one of the many chants over a hundred students, faculty and staff shouted during Thursday’s Concerned Student 1950 walkout in support of graduate student...

Students with disabilities struggle to find housing

Students with disabilities struggle to find housing

Allyson Sherwin November 5, 2015

Freshman and journalism major Christopher Olszewski was confronted with limited options when considering his choices for on-campus housing. As a Walter Williams Scholar, he was left with two options of...

How to survive having a terrible roommate

How to survive having a terrible roommate

Bryanna Leach November 5, 2015

The smell of cannabis smoke lingered throughout the house when a student returned, tired and travel-worn, from a weekend at home. “When I came back, there was weed everywhere. There were burnt blunts...

English department vote highlights faculty dissatisfaction

Katherine Knott November 5, 2015

Citing low morale among faculty and a poor campus climate, faculty members in the English department voted no confidence in Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin’s leadership. The vote was held during a department...

Race Relations Committee creates series of video updates on progress

Thomas Oide November 5, 2015

On Nov. 2, the Faculty Council Committee on Race Relations updated their website to include five videos featuring students and staff from diverse backgrounds in an effort to help improve race relations...