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Show Me: What have MU’s notable been up to?

Alyssa Bessasparis • October 6, 2015

Since graduating, notable former MU students have pursued careers in a variety of fields including acting, coaching and various forms of journalism. ####Brad Pitt Now-famed actor Brad Pitt enrolled at...

Tigers come together in service for homecoming

Blair Korte • October 6, 2015

Every year, MU Homecoming hosts a blood drive and a food drive. Over 15,000 lives will benefit from the blood drive and over 223,000 pounds of food were donated this year. ####The Blood Drive Although...

Scene it Ceresia: An incredible Johnny Depp doesn’t quite save ‘Black Mass.’

Bobby Ceresia • October 5, 2015

Every single advertisement for “Black Mass” has focused on just one aspect of the film: Johnny Depp’s performance as James ‘Whitey’ Bulger. While he gives a fresh and fascinating performance,...

LBC Homecoming Royalty harassed at Traditions Plaza

Katherine Knott, Elizabeth Loutfi • October 5, 2015

The MU Police Department identified the person who allegedly disrupted the Legion of Black Collegians 2015 Homecoming Royalty Court rehearsal on [Sunday night](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/10/5/lbc-homecoming-royalty-harassed-traditions-plaza/),...

House votes to defund Planned Parenthood

Bryanna Leach • October 5, 2015

Funding for Planned Parenthood is in the hands of the U.S. Senate after the House of Representatives voted 241-187 in favor of defunding the nonprofit organization for one year Sept. 18. The vote comes...

UM Board of Curators address mental health on campus

Thomas Oide • October 4, 2015

MU has seen a 35 percent increase in requests for mental health services from 2014 to 2015. The UM System Board of Curators met Friday in Kansas City to address mental health issues facing colleges across...

Romeo & Juliet first show performed at Missouri Theatre, showcasing diverse cast and unique interpretation

Regina Anderson • October 4, 2015

The MU Theatre Department put a new spin on gender roles in its performances of Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 and Oct. 3 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Missouri Theatre. Director...

Tour Team’s new prospective-student tour route includes Student Center basement

Madison Plaster, Alycia Washington, Elizabeth Loutfi • October 2, 2015

MU Tour Team announced Oct. 2 they will now include the basement of the Student Center on their tour routes, according to a statement posted on Mizzou Transparency’s [website](http://transparency.missouri.edu/)....

Second “Racism Lives Here” event calls for administration to act on social injustices

Madison Plaster • October 1, 2015

“Do I have everyone’s attention?” said Danielle Walker, graduate student and organizer of “Racism Lives Here.” “We will be chanting, ‘No justice, no peace! White silence is violence!’” Over...

Professor Steven Watts featured in PBS documentary on Walt Disney

Emily O’Connor • September 30, 2015

History professor Steven Watts’s interest in Walt Disney began with a trip to the “Happiest Place on Earth.” “To tell you the truth, it was sort of an accident,” Watts said. This accidental...

Low reporting numbers highlighted in AAU campus climate survey

Morgan Magid • September 30, 2015

The Association of American Universities’ study on sexual assault and sexual misconduct has prompted many to compare MU’s results to other universities and has driven the conversation surrounding sexual...

Violence spurs MU freshman Razia Hutchins to start “I Am For Peace” movement in Chicago

Thomas Oide • September 30, 2015

Violence. Murder. Poverty. These are all words that are associated with the South Side of Chicago; they are realities that kids who live there must face on a daily basis. But Razia Hutchins, now an MU...