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The Maneater

Gov. Rick Perry drops out of presidential race

Bryanna Leach September 11, 2015

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was the first candidate to drop out of the 2016 presidential race. He announced the suspension of his campaign today to the Eagle Forum of St. Louis. The announcement came...

MU remembers 9/11 attacks

MU remembers 9/11 attacks

Katherine Knott September 11, 2015

MU continued its tradition of hanging adorning the Columns with American Flags to mark the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Fall Fest welcomes new and returning students

Fall Fest welcomes new and returning students

Briahna Martin September 11, 2015

Over 100 organizations gathered to welcome current, incoming and transfer students during the annual Fall Festival on Sept. 9 at the MU Student Recreation Complex. Fall Fest was hosted by the Gaines/Oldham...

RSVP Center hosts concert to stand up against sexual violence

Waverly Colville September 10, 2015

“Make music, not violence!” is the proud slogan of Rock Against Rape, a concert where local bands and poets will unite against sexual violence in the MU community. The concert is hosted by the Relationship...

‘League of Denial’ authors speak at MU

Peter Baugh September 10, 2015

Steve Fainaru and his brother Mark Fainaru-Wada had one goal going into their keynote speech for the Digital Health Storytelling Conference. They wanted to keep the audience in Jesse Hall awake. “That’s...

Graduate students express concerns at open forum

Graduate students express concerns at open forum

Peter Baugh September 9, 2015

Health insurance. Child care. Student loans. Cockroaches in their houses. On Tuesday night, MU graduate students expressed a myriad of concerns. Administrators, journalists and numerous disgruntled students...

Out with the old, in with the new: Shakespeare’s bringing past location into new development

Out with the old, in with the new: Shakespeare’s bringing past location into new development

Bryanna Leach September 8, 2015

For the past 42 years, Shakespeare’s Pizza has been an icon in downtown Columbia. That tradition with continue at the corner of Ninth and Elm streets for the next 50. The plans for the new development...

Talk TV to Me: Tatiana Maslany wows in BBC America’s sci-fi thriller

Talk TV to Me: Tatiana Maslany wows in BBC America’s sci-fi thriller

Gabriela Velasquez September 8, 2015

This year’s Emmy nominations sent the Twitterverse into a frenzy. Critics, fans and casual viewers alike were abuzz about the nomination in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category of...

Styled & Studied: New look, old shoe.

Lauren Williams September 8, 2015

I love tennis shoes: They’re comfortable, easy and reliable. Perfect for a day of running errands or an afternoon of running the track, the tennis shoe is the perfect accessory for, well, everyone. However,...

Second Columbia DMV office in the works

Second Columbia DMV office in the works

Tessa Weinberg September 8, 2015

Sad, crowded and time-consuming were just some of the ways MU freshmen and Columbia residents Gabriel Gassmann and Brett Stover described the Columbia License Office located on Vandiver Drive and Providence...

Truman’s Closet 'attacks' gender stereotyping with new label-free apparel

Truman’s Closet ‘attacks’ gender stereotyping with new label-free apparel

Allyson Vasilopulos September 8, 2015

Truman’s Closet is reopening its doors Sept. 9 with a twist. There will no longer be any gender-defined labels on clothing items available at the store. Truman’s Closet has made it their mission to...

MU professor and research specialist head to trial over stolen artifacts

Allyson Sherwin September 8, 2015

MU Archeology professor Lee Lyman and MU research specialist Matthew Boulanger were accused in the state of Washington of unlawfully removing forest artifacts, violating the Archaeological Resources Protection...