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McCaskill fights back against sexual assault

McCaskill fights back against sexual assault

Anna Jaoudi August 26, 2015

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, and a union of 12 bipartisan senators strengthened the Campus Accountability and Safety Act in hopes of successfully moving it through the legislative process. McCaskill,...

Record Radar: Tove Styrke v. LANY

Kennedy Simone August 26, 2015

Every week, MOVE chooses two albums to review and compare to ultimately choose which one sizzled and which one (possibly) sucked. This week’s lucky contestants? Tove Styrke, a 22-year-old Swedish dame...

Topless rally marches through campus

Topless rally marches through campus

Tessa Weinberg August 25, 2015

The chant, “free your breasts, free your mind,” evoked both shouts of agreement and surprised stares from passerby as the group Go Topless CoMo marched topless through Peace Park and MU in honor of...

18-month Oscar Mayer expansion project beginning this fall

Olivia Weinberger August 25, 2015

Boone County approved a 75 percent tax break for the Oscar Mayer plant in Columbia on July 8, which will allow them to begin a $114 million expansion project that could start this fall. The money will...

Ellis Library to open 24-hour study space

Lily Oppenheimer August 25, 2015

It’s closing hour at the Ellis Library. With trembling fingers, this is where many groggy students have confronted their trek home. Ellis Library is a sanctuary for dedicated students, but the inconvenience...

Efforts to protect pedestrians in Columbia continue

Efforts to protect pedestrians in Columbia continue

Elane Edwards August 25, 2015

As the [College Avenue Safety Enhancement project](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/9/23/making-city-streets-safer/) comes to a close, Columbia’s Pedestrian Safety Task Force is shifting its focus...

Missouri Capitol internship program sees changes following sexual harassment scandal

Anna Jaoudi August 25, 2015

After reports of sexual harassments, Missouri legislators are reevaluating the intern program at the Missouri Capitol. State Rep. Kip Kendrick, D-Columbia, who is part of a working group established to...

Long-term chairmen presents research on diabetes

Madison Plaster August 25, 2015

In front of an auditorium of around 80 people, Biomedical Sciences department chair Harold Laughlin honored biomedical science professor Frank Weaver Booth for his “lifelong devotion” to researching...

Forum to be held on changes in graduate student health care policy

August 16, 2015

Graduate Students who are employed by MU were left scrambling for health insurance after they were informed via an email from the MU Office of Graduate Studies that the university would no longer be offering...

Minimum wage laws in hands of city governments after after Gov. Nixon’s recent veto

Olivia Weinberger August 12, 2015

Gov. Jay Nixon recently vetoed House Bill No. 722, which would prevent further state control over local government policymaking. The veto paved the way for cities such as Kansas City to raise the minimum...

Despite controversy, Planned Parenthood resumes abortion services in Columbia

Tessa Weinberg August 12, 2015

The Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia, the Columbia Health Center, announced July 15 that the health services offered were expanded to include abortion services. The Planned Parenthood facility in...

City officials, CPD criticize “Darren Wilson Day” Facebook post

Allyson Sherwin August 11, 2015

The Columbia Police Officers’ Association is under fire for a Facebook post Aug. 9 that designated that day “Darren Wilson Day,” which referenced the shooting and killing of Michael Brown by Ferguson...