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Senate resolution to endorse Phillips dismissed

Senate resolution to endorse Phillips dismissed

Waverly Colville March 31, 2015

The Missouri Students Association Senate mulled over whether or not MSA had the power to write endorsements for City Council candidates during the last full Senate meeting on March 18. Senior Chad Phillips,...

Take a hike! Get outside and explore some of these hiking trails around Columbia

Jessica Dennis March 31, 2015

“What should we _do_ today?” Last month, my friends and I often found ourselves wondering what exactly we would do on the weekends. When it’s winter in Columbia, staying in and away from the snow...

Sophomore Jake Loft runs for First Ward in City Council election

Emma Diltz March 26, 2015

After working on a recall effort with Columbia City Council, senior Jake Loft entered the race against seven others to replace former First Ward Councilwoman Ginny Chadwick. Loft, who came to MU from...

Single Girl Diaries: Eurotrip: A fellow Single Girl’s Italian love affair

Ellise Verheyen March 25, 2015

I’m sad to report that I’ve had an extremely boring week. Rather than filling my column with ramblings about my lackluster days, one of my wonderful flatmates and fellow journalism students will be...

MSA senator voices concerns over committee’s progress on pedestrian safety

Dun Li March 23, 2015

Freshman Amy Wasowicz decided to get involved with the Missouri Students Association after being [struck by a car in January](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/2/4/after-three-accidents-one-day-mus-pedestrian-safet/). “At...

Another MU student to enter First Ward elections

George Roberson March 23, 2015

Chad Phillips, a 21-year-old senior with experience working at the city level for the Missouri Students Association, filed to run for the position of a write-in candidate last Wednesday in the upcoming...

MU anti-abortion students demonstrate in Student Center

MU anti-abortion students demonstrate in Student Center

Jeannine Anderson March 22, 2015

Students took part in a demonstration in the MU Student Center on Wednesday morning as part of an anti-abortion organization. MU sophomore Kristen Wood stood in front of a predominantly pink Planned Parenthood...

Missouri House, Senate create “Legislative Task Force on Dyslexia.”

Paige Lalain March 22, 2015

According to the Kansas/Missouri Branch of The International Dyslexia Association, 70 to 80 percent of people with poor reading skills are likely dyslexic. One in five students, or 15 to 20 percent of...

City council forum highlights concerns about infrastructure, development

Ruth Serven March 18, 2015

Six First Ward candidates for Columbia City Council fielded questions at a forum Thursday night addressing downtown development and infrastructure. The candidates, ranging from two pastors, to a lawyer,...

Lawyer discusses cannabis laws and rights at MU event

Shatya Intharaphet March 18, 2015

Across the nation, more and more laws regarding the use of cannabis are being created. In 2012, the enactment of Colorado Amendment 64, concerning the recreational use of cannabis, allowed adults aged...

Starved and constrained, MU Libraries turn to students for funding

Starved and constrained, MU Libraries turn to students for funding

Power cords are strewn about the floor of the Grand Reading Room on the second floor of Ellis Library. These cords are a jury-rigged solution to the enduring problem of providing power to study stations...

Loftin discusses challenges to campus climate, faculty retention

Quinn Malloy March 18, 2015

When Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin assumed office on Feb. 1, 2014, MU’s campus climate was temperate, if not benign. Michael Brown was still alive and race relations had not yet grasped this campus’...