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Single Girl Diaries: Eurotrip: Decoding my Londonisms

Ellise Verheyen March 31, 2015

So I’ve been abroad for roughly two and a half months at this point. With all that time in London under my belt, I’ve picked up on quite a few Londonisms. (I just made that word up. Go with it.) Therefore,...

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...

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’...

MU temporarily suspends student accused of making racist remarks

Covey Eonyak Son March 18, 2015

MU will temporarily suspend a student who allegedly made “harassing and hostile remarks” toward another student, Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin [announced Wednesday in a statement](http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2015/0318-statement-from-mu-chancellor-r-bowen-loftin-5/). According...

Provost Garnett Stokes brings experience with faculty morale and Title IX

Provost Garnett Stokes brings experience with faculty morale and Title IX

Taylor Blatchford March 18, 2015

When Garnett Stokes arrived in Columbia as MU’s second female provost ever, she immediately noticed similarities to Athens, home to the University of Georgia, where she’d spent more than 30 years as...

Pass the Popcorn: Thankfully, “Run All Night” isn’t “Taken 4”

Caleb Bishop March 18, 2015

There are few things more frustrating than when a movie has a misleading title. The movie does take place over a single night. The characters are fleeing from some pretty angry dudes. However, when I...

Bill hopes to address gender pay gap

Jennifer Prohov March 18, 2015

The Missouri State House Committee for Workforce Standards and Development held a hearing March 9 on a gender pay equity bill put forward by State Rep. Stephen Webber, D-Columbia. The bill, House Bill...