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The Maneater

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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Pass the Popcorn: Prepare to be uplifted

Caleb Bishop January 27, 2015

Upon first hearing about the movie “Paddington,” a family-oriented live-action adaptation of Michael Bond’s series of children’s books, I was skeptical. The simple origin-story premise consists...

Journalism advisor owns his identity

Journalism advisor owns his identity

Stevie Myers January 27, 2015

For academic advisor Shawn Wallace, deciding whether or not to correct someone on the phone can be a difficult choice to make. Since Wallace was born female but now identifies as a man, being mistaken...

Beats and Eats: Feelin’ saucy

George Schramm January 27, 2015

Now that Syllabus Week is over, everyone has to start actually doing homework and studying. (Or not, I'm not your dad so I can't tell you how to live your life.) As some of you continue work on your beach...

Tragedy and comedy combine in MU Theatre’s performance of “Endgame”

Mackenzie Altvater January 27, 2015

The MU Department of Theatre will premiere the tragicomedy “Endgame” Feb. 4 at Corner Playhouse. The play will run for five days. Written by Samuel Beckett, the father of absurdist theatre, “Endgame”...

Not another wedding movie

Katie Parkinson January 27, 2015

“The Wedding Ringer,” directed by Jeremy Garelick opens with soon-to-be-married Doug Harris (Josh Gad) stuck in a pickle as he struggles to find a best man. After getting rejected by several potential...

Filling CoMo’s taco void

MacKenzie Reagan January 27, 2015

Quick: Name the best taco place in CoMo. … Tough question, right? We have chains like Chipotle and local eats like El Rancho and Las Margaritas, but as far as quality tacos go, we’re in a bit of...

Tiger Pantry nets more than $16,000 in holiday donations

Waverly Colville January 27, 2015

Tiger Pantry, the on-campus food pantry providing resources to people within the MU community who are impacted by food insecurity, raised a record amount of money and food during the 2014 holiday season. Through...

SASHA provides support, social group for ‘non-believing’ students

SASHA provides support, social group for ‘non-believing’ students

Thomas Friestad January 27, 2015

It’s not uncommon for students walking between classes to see peers holding “Ask an Atheist” signs in Speakers Circle. These students are members of MU SASHA, aiming to spread the word about their...

‘Are you paying attention?’

Micki Wagner January 25, 2015

“Sometimes it’s the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine,” Alan Turing (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) is told. And Turing did the unimaginable -- he created...

Faculty Council discuss race relations, trouble rolling out Title IX training

Quinn Malloy January 23, 2015

Faculty Council discussed race relations and issues with the current Title IX faculty training program during its first meeting of the spring semester Thursday. ####Race relations Faculty Council Chairman...

Freshman in good condition after being struck by vehicle on campus

Hailey Stolze January 22, 2015

Around 9 a.m. Thursday, Columbia Police Department officers were dispatched to the intersection of College Ave. and Rollins in response to a call about a pedestrian struck by a silver Chrysler van, MUPD...

Webber appointed ranking member of Higher Education Appropriations Committee

Webber appointed ranking member of Higher Education Appropriations Committee

Taylor Blatchford January 22, 2015

State Rep. Stephen Webber, D-Columbia, announced Monday he was appointed the ranking member of the [Higher Education Appropriations Committee](http://www.house.mo.gov/CommitteeIndividual.aspx?com=1257&year=2015&code=R)...