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The Maneater

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)...

Parson, Pfeffer win 2014 Geyer Award

Parson, Pfeffer win 2014 Geyer Award

Jennifer Prohov January 21, 2015

A state senator and a legislative advocate were named as recipients for the Mizzou Alumni Association’s 2014 Geyer Awards on Jan. 12. The two men, Wally Pfeffer and Missouri Sen. Mike Parson, R-Bolivar,...

Tobacco 21 petition efforts stirring

Tobacco 21 petition efforts stirring

Hailey Stolze January 21, 2015

Anger and disappointment arose from many students and Columbia residents almost as soon as City Council passed the Tobacco 21 initiative on the evening of Dec. 15. If current petition efforts are successful,...

Uber’s arrival in Columbia stirs up controversy, backlash from city

Ruth Serven January 21, 2015

After four Uber drivers were arrested in December for operating without proper licensing, city officials have been scrambling to craft new regulations that will accommodate Uber without alienating existing...