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MU still looking into Loftin Twitter incident

Taylor Blatchford November 10, 2014

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin’s Twitter account favorited a pornographic tweet Oct. 20, raising questions about access to @bowtieger. The next morning, Loftin tweeted the following: Just woke up and discovered...

Annual ROTC Veterans Day Parade honors service

Grace Rogers November 9, 2014

In honor of Veteran’s Day, MU’s ROTC program held the 29th annual Veteran’s Day Parade Nov. 9. Walking in the parade was the Boone County Fire District Pipe and Drum band, the American Legion Post...

Caridad Svich introduces Orphan Sea at MU

Sarah Wynn November 9, 2014

Playwright Caridad Svich wrote “The Orphan Sea” specifically for MU’s theatre program. Svich is a well known playwright who won an OBIE Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. Her work was first introduced...

Comedy Wars keep 'em laughing

Comedy Wars keep ’em laughing

Sarah Wynn November 8, 2014

On any given Wednesday night, Bengal’s Lair is jam-packed with students. The space is usually occupied by students and faculty studying between classes and sipping on Starbucks drinks, but tonight, everyone...

Citizen Jane, Day One: Recap

Elana Williams November 8, 2014

If you think you’re not cool enough for an independent film festival, you’re wrong. If you think you’re too cool for Citizen Jane because you’re a True/False buff, you’re even more wrong. After...

Faculty Council discusses ‘a new day’ for Title IX relations

Scott MacDonald November 7, 2014

Sexual violence on campus — and how faculty might respond to it — was the recurring topic during Thursday’s Faculty Council meeting. “This is a very important issue,” said nursing professor...

MSA debate highlights diversity, personal experiences and hardships

MSA debate highlights diversity, personal experiences and hardships

Four Front Minority Council and The Maneater hosted the second Missouri Students Association presidential debate Thursday. Slates Myles Artis/Mary Cate O’Brien, Payton Head/Brenda Smith-Lezama and Jordan...

Trends with benefits: Recapping Missouri’s Fashion Weeks

Angie Andera November 7, 2014

Recently, both Kansas City Fashion Week and St. Louis Fashion Week featured collections from some of the most talented local and national designers. Many of this season’s designers at KCFW were cut...

Local socialists host journalist Sustar for public discussion

Neeti Butala November 6, 2014

Socialist Worker labor editor Lee Sustar spoke Tuesday as a part of a public political discussion about using the current political climate and why he believes socialism is the solution to the crisis of...

Third provost candidate envisions AAU excellence, shared governance

Third provost candidate envisions AAU excellence, shared governance

Covey Eonyak Son November 5, 2014

Science and education have influenced Nancy Brickhouse’s life since her early childhood. She was raised in Kilgore, Texas, where her father ran a feedstock testing lab in the kitchen and worked to obtain...

#RespectZouFood targets dining hall food waste

Hannah Black November 5, 2014

“Waste Not, Want Not,” a task force that studies food waste and how to decrease it on campus, is launching a two-week campaign to raise awareness of food waste generated by campus dining halls. The...

Opus Group’s District Flats, TODD Student Living on schedule

Paige Lalain November 5, 2014

Throughout the past year, residents of Columbia and students at MU have been introduced to two student housing development projects located near campus. These developments — the Opus Group’s District...