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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Professor sues MU officials over denial of tenure

Annabel Ames September 30, 2014

Dylan Kesler, assistant professor of fisheries and wildlife, filed a lawsuit against senior university officials Sept. 24 after he was denied tenure for reasons unknown to him. Kesler’s suit names the...

Pop Culture Shock: ‘Rich Kids’ set a bad example

McKenna Bulkley September 30, 2014

Earlier this week, I was trolling E! News’s website to find something interesting to write about in my column. Scrolling past a story for "Rich Kids of Beverly Hills," I decided to click. What could...

MU committee considering options to replace Blackboard

Isabella Alves September 30, 2014

MU is evaluating whether it should continue using Blackboard as a campus-wide learning management system or replace it. The university plans to reach a decision by December. Technology Resource Director...

ICYMI: The importance of punctuation on the Web

Ellie Papadakis September 30, 2014

Since my last column was about the Internet and reading, and seeing as Sept. 24 was National Punctuation Day, let’s talk about the Web’s Grammar Police. Terrible grammar on the Internet is _so_ 2007,...

Brad ‘N’ Butter: ‘Rooten’ around for love

Brad Spudich September 30, 2014

I found love in the parking lot of a burned-down auto parts shop. I was riding my bike on Business Loop 70 when I passed, and I had to turn back. Something was missing in my life. I knew I couldn’t...

Fall TV hits & misses

Megan Schaltegger September 30, 2014

We all crave fall for a smattering of reasons. Whether it’s the return of our beloved pumpkin spice lattes, the opportunity to caption our knit-focused Instagram posts under the “#sweaterweather”...

Fair trade for a fair price

Fair trade for a fair price

Mica Soellner September 30, 2014

Looking for a way to give back? Now, you can not only help out your own community, but help out the world as well. The Mustard Seed, a locally run non-profit shop on Ninth Street, sells only fair trade...

Fall makeup looks

Fall makeup looks

McKenna Bulkley September 30, 2014

You can basically _smell_ the pumpkin spice lattes in the air, which can only mean one thing: it’s finally fall, which means not only is it time to break out the sweaters and boots (finally), but it’s...

SFRC turns focus to divisional councils

Rachel Pierret September 30, 2014

The allocation of funds to the 12 student governments of the major schools at MU is the main goal of the 2014-2015 Student Fee Review Committee this year. SFRC is a student organization of 13 students...

STRIPES, Tiger Pantry and Truman’s Closet celebrate birthdays

Libbye Tellor September 30, 2014

Three MSA/GPC auxiliaries are celebrating birthdays during the week of Sept. 28. ---- **Truman’s Closet** Truman’s Closet, which provides business attire to those who may not be able to afford it,...

2014 Homecoming royalty selection underway

Rachel Phillips September 30, 2014

The process for selecting the 103rd Mizzou Homecoming king and queen is underway. The Top 30 candidates, 15 for king and 15 for queen, were announced on the Mizzou Homecoming Facebook and Twitter accounts...

‘Beards for Boobs’ begins MU chapter

Faith Salamon September 30, 2014

Beards for Boobs, an organization started in 2012 by a student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, has expanded to Mizzou this year. The Mizzou chapter set a goal to raise $5,000 dollars to donate to...