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The Maneater

Second agreement proposed for The Opus Group

Maggie Stanwood April 30, 2014

A student housing developer might be starting anew in an attempt to get their complex approved by City Council. The Opus Group created a development agreement with the council in which the complex agreed...

Tap Day reveals new 2014 inductees of MU secret societies

Tap Day reveals new 2014 inductees of MU secret societies

Elizabeth Loutfi April 30, 2014

Tap Day was moved indoors for its annual installment, though the celebration went on undiminished. April 25 marked MU’s 87th Tap Day, in which MU’s six secret societies revealed their 2014 inductees....

Six MU organizations elect 2014-2015 executive boards, discuss plans for future

Six MU organizations on campus — the Asian American Association, Four Front, the Legion of Black Collegians, Mizzou Alternative Breaks, Triangle Coalition and Tigers Advancing Political Participation...

Canadian pop duo to play The Blue Note May 6

Sarah Kloepple April 30, 2014

Columbia will no longer be “oh-so typical” at the beginning of next month. Tegan and Sara, the Canadian pop duo behind the hit “Closer,” will bring their headlining tour to The Blue Note May 6. The...

MU Researcher identifies coding gene needed for key locomotor skills

Natalia Alamdari April 30, 2014

Samuel Waters, assistant professor of biological sciences at MU, has identified a coding gene linked to locomotor skills and central nervous system development, which may lead to a better understanding...

Amy Stroth, Lizz Cardwell win Mastering the Method Photojournalism award

Amy Stroth, Lizz Cardwell win Mastering the Method Photojournalism award

Daniela Sirtori Cortina April 30, 2014

Neither Lizz Cardwell nor Amy Stroth thought they had a chance at winning the Mastering the Method Photojournalism award. But on April 9, the School of Journalism announced that Cardwell’s project,...

Faculty over the years express interest in maintaining child care services

Crystal Duan April 30, 2014

In 1982, the Student Parent Center was on a “list for review for possible reduction or elimination.” Instead of eliminating the facility, then-Chancellor Barbara Uehling decided to relocate the center...

UM System task force addresses faculty salaries and benefits

Crystal Duan April 30, 2014

The UM System is discussing ways to better balance costs associated with maintaining the quality of faculty benefits packages, and trying to raise the system’s pay levels at the same time, UM Vice President...

HB 2122 would encourage donations to Missouri public colleges

Joe Clougher April 30, 2014

Though still on the legislative table, a bill sponsored by Rep. John Wright, D-Rocheport, would incentivize donations to public scholarship funds. Existing state funding for higher education has declined...

Allies and LGBT Community members show off their MU pride

Allies and LGBT Community members show off their MU pride

Elizabeth Loutfi April 30, 2014

The cold, dreary weather did not stop the annual MU LGBT Pride Parade on Wednesday, April 30. Allies and LGBT community members alike turned up for this loud and proud event. Richard Thompson, an open...

Maneater Long Reads: No Fun, All Joy

Maneater Long Reads: No Fun, All Joy

Crystal Duan April 30, 2014

The clothing is the first thing you see when walking into senior Danielle Walker’s apartment — a pink, mint green and black dress that partially covers the black cap and gown beneath it. The outfits...

MU Researcher identifies coding gene needed for key locomotor skills

Natalia Alamdari April 29, 2014

Samuel Waters, assistant professor of biological sciences at MU, has identified a coding gene linked to locomotor skills and central nervous system development, which may lead to a better understanding...