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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Christmas is incomplete without Rankin/Bass holiday specials

December 7, 2020

Stop-motion animation is a little creepy, I’ll admit. Yet a lineup of classic Christmas films is incomplete without the whimsical movies from Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment. The production company...

MU students make it to the polls and their classes on Election Day 2020

December 1, 2020

For sophomore Olivia Balkenbush, timing was the name of the game on Nov. 3. Balkenbush spent Election Day attending classes in person and on Zoom, voting for the first time and working at Mort’s in the...

Students reevaluate plans for Thanksgiving recess after new MU announcement

Danny Daugherty November 29, 2020

Thanksgiving always causes students to make a decision. MU Chancellor Mun Choi announced Nov. 12 that the university will switch from in-person instruction to online classes for the remainder of fall semester....

Campus sustainability efforts halted completely by eight-month closure of Sustainability Office

November 23, 2020

Earlier this year, MU closed its Sustainability Office and suspended all its programs, bringing sustainability activities on campus to a standstill. The closure happened during the initial COVID-19 panic...

Remembering Alex Trebek’s most iconic “Jeopardy!” pop culture moments

Anna Kochman November 22, 2020

In a pop culture landscape where fame is fleeting, with new celebrities rising to stardom and falling from grace every few years, Alex Trebek was something of a mainstay. As the host of “Jeopardy!”...

MU implements CampusClear checkpoints in effort to curb spread of COVID-19

Lily Dozier November 22, 2020

MU began enforcing CampusClear checkpoints at MizzouRec and Ellis Library on Monday, Oct. 19. Since then, the university implemented a new checkpoint at the Student Center and posted signs outside most...

Mizzou 2 promotes inclusivity for dependents of international students

Angelina Edwards November 22, 2020

When Jessica Osaze arrived in Columbia in the fall of 2017, she felt isolated from the community. Osaze had just said goodbye to her family in Nigeria to come to the U.S. with her husband, who had been...

MU’s LGBTQ Resource Center makes changes to operations during pandemic

Charlie Recchia November 22, 2020

For LGBTQ+ students at MU, the LGBTQ Resource Center can be a safe space with a variety of different fucntions. It was, and still is, a place for these students to be themselves with no judgement or fear,...

REVIEW: ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ failure and persistence make wholesome drama

Anna Watson November 20, 2020

In 1967, in an elegant Paris hotel room, the curtains open and reveal a sleepy-eyed Beth Harmon. Feeling disheveled, she leaps from bed and rushes to put herself together. Following a night of binge drinking,...

MU graduate student Ryleigh Murray advocates for accessibility, inclusivity for students with disabilities

Sydney Lewis November 20, 2020

For Ryleigh Murray, advocating for students with disabilities is not just a passion. It’s the main focus of her education, career and extra-curriculars. Murray serves on the Chancellor’s Committee...

Disability activist Samantha Norman honored with Lee Henson Access Mizzou Award

Sydney Lewis November 20, 2020

When senior Samantha Norman joined her sorority, Kappa Delta, as a freshman, she had no idea it would open the door to a world of advocacy. Recently, Norman has received university-wide recognition for...

Students enjoy music from local Columbia artists through Pop-Up Music Series

November 19, 2020

After MU students were sent home on March 13 to continue classes online, live music halted on MU’s campus. This October, live music finally returned, filling the paths of Kuhlman Court on Thursday night. Throughout...