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The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

While holding signs, demonstrators listen to Kevin Perkins during the MU Workers Rally on Friday, February 6, in Speakers Circle in Columbia, Mo.  Perkins announced at the rally that he had officially retired from MU after working there for the past five years.

Mizzou workers rally for increased wages

Violet Newton, Assistant Graphics Editor & Copy Editor February 7, 2026

Campus employees joined LiUNA Local 955, a union that supports select campus employees, on Friday to rally for a wage change. Workers requested that their wages increase to $19 an hour, to provide...

Parking meters line the curb on Eighth Street on Wednesday, Nov. 19 in
Columbia, Mo. City officials plan to raise parking prices from 60 cents an hour to $1 an hour. “I appreciate that the city is constantly attempting to revise policies to improve the (parking) situation, however they should be going in a different direction,” said Jacob Schelp, a Missouri student who drives to campus every day.

Columbia to raise downtown parking meter rates

Kate Shambo, News Reporter & Digital Content Producer December 17, 2025

Starting Jan. 5, 2026, Columbia’s downtown parking meter rate will increase from 60 cents to $1 per hour. Columbia’s City Council approved this change on Sept. 15 as a part of the Fiscal Year 2026...