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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

First time voters at MU concerned about mail-in voting

Namratha Prasad November 2, 2020

Mail-in ballots will take the place of in-person polling for people in many states this year. At MU, first time voters will experience an unprecedented voting atmosphere. Freshman and first-time voter...

Columbia branch of national Sunrise Movement calls for environmental change in community

Teagan King November 2, 2020

The call for changes in the community regarding climate change has been growing louder over the past few months, propelled in part by the Columbia branch of the national Sunrise Movement. Climate change...

Four influential horror films that address the nature of race relations in America

Angelina Edwards November 1, 2020

With Halloween just around the corner, more people than usual are tuning into horror movies. While the genre consists of many Halloween favorites, horror movies have a complicated history with the Black...

Boone County, MU prepare for Election Day

Boone County, MU prepare for Election Day

Emmet Jamieson October 30, 2020

function removePic() { document.getElementById("articlePictureBox").remove(); } removePic(); Less than a week remains until the United States’ first pandemic election since 1918, and MU groups and...

Students weigh in on social distancing on campus

MJ Montgomery October 30, 2020

As the semester continues, students have noticed inconsistencies with the university’s social distancing guidelines around campus, especially in dining halls and classrooms. Throughout the dining halls,...

REVIEW: Comedy band Ninja Sex Party drops new album “The Prophecy”

Catherine Polo October 29, 2020

Ninja Sex Party’s eighth studio album, “The Prophecy” is a 12-song adventure through various relatable experiences like first dates, bringing a girl home for the first time, missing an ex and trying...

Virtual housing fair shows what Columbia has offer for returning students

October 29, 2020

Off-Campus Student Services hosted a virtual housing fair on Oct. 21 to showcase Columbia housing properties and campus living for returning students. The fair included live walkthroughs of apartment...

Celebrate Halloween with these TV Episodes

Celebrate Halloween with these TV Episodes

Anna Kochman October 28, 2020

Halloween is the light at the end of the October tunnel. After a long month of midterms, homework and Zoom meetings, it’s time to cozy up and watch some fall flicks. But if you don’t have time for...

MU TikTok star becomes student activist

Alejandra Vargas October 28, 2020

MU junior Connor Clary uses his popularity on the social media app TikTok, where he goes by the username @dinonuggets.jpg, to bring awareness to both MU’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns...

Quest for the best in Netflix Horror: Paranormal Hauntings

Quest for the best in Netflix Horror: Paranormal Hauntings

Elise Mulligan October 26, 2020

Ghosts and supernatural entities are a quintessential element to the horror genre. Looking specifically at the films available on Netflix, how does one determine which movies are truly terrifying and which...

Mid-Missouri Peaceworks hosted a bike-riding event to bring awareness to climate change

Mikaela Schlueter October 25, 2020

On Sunday, Oct. 3, people around the Columbia community met at the MKT Nature and Fitness Trail and went on a group bike ride to bring attention to climate change. Mid-Missouri Peaceworks, an organization...

Some suspended organizations’ members unaware their chapters are even suspended

Noah Alcala Bach October 25, 2020

MU announced Sept. 15 that seven fraternities and three sororities were temporarily suspended. A couple are already unsuspended and some members didn’t know they were suspended at all. An anonymous...