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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

Clubs struggle to recruit freshmen amidst pandemic

October 6, 2020

COVID-19 presents numerous challenges for student involvement and MU organizations intending to safely hold events. Finding ways to keep each other safe while maintaining a social life can be difficult. For...

How live stand-up and the comedy industry have been impacted due to COVID-19

Dominique Hodge October 5, 2020

There is nothing like being seated at a local comedy club- the ambiance, the clinking of glasses, the people talking, waiting in anticipation for the next act and then the spotlight pointed toward the...

Nine songs that highlighted Hispanic Heritage Month

Melanie Oliva October 5, 2020

We grew up dancing, singing and watching their performances on TV, and we still do today. Growing up in a home where music was always blasting early Saturday morning, the sizzling of mami cooking platanos...

MU’s international students concerned about fall semester while MU makes changes

Teagan King October 5, 2020

International students at MU face the challenge of making the fall semester as normal as possible amidst the uncertainty that accompanies the COVID-19 pandemic. In January, the International Student and...

REVIEW: Indie darling Sufjan Stevens explores faith with ‘The Ascension.'

REVIEW: Indie darling Sufjan Stevens explores faith with ‘The Ascension.’

Anna Kochman October 5, 2020

The album art for Sufjan Stevens’ new album, “The Ascension,” evokes a memory of rainbow light filtering through stained glass church windows. The abstract shapes even seem to form a cross in the...

Fall Fashion is here to make you Happy in Uncertain Times

Fall Fashion is here to make you Happy in Uncertain Times

Anna Watson October 4, 2020

At the moment, fashion may seem utterly pointless. Zoom and online lectures occupy the majority of our 2020 calendar, as the days of staying home and studying tend to occur in a monotonous cycle. MU students...

Students in quarantine express concerns over housing, access to food

Sydney Lewis October 4, 2020

Students who test positive for COVID-19 have trouble quarantining whether it's on or off campus. Many students have taken to Twitter and TikTok to expose the conditions they’re living in. Some have reported...

ASUM encourages students to register to vote on National Voter Registration Day

Alejandra Vargas October 4, 2020

The Associated Students of the University of Missouri held a campus-wide voting drive to promote voter registration on National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 22. Spread across five locations, the organization...

Widgets are changing the world of Apple users

Petra Rivera October 4, 2020

The iOS 14 update was released on Sept. 16 for all iPhone users. Ever since then, all the rave has been about this update and all the cool changes it allows you to make to your phone. The most hype has...

History repeats itself: A comprehensive view of student dissent at MU

Sydney Lewis October 3, 2020

function removePic() { document.getElementById("articlePictureBox").remove(); } removePic(); MU students have persistently protested injustice since the university’s founding in 1839, but three parallel...

Protestors voice concerns about MU COVID-19 policies before first home game

Mikaela Schlueter September 30, 2020

At noon on Saturday, hours before MU’s first home football game, a group of about 10 protesters met outside Faurot Field to showcase their concerns about MU’s COVID-19 policies. The group calls themselves...

MU expands COVID-19 dashboard, some say changes inadequate

MU expands COVID-19 dashboard, some say changes inadequate

Emmet Jamieson September 30, 2020

MU added new metrics to its COVID-19 dashboard Tuesday. UM spokesperson Christian Basi said the changes are responses to community feedback, but others said the resource still provides insufficient data. The...