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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Companies release hit or miss ad campaigns since beginning of COVID-19

Companies release hit or miss ad campaigns since beginning of COVID-19

Chloe Konrad September 14, 2020

Ever since we began shutdowns in March, every type of company, from local businesses to giant corporations, has put out messages of hope or pleas to abide by guidelines. They’ve been hit or miss. Some...

MU administration to staff: ‘Publicly support’ decisions, discourage student protests

MU administration to staff: ‘Publicly support’ decisions, discourage student protests

September 11, 2020

University of Missouri administrators instructed staff members to “publicly support” all university decisions and work to prevent “widespread protests,” according to a presentation from a July...

REVIEW: “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” is a chaotic jumble of confusion

REVIEW: “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” is a chaotic jumble of confusion

Elise Mulligan September 10, 2020

“I’m Thinking of Ending Things” had been over for ten minutes, and I racked my brain for any explanation to try and make sense of the last two-and-a-half hours. Despite the film’s clever cinematography...

UPDATE: Sigma Sigma Sigma president resigns following allegations of racist conduct

UPDATE: Sigma Sigma Sigma president resigns following allegations of racist conduct

Sydney Lewis September 10, 2020

_Under the threat of a lawsuit from Blakeley's family, Strip Your Letters has retracted the information included in this story. More information about the retraction can be found here._ Following allegations...

COVID-19 alters SEC tennis format for fall season

Luca Vitale September 10, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting nearly every element of day-to-day life, news broke out proclaiming the Southeastern Conference established a new start date and format for the upcoming tennis season. The...

MU cross country maintains high expectations despite challenges of new SEC format

Grace Chicoine September 10, 2020

On Aug. 30, SEC Network announced a new cross country start date of Sept. 11 and outlined the rules that teams must follow to compete. Teams will participate in a minimum of two and a maximum of three...

UPDATE: Choi unblocks students on Twitter after threat of lawsuit

UPDATE: Choi unblocks students on Twitter after threat of lawsuit

September 9, 2020

Following a Sunshine Law records request and the threat of a lawsuit, UM System President and MU Chancellor Mun Choi has unblocked students on Twitter, MU spokesperson Christian Basi said. Basi said...

No Fly Zone: Duncanville High School’s Ennis Rakestraw Jr. brings confidence, grit to the Tigers’ 2020 roster

Kyle Pinnell September 9, 2020

By now, you’ve probably seen –– or at least heard about –– the video. Watching with bated breath, Mizzou head football coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff huddled around a small iPhone screen...

MU briefly consults Columbia/Boone County Health Department for COVID-19 dashboard before release

September 9, 2020

Prior to releasing its COVID-19 data dashboard Aug. 24, MU sought approval from the Columbia/Boone County Department of Health and Human Services. MU provided the health department with only a mock-up...

Boone County COVID-19 data shows 44.6% countywide test positivity rate, 60.4% rate among 18-22 age group

Emmet Jamieson September 8, 2020

Boone County had a COVID-19 test positivity rate of 44.6% and a 60.4% rate among 18 to 22-year-olds from Aug. 21 to Aug. 27, said Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services Assistant Director...

Online school causes students to find new ways to express themselves

Online school causes students to find new ways to express themselves

Chloe Konrad September 6, 2020

If you’ve ever seen a tour group around campus before, you might have spotted a few of them looking more at the surrounding students than listening to their tour guide. There are a lot of big questions...

REVIEW: “Words on Bathroom Walls” tackles schizophrenia with authenticity

Elise Mulligan September 6, 2020

A PG-13 drama film about a teenager with schizophrenia’s love story sounds like a recipe for a tone-deaf disaster. “Words on Bathroom Walls,” however, presents that eccentric story with care and...