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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Oscar nominees for Best Animated Short Film will definitely make you shed a tear

Petra Rivera February 8, 2020

Award show season is in full swing, folks. The Oscars air Sunday, Feb. 9. Until Feb. 13, Ragtag Cinema will show the 2020 Oscar-nominated short films, both animated and live-action, to help MU students...

MU College of Veterinary Medicine research determines genetic mutations cause rare genetic disorder

Jessica Fitzgerald February 6, 2020

A recent discovery by Leslie Lyons and Reuben Buckley of the College of Veterinary Medicine determined a specific mutation. It started with a collaboration with the Cincinnati Zoo, in which Lyons worked...

MU calls first weather cancellation day as students return from winter break on Jan. 24

MU calls first weather cancellation day as students return from winter break on Jan. 24

Jeb Goldman February 6, 2020

Weather-related cancellation days are not common place for MU, and on the morning of Jan. 24, school officials did not believe they would need to call for one. They believed that postponing classes until...

Three mobile billboards inside Columbia, Missouri: medical group protests MU’s animal use in medicine

Three mobile billboards inside Columbia, Missouri: medical group protests MU’s animal use in medicine

Ben Scott February 6, 2020

Thursday morning saw the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine organize in front of Memorial Student Union, protesting MU’s use of live animals in its emergency medical program. There were around...

Missouri well below national average for state funding of higher education per capita, per student

Missouri well below national average for state funding of higher education per capita, per student

Ben Scott February 5, 2020

Missouri ranks No. 46 in the U.S. regarding state funding of higher education per capita across fiscal years 2018-2020. To give context, UM System President Mun Choi asked for more funding before the Missouri...

MU Organization Resource Group enters third recognition period

Allison Brannan February 4, 2020

MU Organization Resource Group will hold the final information session for new student organizations in Cornell Hall on Feb. 4 at 4:30 p.m. Students interested in bringing a new organization to campus...

Ryan Murphy releases first season of Netflix show ‘The Politician’

Ryan Murphy releases first season of Netflix show ‘The Politician’

Chloe Konrad February 4, 2020

There’s a whole lot to swallow about The Politician. Sexual fluidity. Attempted suicide. Actual suicide. Borderline violent ambition. Poison by BB gun. Gwyneth Paltrow’s couture. And all that in a...

You should see her in a crown: Eilish sweeps ‘Big Four’ Grammys

You should see her in a crown: Eilish sweeps ‘Big Four’ Grammys

Anna Kochman February 4, 2020

At age 18, most kids are thinking about who to ask to prom or planning their grad parties. At age 18, Billie Eilish is basking in the glory of winning five Grammy awards and becoming the first woman to...

LGBTQ Resource Center kicks off the spring semester with the Queer Spring Fling

LGBTQ Resource Center kicks off the spring semester with the Queer Spring Fling

Angelina Edwards February 4, 2020

The LGBTQ Resource Center strives to create an inclusive environment for the queer community at MU. One of the ways it carries out its mission is by hosting events like the Queer Spring Fling, which took...

Discovery, collaboration among college musicians made easier with Quadio

Discovery, collaboration among college musicians made easier with Quadio

Maddie Schuck February 4, 2020

College is a time when many young people find the freedom to explore their creative side and produce art across every medium. However, it is not always easy for them to connect with others pursuing the...

Comedy Wars brings the humor to MU on Wednesday nights

Comedy Wars brings the humor to MU on Wednesday nights

Elizabeth Pruitt February 4, 2020

Founded in 1999, Comedy Wars has been making people whoop with laughter at MU for 20 years. Every Wednesday at 9:30 p.m., one can find the comedy troupe in the Bengal Lair of Memorial Student Union next...

New research conducted by MU Engineering could lead to water being harvested in space

Jessica Fitzgerald February 4, 2020

A recent experiment conducted by students and faculty of the MU College of Engineering could grow into the possibility of being able to harvest water in space. Professor Chung-Lung (C.L.) Chen, assistant...