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New stadium alcohol policy received positive feedback from students and attendees

Austin Woods September 24, 2019

In August, it was announced that alcohol, specifically beer and wine, would be sold at Memorial Stadium throughout the fall season during football games. As per Southeastern Conference policy, alcohol...

Odyssey translator Emily Wilson talks about complexity of translation, media reaction

Odyssey translator Emily Wilson talks about complexity of translation, media reaction

Ben Wiche September 24, 2019

Emily Wilson, writer and professor of Classics at the University of Pennsylvania, came to MU to talk about her translation of “The Odyssey” Thursday, Sept. 19 at Conservation Auditorium. The talk was...

MU students form band Dirty Laundry, play covers on campus

MU students form band Dirty Laundry, play covers on campus

Abby Proffer September 24, 2019

Three college freshmen discovered each other’s musical abilities and created a band. It was a match made in heaven; or more specifically, the Hatch Hall laundry basement. When school is not occupying...

New research leads professor to believe physical inactivity is genetic

Jessica Fitzgerald September 24, 2019

Physical activity is essential for a healthy lifestyle, and if Americans do not exercise, serious life-threatening diseases can be a result. Until recently, researchers believed laziness was a choice and...

The rise of emotional support animals

The rise of emotional support animals

Hannah Young September 23, 2019

Emotional support animals are becoming more and more common, but there’s still stipulation on the effect they have. Junior Brooklyn Shumate has a dachshund named Gibson as her emotional support animal....

$1.4 million grant to help quicken research studies at MU and other institutions

$1.4 million grant to help quicken research studies at MU and other institutions

Lauren Hines September 23, 2019

Without cyberinfrastructure, researchers would face restrictions on their studies. Cyberinfrastructure significantly helps speed up the process of experiments and computation. The National Science Foundation...

MU receives $1.5 million from legacy donor

MU receives $1.5 million from legacy donor

Riddhi Andurkar September 23, 2019

In 1839, John Pace, along with his two brothers, supported efforts to have Columbia as the site of Missouri’s land grant university. John Pace contributed $100, and his two brothers each contributed...

Local grassroots activism at heart of Columbia chapter of national climate advocacy group

Local grassroots activism at heart of Columbia chapter of national climate advocacy group

Caitlin Danborn September 23, 2019

A national climate advocacy group is coming to Columbia as MU junior Heather Belser is founding a local chapter of Sunrise Movement. Sunrise Movement is a national organization with over 250 local hubs,...

Period @ Mizzou looks to break period stigma and period poverty

Period @ Mizzou looks to break period stigma and period poverty

Anna Cowden September 23, 2019

When Period @ Mizzou tabled for the first time in Speakers Circle in the 2017-18 school year, some thought they were a grammar club. “Once they came over and learned what we were, a lot of people got...

Student opposition brings their voice to pro-Israel event

Wesley Ward September 23, 2019

MU Christians United For Israel hosted a pro-Israel presentation event which brought Missouri state Sen. Bob Onder, R-St. Charles and two Israeli soldiers to Columbia, as well as student protesters. The...

School of Music announces grant to develop Budds Center for American Music Studies

School of Music announces grant to develop Budds Center for American Music Studies

Alex Fulton September 23, 2019

To continue his legacy at MU, former music professor Dr. Michael Budds donated $4 million to the School of Music to create the Budds Center for American Music Studies, the university announced during a...

COLUMN: The Rise and Grind isn’t everything

Elizabeth Okosun September 20, 2019

_Elizabeth Okosun is a sophomore journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about social issues for The Maneater._ As the school year begins, students with loaded schedules filled...