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The Maneater

MU hosts FYG U Fest with headliner Trippie Redd

MU hosts FYG U Fest with headliner Trippie Redd

Mallory Becker September 10, 2019

FYG U Music + Tech Festival, according to media company Big Noise, is “a national festival and digital platform connecting college students with their favorite music artists, lifestyle passions and brands.”...

Medical marijuana brings dispensaries to Columbia

Medical marijuana brings dispensaries to Columbia

Caitlin Danborn September 10, 2019

Medical marijuana, approved by Missouri voters last fall, will be available for sale by spring 2020 and changes are coming to Columbia, such as new dispensaries. According to ABC 17 News, a company called...

MU professors develop new technique for food contaminant detection

Wicker Perlis September 10, 2019

With outbreaks of foodborne illnesses regularly making the news, some MU professors saw a market for a more accurate and time-efficient device to detect contamination in food. For this reason, they developed...

BROCKHAMPTON grows without growing pains on ‘GINGER’

BROCKHAMPTON grows without growing pains on ‘GINGER’

Spencer Mende September 10, 2019

BROCKHAMPTON is one of the biggest stories in hip-hop right now. Following their debut album “ALL-AMERICAN TRASH” in 2016, the self-styled boy band has released six consistently high-quality albums...

Person on the street: virtual student IDs

Person on the street: virtual student IDs

Austin Woods September 9, 2019

Last year, MSA Senate passed Resolution 58-27. According to the resolution, its purpose is to “encourage the deployment of virtual IDs on campus and show that student support is behind the idea,” according...

Parking at MU improves, but still has a long way to go

Parking at MU improves, but still has a long way to go

Jeb Goldman September 9, 2019

Parking for students at MU has always been a source of deep frustration. And yet, after years of loud complaints, many students have found that not enough has been done by the university to alleviate the...

Speakers on campus share controversial messages, displaying MU’s freedom of speech

Speakers on campus share controversial messages, displaying MU’s freedom of speech

Elise Mulligan September 8, 2019

Throughout the first few weeks of classes at MU, it is not uncommon to find crowds of students gathered around controversial speakers in Speakers Circle. While their messages can stir up the crowds to...

MU research grant aims to provide health information services to underserved communities throughout Midwest

MU research grant aims to provide health information services to underserved communities throughout Midwest

Lucy Caile September 8, 2019

In rural and underserved communities throughout the midwest, public health information is sparse, as many librarians do not have the adequate training to provide health services to the public. To address...

Local defense attorney speaks at Know Your Rights event centering on police encounters

Local defense attorney speaks at Know Your Rights event centering on police encounters

Adam Rush September 8, 2019

The MU chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy hosted a Know Your Rights event Sept. 4 to educate students about using their constitutional rights effectively when encountering the police. Defense...

Camp COE enables students to have reliable support system for their time at MU

Camp COE enables students to have reliable support system for their time at MU

Jessica Fitzgerald September 8, 2019

For the first year, the MU College of Engineering offered Camp COE to all incoming freshmen, first-year transfers, graduate and international engineering students. Campers had the opportunity to zip line,...

‘Right to Harm’ shows ill effects of large-scale animal farming

‘Right to Harm’ shows ill effects of large-scale animal farming

Ben Wiche September 7, 2019

Local activists held a screening of the documentary "Right to Harm" at the Missouri United Methodist Church on Friday, Aug. 30. A look at the effect of large scale animal farms on rural communities, the...

Local tattoo convention brings unique art to Columbia

Local tattoo convention brings unique art to Columbia

Ben Wiche September 7, 2019

Local and regional tattoo artists gathered at the second annual COMO Carnival of Ink at the Holiday Inn Executive Center on Aug. 24. Fans could not only get a new tattoo or piercing, but also view sideshow...