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The Maneater

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...

Four tips to get out of your post-summer slump

Four tips to get out of your post-summer slump

Elizabeth Pruitt September 3, 2019

On Aug. 19, the MU campus came to life with the bustle of students. Although summer break is over, there are still some students stuck in summer break mode. It is hard to switch from having fun to being...

A Guide to Healthy Restaurants in CoMo

A Guide to Healthy Restaurants in CoMo

Mallory Becker September 3, 2019

Now that we’re all living on our own and don’t have our parents cooking meals for us, it can be difficult to make healthy eating choices on our own. After all how can we be expected to eat the recommended...

A Q&A with vegan superhero ZmantheVegan

A Q&A with vegan superhero ZmantheVegan

Janae McKenzie September 3, 2019

“Let’s save the freaking planet, people”: the catchphrase of local musician and cook ZmantheVegan. The self-proclaimed “vegan superhero,” 25, concentrates his efforts on outreach to the Columbia...

Local teen musicians prepare for Thursday’s Darkroom Records showcase

Local teen musicians prepare for Thursday’s Darkroom Records showcase

Tony Madden September 3, 2019

Columbia’s Stephens Lake Amphitheater summer concert series will come to an end Thursday evening with a showcase of local teenage musicians hosted by Columbia Public School’s Darkroom Records and 102.3...

March For Our Lives’ Peace Plan for a Safer America aims to reduce gun violence

Caitlin Danborn September 3, 2019

Survivors of the massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have released their latest gun violence prevention idea: Peace Plan for a Safer America. The plan released Aug. 21, advocates...

Mizzou College Democrats aims to stimulate healthy political discourse on campus

Mizzou College Democrats aims to stimulate healthy political discourse on campus

Anna Cowden September 3, 2019

Set up around Speakers Circle, Mizzou College Democrats President Sadie Jess manned the club’s recruitment booth on Aug. 23. ‘Jason Kander for 2016 senate’ buttons and a Ruth Bader Ginsburg cutout...

Pride not Prejudice: Columbia community celebrates pride

Pride not Prejudice: Columbia community celebrates pride

Catherine Polo September 3, 2019

The street in front of Rose Music Hall was filled with members attending the 15th annual Mid-Missouri PrideFest on August 24th. Vendors lined up along the street selling flags, buttons and other items...

Sailing documentary ‘Maiden’ creates waves in women’s media portrayal

Sailing documentary ‘Maiden’ creates waves in women’s media portrayal

George Frey September 3, 2019

This past Friday, the British documentary “Maiden,” was released to Columbia moviegoers at Hitt Street’s Ragtag Cinema. The film, directed by Alex Holmes, centers around 1989’s Whitbread Round...