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The Maneater

Starbomb drops third, possibly final studio album

Starbomb drops third, possibly final studio album

Janae McKenzie April 24, 2019

Musical-comedy group Starbomb dropped its third and possibly final studio album, “The TryForce,” on April 19. The band, composed of musical-comedy duo Ninja Sex Party (Dan Avidan and Brian Wecht)...

George Saunders delivers Unbound keynote address on his life, work

Ben Wiche April 24, 2019

The 2019 Unbound Book Festival commenced with a book reading and discussion with George Saunders at the Missouri Theatre on April 20. Saunders was interviewed by author Monica Ferrell and gave a reading...

Empowerment Fest brings young voices to Cafe Berlin

Empowerment Fest brings young voices to Cafe Berlin

Mariana Labbate April 24, 2019

Planned Parenthood Advocates at Mizzou held its second annual Empowerment Fest on Friday, April 20 at Cafe Berlin. The event gathered a number of artists to raise money and awareness for the organization...

Some of the summer’s most intriguing movies remain a mystery

Joe Cross April 23, 2019

Last week, the lineup for the annual Cannes Film Festival was announced, with two titles notably absent: Quentin Tarantino’s hotly-anticipated “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and James Gray’s space...

The Briefing: MU’s fiscal year 2020 budget decision announced

The Briefing: MU’s fiscal year 2020 budget decision announced

Adele Du April 23, 2019

The fiscal year 2020 budget was recently announced by MU Chancellor Alexander Cartwright and Vice Chancellor for Finance Rhonda Gibler. The budget will be in effect starting July 1, 2019 until June 30,...

92nd Annual Tap Day ceremony celebrates new members, highlights community issues

92nd Annual Tap Day ceremony celebrates new members, highlights community issues

Kyndall Hubbard April 23, 2019

Hundreds of students, faculty and families gathered in the Jesse Auditorium Friday, April 19 for the 92nd Annual Tap Day ceremony to discover which friends, colleagues and loved ones had been tapped to...

MU strategic communication professor Shelly Rodgers named nation’s most productive advertising scholar

MU strategic communication professor Shelly Rodgers named nation’s most productive advertising scholar

Hannah Norton April 23, 2019

Each year, the SECU awards one full-time professor at each of its 14 universities with the SEC Faculty Achievement Award. In order to win the award, nominees must “have achieved the rank of full professor;...

Top five ‘Broad City’ episodes

Top five ‘Broad City’ episodes

Jesse Baalman April 23, 2019

“Broad City” pushed the boundaries of comedy by subverting in format and content the uninspired trappings of popular television. Creators Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson’s five-season run ended as...

Drugdealer’s ‘Raw Honey’ is vibrant, if somewhat unimaginative

Drugdealer’s ‘Raw Honey’ is vibrant, if somewhat unimaginative

Jacob Luebbert April 23, 2019

On its latest album “Raw Honey,” Drugdealer picks from a basket of nostalgic influences and creates a record with vibrant instrumentation and amusing melodies. Unfortunately, Drugdealer also eschews...

Mizzou Disability Coalition leads Student Accessibility Walk

Mizzou Disability Coalition leads Student Accessibility Walk

Wicker Perlis April 23, 2019

MU students were led throughout campus by members of the Mizzou Disability Coalition on Thursday as part of the first Student Accessibility Walk. Students were educated about issues facing disabled members...

Researchers investigate discrimination experiences of MU students, parent-child communications in low income families

Laura Evans April 21, 2019

In December, the Division of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity announced the 2019-2020 IDE Excellence Grant recipients. Since then, faculty and students have been working on nine different projects chosen...

Record Store Day satisfies some audiophiles’ addiction, leaves others craving for more

Record Store Day satisfies some audiophiles’ addiction, leaves others craving for more

Ben Wiche April 17, 2019

Local record stores celebrated Record Store Day on April 13. The annual consumer event saw the release of a wide variety of rare and unreleased albums, singles and compilations to celebrate the culture...