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SAE brothers gather to remember brother and founder Chris Parsons

Allyson Sherwin • January 26, 2016

A procession of mourners walked in silence to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house, where they gathered to pay their respects to senior nursing student Chris Parsons, who died Sunday, Jan. 17. Over 100 people...

Senior selected for Schwarzman Scholars Program

Thomas Oide • January 26, 2016

Four years ago, Anurag Chandran came to MU from Dubai. He left his family and everything he knew behind in the United Arab Emirates and started a new life in Columbia. During his first few weeks as a freshman,...

Board of Curators calls special meeting Jan. 27

Claire Mitzel • January 26, 2016

The UM System Board of Curators will meet at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27 in University Hall for a special meeting, according to a [public notice](http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/news/public_notices/012616_public_notice)...

Melissa Click charged with assault after Concerned Student 1950 campsite incident

Lauren Wortman, Alyssa Bessasparis • January 25, 2016

MU communications assistant professor Melissa Click was charged with third-degree assault Jan. 25 in response to her actions on the Concerned Student 1950 campsite Nov. 9. In [a video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S3yMzEee18)...

Nixon proposes $5 million more for MU’s Thompson Center

Anna Sutterer • January 25, 2016

MU’s Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders could serve more families in the 2017 fiscal year with a $5 million appropriation proposed by Gov. Jay Nixon. These funds are part of...

Foley speaks on Click’s tenure status

Tess Vrbin • January 25, 2016

Assistant professor Melissa Click’s job is currently safe, interim Chancellor Hank Foley said at a press conference Monday, which was held in light of the [third-degree assault charge on Click](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2016/1/25/melissa-click-charged-assault-attempting-remove-st/)....

MU hopes to combat application decline with new strategies

Claire Mitzel • January 25, 2016

After a decline in applications for the 2016-17 school year among prospective students, MU is working to increase enrollment numbers with a number of new strategies. MU is planning an increase of yield...

Campus renovations are underway, on track

Rashi Gupta • January 24, 2016

For the last few years, MU has seen a lot of construction, including new buildings being built and old ones being renovated. Here’s an update on the current projects. **Lafferre Hall** Many of these...

Interim Chancellor Hank Foley gets to know students and staff at meet and greet

Alycia Washington • January 22, 2016

During the first Chats with the Chancellor, an informal meet and greet, interim Chancellor Hank Foley walked around the first floor of Jesse Hall on Friday afternoon, answering and asking questions of...

Diane Nash discusses student activism, nonviolent action

Lily Cusack • January 21, 2016

Even before Diane Nash walked on stage in the Missouri Theatre on Jan. 20, she received a standing ovation. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Nash was invited to give a speech about her life as an...

Faculty Council proposes examining MU and UM System’s relationship

Claire Mitzel • January 21, 2016

Faculty Council focused on a proposed resolution to examine the relationship between MU and the UM system during its first meeting of the year Thursday. ####Proposed Resolution Art Jago, management professor...

MU study finds that experience positively impacts firm value and operating performance

Thomas Oide • January 20, 2016

A study conducted by Adam Yore, an assistant professor of finance at the Trulaske College of Business, found that a CEO’s job experience can offset the negative effects that accompany the individual’s...