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Committee formed to evaluate free speech policy on campus

Thomas Oide • January 20, 2016

In November 2015, MU made national news due to the [protests of the student group Concerned Student 1950](https://www.themaneater.com/special-sections/mu-fall-2015/) and their fight for equality for marginalized...

First day of semester snow leads to class cancellation

Tessa Weinberg, Bri Considine • January 19, 2016

MU officials have canceled both classes and activities for the remainder of Tuesday, according a news release sent at 4:40 p.m. An announcement regarding the status of tomorrow’s classes will be made...

Foley guarantees graduate students at least one more year of health coverage

Kyra Haas • January 19, 2016

Graduate students are assured at least one more year of health coverage, interim Chancellor Hank Foley [wrote in an email](http://chancellor.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1-19-16-Grad-student-insurance-memo-signed.pdf)...

Catch up on MU news you missed over break

Hailey Stolze, Waverly Colville, Taylor Blatchford • January 19, 2016

**Lawmakers call for Melissa Click’s dismissal** State lawmakers [released a letter](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2016/1/5/missouri-republicans-ask-curators-fire-professor-m/) calling for assistant...

Freshman applications down from last year

Taylor Blatchford • January 19, 2016

Nonresident applications for fall 2016 have decreased by 941 compared to the same time last year, according to a Jan. 4 memo from Barbara Rupp, interim vice provost for enrollment management, and Director...

Interim administrators won’t hold MU back

Nancy Coleman • January 19, 2016

After several shifts in administrative positions following a semester of tension and student protests, MU’s administration began the spring semester with 15 administrators in an interim role. Despite...

No final decision on search process for next UM System president

Katherine Knott • January 14, 2016

The search for the next UM System president will be largely closed with the potential for public input at the end, but a final decision from the Board of Curators is expected at their Feb. 4-5 meeting. At...

Hoverboards banned from campus

Lily Oppenheimer • January 8, 2016

Self-balancing scooters, also known as hoverboards, are banned from MU campus beginning Jan. 8, according to an email sent to students Friday morning. The email cited the “potential impact on MU campus...

STORIFY: People share ideas on how to improve MU

Katherine Knott • January 6, 2016

[View the story "People share ideas on how to #MakeMizzouGreatAgain" on Storify]

UPDATED: Faculty support Melissa Click after state lawmakers call for her dismissal

Katherine Knott • January 5, 2016

Faculty are supporting assistant professor Melissa Click after Republican state lawmakers released their letter calling for her immediate removal for her “inappropriate and criminal actions” [during...

After stepping down as chancellor, Loftin isn’t dwelling on the past

Taylor Blatchford • December 30, 2015

R. Bowen Loftin first visited the University of Missouri in the late 1970s. A physics professor at Texas A&M University at Galveston, he and a colleague came to Columbia to use the nuclear reactor for...

Infusion to begin offering Kaldi’s coffee in January

Jared Kaufman • December 22, 2015

Infusion, the Student Center’s coffee shop and bakery, is hoping to boost sales by using Kaldi’s coffee to make its beverages starting in January. Previously, Infusion had sold beverages made primarily...