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The Maneater

Second campus Starbucks location to open in Dobbs replacement in fall 2017

Jared Kaufman October 20, 2015

A Starbucks store will be included in the Dobbs replacement dining facility when it opens in fall 2017. The new location will be similar to the current Starbucks in Memorial Union in that customers will...

MU publishes a detailed proposal for diversity course

Hailey Hauldren October 20, 2015

On Oct. 14, astronomy professor Angela Speck, chair of the Diversity Enhancement Committee, published a [detailed proposal](https://transparency.missouri.edu/2015/10/14/proposal-for-a-diversity-requirement-update/)...

This week in university news

Quinn Malloy October 14, 2015

####Fundraising campaign MU administrators announced a $1.3 billion fundraising campaign on Oct. 8 during an event at Mizzou Arena. The fundraising campaign, dubbed “Mizzou: Our Time to Lead” is the...

Majority of students don’t believe sexual assault is a problem at MU

Emily O’Connor October 14, 2015

Eighty percent of undergraduate men at MU believe sexual assault is not a problem on campus. Only 19.6 percent of undergraduate males, compared to 37.1 percent of undergraduate females, at MU reported...

MU Athletics and student volunteers prepare for Homecoming game waste

Marilyn Haigh October 9, 2015

In addition to a win for MU, the Mizzou-UConn football game yielded 9,820 pounds of recycled trash. A total of 46.1 tons of waste was recycled during the 2014 football season. Tony Wirkus, director of...

Chancellor announces campus-wide diversity and inclusion training

Elizabeth Loutfi October 8, 2015

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced the development of a diversity and inclusion training for students, faculty and staff starting in January 2016, according to a [news release](http://chancellor.missouri.edu/news/diversity-and-inclusion-training/)...

MU jolted by LBC discrimination

MU jolted by LBC discrimination

Lauren Wortman, Elizabeth Loutfi October 7, 2015

Traditions Plaza filled with students and members of the Columbia community Oct. 6 for the performance of “The Mis-Educated,” a play created by the Legion of Black Collegiates and performed by members...

Vargas’ promise to return inspires MU undocumented students

Lily Oppenheimer October 7, 2015

MU students approached microphones, their voices often shaking because of the emotional weight of revealing their undocumented status to the crowd at Jesse Auditorium. In response, American journalist...

“Racism Lives Here” organizer Reuben Faloughi looks to change race culture at MU

Thomas Oide October 7, 2015

One only had to listen to Reuben Faloughi’s voice to understand his pain, anger and frustration. During the second “Racism Lives Here” protest, Faloughi, one of the organizers of the movement, stood...

UM Board of Curators address mental health on campus

Thomas Oide October 4, 2015

MU has seen a 35 percent increase in requests for mental health services from 2014 to 2015. The UM System Board of Curators met Friday in Kansas City to address mental health issues facing colleges across...

MU celebrates 100-year anniversary of Ellis Library

MU celebrates 100-year anniversary of Ellis Library

Brian Consiglio September 30, 2015

Ellis Library is quite possibly older than your grandpappy. The Library was around for the rise of the Internet, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. Now, it’s celebrating...

Professor Steven Watts featured in PBS documentary on Walt Disney

Professor Steven Watts featured in PBS documentary on Walt Disney

Emily O’Connor September 30, 2015

History professor Steven Watts’s interest in Walt Disney began with a trip to the “Happiest Place on Earth.” “To tell you the truth, it was sort of an accident,” Watts said. This accidental...