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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

MU hosts Missouri Geographic Alliance conference

MU hosts Missouri Geographic Alliance conference

John Richmond Herrick November 10, 2014

The Missouri Geographic Alliance, a network of Missouri educators, geography professionals and citizens, hosted its fall conference at the Animal Science center on campus Saturday. This year’s conference...

MU still looking into Loftin Twitter incident

Taylor Blatchford November 10, 2014

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin’s Twitter account favorited a pornographic tweet Oct. 20, raising questions about access to @bowtieger. The next morning, Loftin tweeted the following: Just woke up and discovered...

Faculty Council discusses ‘a new day’ for Title IX relations

Scott MacDonald November 7, 2014

Sexual violence on campus — and how faculty might respond to it — was the recurring topic during Thursday’s Faculty Council meeting. “This is a very important issue,” said nursing professor...

#RespectZouFood targets dining hall food waste

Hannah Black November 5, 2014

“Waste Not, Want Not,” a task force that studies food waste and how to decrease it on campus, is launching a two-week campaign to raise awareness of food waste generated by campus dining halls. The...

Third provost candidate envisions AAU excellence, shared governance

Third provost candidate envisions AAU excellence, shared governance

Covey Eonyak Son November 5, 2014

Science and education have influenced Nancy Brickhouse’s life since her early childhood. She was raised in Kilgore, Texas, where her father ran a feedstock testing lab in the kitchen and worked to obtain...

MU acquires radio station from Stephens College

Covey Eonyak Son October 31, 2014

MU officials announced Friday that the university will purchase radio station KWWC-FM from Stephens College. MU will spend $50,000 for the purchase and allow Stephens College $50,000 in public service...

MU partners with Women’s Foundation to research status of women in Missouri

Anna Sutterer October 30, 2014

MU researchers recently started a partnership with the [Women’s Foundation of Greater Kansas City](http://www.wfgkc.org) to investigate the status of women in Missouri. The goal of the research is to...

The traveling Tiger: Where in the world is Chancellor Loftin?

Taylor Blatchford October 29, 2014

Since becoming MU’s chancellor on Feb. 1, R. Bowen Loftin has visited New York City, Los Angeles and many cities in between. According to public records, the university has spent a total of $29,284.65...

University adds preferred names for student systems, class rosters

Yasmine Benchaabane October 29, 2014

MyZou will now allow students to add a preferred first and middle names to be displayed in the Student Center section of the system, class and grade rosters, Blackboard, and emails. Students may add preferred...

Provost candidate Wiencek discusses diversity, sexual violence policy, AAU

Taylor Blatchford October 29, 2014

The search for a new executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost continued Wednesday with an open forum for candidate John Wiencek to speak to faculty and students in Stotler Lounge. Harry...

McKee, Waters, Mumford renovations remain unfunded

McKee, Waters, Mumford renovations remain unfunded

Annabel Ames October 29, 2014

Walking through McKee Gymnasium — one of three buildings rated over 0.5 on the Facilities Conditions Needs Index last year — is like taking a step back in time. Foggy windows, stairs and walls with...

Open Forum for provost candidate Michele Wheatly

Taylor Blatchford October 23, 2014

MU hosted an open forum for Michele Wheatly, a candidate for executive vice chancellor and provost, to speak to faculty and students Thursday. The forum opens the final stretch in a search ongoing since...