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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Traveling exhibit on Lincoln, Civil War comes to MU Law Library

Esther Seawell September 30, 2014

MU is hosting a traveling exhibit by the American Library Association called “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” through Oct. 31. The exhibit opened Sept. 24 and is free and open to the...

Professor sues MU officials over denial of tenure

Annabel Ames September 30, 2014

Dylan Kesler, assistant professor of fisheries and wildlife, filed a lawsuit against senior university officials Sept. 24 after he was denied tenure for reasons unknown to him. Kesler’s suit names the...

MU committee considering options to replace Blackboard

Isabella Alves September 30, 2014

MU is evaluating whether it should continue using Blackboard as a campus-wide learning management system or replace it. The university plans to reach a decision by December. Technology Resource Director...

Green Dot Conference encourages preventing red dots

Isabella Alves September 28, 2014

The Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center hosted a Green Dot Conference on Saturday to educate students, faculty and staff about preventing sexual and relationship violence. More than 30...

Arrest made in connection to Hawthorn fire

Covey Eonyak Son, Aaron Reiss September 27, 2014

Sophomore Keiser A. Witte, a member of the Missouri men’s swimming team, was arrested by MUPD around 8 p.m. on Saturday and charged with two counts of first-degree arson. MUPD spokesman Scott Richardson...

Providence Point now open to public use

Cassidy Minarik September 26, 2014

UM System President Tim Wolfe announced Wednesday that Providence Point, which system presidents have called home for the last 40 years, will become open to the public to host events and meetings. UM...

MizzouWireless problems stem from software malfunctions

Annabel Ames September 24, 2014

Recent difficulties connecting to MizzouWireless have been attributed to authentication and coding issues, said Gary Allen, UM System vice president for information systems. Allen said MizzouWireless...

2015 MCAT exam will include more questions, new sections

Clarissa Buch September 24, 2014

The Medical College Admission Test will undergo major changes from its previous exams, posing a new challenge for prospective test takers. The new exam, which will be administered for the first time on...

UM System announces new Title IX changes

Covey Eonyak Son September 23, 2014

The UM System announced Tuesday it is making a new round of amendments to policies dealing with sexual violence and discrimination across all four campuses. Changes to student conduct policies state that...

Climate activists march in Columbia

Climate activists march in Columbia

Derek Hawley September 22, 2014

More than 100 climate change activists gathered in Columbia on Sunday to march in support of environmental legislation. Blowing whistles and chanting “climate action now,” they paraded from the Boone...

Mulligan hired as new UM System chief of staff

Isabella Alves September 22, 2014

UM System announced Monday that Zora Mulligan has been hired to replace Bob Schwartz as chief of staff. Schwartz has also served as the [interim dean of the MU College of Engineering and the system’s...

School of Journalism announces $10 million donation

Isabella Alves September 19, 2014

The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation announced Friday a new donation of $10 million to the School of Journalism. The newest donation will be used to fund faculty endowments for salaries, research and fellowships. “We...