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The Maneater

MU classes, operations delayed until 10 a.m. Wednesday

Riddhi Andurkar February 20, 2019

UM officials have delayed classes and other operations until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20. MU students, staff and faculty received the fourth severe weather alert of the semester, this time warning students...

Campus Activities Programming Board hosts Caring Bearing Sharing event to benefit Tiger Pantry

Campus Activities Programming Board hosts Caring Bearing Sharing event to benefit Tiger Pantry

Riddhi Andurkar February 19, 2019

More than 230 students, parents and their children lined up in the MU Student Center with cans in their hands, waiting until they could make their own stuffed animals. Those in line chose between tigers,...

MU researchers combat bone cancer in dogs

Laura Evans February 13, 2019

MU oncology researchers have helped develop a new precision medicine that fights osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer common in dogs. Jeffrey Bryan, veterinary oncologist and the director of the Comparative...

MU announces creation of competitive chess team

MU announces creation of competitive chess team

Riddhi Andurkar February 13, 2019

MU has just announced the creation of its first competitive chess team. Grandmaster Cristian Chirila will be coaching the team. Chirila approached Rex Sinquefield, the president and chairman of the Saint...

Military analyst and MU alumnus Jarred Prier discusses social media as cyber warfare

Military analyst and MU alumnus Jarred Prier discusses social media as cyber warfare

Riddhi Andurkar February 11, 2019

The hashtag #PrayForMizzou began trending on Nov. 15, 2015. Shortly after, fake information filled the hashtag, causing chaos and fear among MU students. Military analyst and MU alumnus Jarred Prier later...

Charges filed in investigation of MU student death

Emily Wolf February 5, 2019

UPDATE: Attorney Gerald Mueller filed a plea of not guilty on behalf of Carson Latimer Tuesday. Prosecutors filed a charge of delivery of a controlled substance against MU student Carson Latimer Monday...

MUPD sends email warning students of subzero temperatures, provides tips for avoiding hypothermia and frostbite

Riddhi Andurkar January 28, 2019

The MU Police Department sent out an email to all students instructing them to prepare for high winds and subzero temperatures from Jan. 29 to Jan 30. According to the National Weather Service, there...

Student engineering team designs renewable energy housing capstone

Laura Evans December 16, 2018

Over the past two semesters, a group of MU engineering students has been working on renewable energy housing designs for their capstone project. The group, called the Sunsational Engineering Group, is...

University community watches Nobel Prize ceremony live at student center celebration

Morgan Smith December 11, 2018

Students, faculty and staff packed into the Shack at 9:30 a.m. to watch George P. Smith, Curators Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, make MU history live from Stockholm, Sweden. Smith...

Campus Activities Programming Board promotes safe practices with Winter Safety Fair

Campus Activities Programming Board promotes safe practices with Winter Safety Fair

Laura Evans December 4, 2018

As winter comes to campus, the Campus Activities Programming Board brought in a variety of resources to help students stay safe through the season. The Winter Safety Fair was held on the first floor of...

Sixth-year Ph.D. student pilots project on orchids

Sixth-year Ph.D. student pilots project on orchids

Christina Long December 4, 2018

Sixth-year Ph.D. student Sarah Unruh’s research is as unique as the organisms she studies. She compared her research in Associate Dean Chris Pires’ lab to hacking her way through the jungle. Unruh...

Annual Winter Extravaganza offered free fun to all ages

Annual Winter Extravaganza offered free fun to all ages

Abby Werner December 4, 2018

One of MU’s events leading up to finals season was the annual Winter Extravaganza held in the MU Student Center on Nov. 30. The event featured all sorts of winter-related activities and was open to both...