M THE MANEATER The student voice of MU since 1955
Vol. 85, Issue 18
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Feb 6, 2019
CAMPUS
Campus Facilities staff tackles winter storm tree damage
Since the landscape service department of Campus Facilities handles botanic garden damages and snow removal, winter storms have a large effect on the staff. LAURA EVANS
Staff Writer
The MU Botanic Garden staff is working to fix some damages to various plants and trees around MU’s campus. | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER BECCA NEWTON
BEC
When members of the MU community think of the Mizzou Botanic Garden, they may picture lush trees and blooming flowers. The Mizzou Botanic Garden website describes the garden as “an exceptional and beautiful learning opportunity for our students, faculty, staff and visitors.” However, with the recent winter storms weighing down and damaging many trees, the botanic garden has been greatly affected, with damages to a little less than one-third of trees. The storm on Jan. 12 and
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
BEC looks for new Charges filed following MU student death investigation vice chair If hired, the new vice chair will aid upcoming MSA senate elections. YASMEEN MIR
Reporter
The Board of Elections Commissioners for Missouri Students Association has opened applications for a vice chair position, who will aid in upcoming MSA elections. However, the BEC has not received any applications. The BEC is a neutral party within MSA, seperate from the executive and legislative branches, created to facilitate elections and to ensure
a fair process. The board oversees both presidential and senatorial elections for MSA, which will take place from March 4 to March 6, according to the BEC’s website. BEC Chairman Joseph Sell, who oversees the hiring process, said the vice is there to contribute to the election efforts. “A vice chair is another person who is there to oversee the election,” Sell said. “It’s someone who the BEC chair can discuss with regarding any infractions, and another person to answer questions.” While Sell said it’s helpful
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A warrant has been issued for an MU student’s arrest. EMILY WOLF University News Editor
Prosecutors filed a charge of delivery of a controlled substance against MU student Carson Latimer Monday in connection with the death of MU student Boston Perry. Latimer allegedly met with Perry Jan. 21, when he sold him Percocet — a controlled substance that contains oxycodone and acetaminophen. A witness
told police that she saw Perry consume three of the pills and that the bottle contained 19 pills in total, according to the probable cause statement filed by MU Police Officer Dustin Heckmaster. Perry was found unresponsive in his dorm room at Mark Twain Hall on Jan. 22. Resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful, and he was later pronounced dead. A prescription bottle without a label was found by paramedics at the scene and contained four and a half Percocet pills. MUPD searched Latimer’s residence and found
marijuana paraphernalia and a white pill that had the same imprint as the Percocet found in Perry’s room, according to the probable cause statement. The toxicology report in Perry’s death has not yet been made available and cause of death has not been released. A warrant has been issued for Latimer’s arrest. The charge is classified as a Class C felony, which can carry up to 10 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines. Edited by Anne Clinkenbeard aclinkenbeard@ themaneater.com