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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Complexity in reporting is dying because of simplified journalism

Complexity in reporting is dying because of simplified journalism

Bobby Lee September 6, 2021
As we see mass media organizations flounder to adequately describe the situation in Afghanistan, we must take a look at why journalists tend to fail to fully report on complex situations.
Money can’t buy old friendships

Money can’t buy old friendships

Mavis Chan September 6, 2021
A friendship on the rocks can teach quite a few things about the effects of rising socioeconomic inequality in society.
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Pete Davidson and Smartwater, getting smarter? Or setting us back in time?

Kolby Arimoto September 1, 2021
Smartwater’s recent “Pete gets smart with smartwater” advertisement perpetuates societal stigma against tattoos.

COLUMN: Why MU should enforce a vaccine requirement for fall semester

Cayli Yanagida It’s Nov. 26, 2020: Thanksgiving Day. Instead of sitting at a wooden dining table covered with turkey and pumpkin pie, I sit in front of my computer screen. Within seconds, my mother’s...

COLUMN: Why objectivity in journalism does more harm than good to marginalized communities

Gabriel Levi April 30, 2021

function removePic() { document.getElementById("articlePictureBox").remove(); } removePic(); TW for graphic description The objectivity conversation is to journalists as garlic is to vampires:...

COLUMN: Arkansas’ new anti-abortion law shows the ignorance of government officials

Campbell Biemiller April 21, 2021

Campbell Biemiller is a first-year journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about politics and entertainment for The Maneater. In Arkansas, Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a bill on March...

COLUMN: Posting a vaccine card online poses a risk for identity theft and scams

Cela Migan April 20, 2021

Cela is a sophomore journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about daily life for The Maneater. It’s time to take a page out of Dwight Shrute’s book and acknowledge the severity...

COLUMN: Universities use general education requirements to financially exploit students

Chelsi Peter April 20, 2021

Chelsi Peter is a first-year journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about racial injustice and entertainment for the Maneater. After decades, the complaints of taking boring and...

COLUMN: Meghan Markle’s fashion influence is more prominent than ever

Isabelle Marak April 20, 2021

_Isabelle Marak is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about campus events, lifestyle and the arts_ Meghan Markle’s unique fashion choices have inspired people...

COLUMN: The NCAA failed to provide female athletes bare minimum resources

Sarah Rubinstein April 16, 2021

_Sarah Rubinstein is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about politics and societal observations for The Maneater._ When recounting this year’s March Madness tournament,...

COLUMN: No exit from America’s recurring nightmare of mass shootings

Mavis Chan April 16, 2021

_Mavis is a sophomore journalism and political science major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about current affairs for The Maneater._ Right now, the country seems to be going through a collective...

COLUMN: Feminists must move past white-centered history

Jamie Holcomb, Sarah Rubinstein April 13, 2021

function removePic() { document.getElementById("articlePictureBox").remove(); } removePic(); _Sarah Rubinstein is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes...