Me: Hey, Steve, how’s it going? Nice hat. Epic Steve: Yeah, isn’t it epic? Me: What? Epic Steve: Isn’t it epic? Me: This is 2012. Stop saying that. Epic Steve: Whatever, man! My hat is winning! Me:...

That awkward moment when you’re The Maneater’s campus issues columnist and your campus issue of the week is... The Maneater. Every year around April Fool’s Day, The Maneater staff craft a parody...

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I am falling asleep at the wheel. The Republican primary season has been bottomed out and banal for weeks. There have been no debates, few state primaries and few real, perceptible consequences. I am...

Hinkson Creek, the small, unassuming body of water that flows along the Katy Trail past MU is hiding a secret. Well, it's not a secret if you're familiar with local environmental issues. Hinkson Creek...

The Internet is awesome. Although this seems like an obvious statement, it’s not something to just gloss over. It’s important to sit back every once and a while and look at how great we have it....

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If elected president, Rick Santorum vows to ban pornography. Or at least, “hard core” pornography. Dub tee eff, Rick Santorum. No, just no. Santorum argues that porn apparently causes brain damage,...

Everyone misses the 1950s. It was a simpler time. Dad worked one job, mom cooked and cleaned while the kids went to their cute little segregated schools. Everyone loves the decade that brought us shows...

Student retention in the science, technology, engineering and math fields has been the focus of plenty of media attention. At the elementary and high school level, there are initiatives aimed at increasing...

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This week, I’d like to take the time to discuss the hilariousness that is Mitt Romney, with just a splash of Rush Limbaugh ridiculousness again. Romney has a knack for being wonderfully quotable in...