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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

ASUM, do your job so MSA doesn’t have to

Sean Nahlik February 24, 2012

I know everyone wanted #moreforless, but judging by the UM Board of Curators’ recent vote, what we got is #thesameformore. The 3 percent increase for in-state tuition and 7.5 percent increase for out-of-state...

Steve pretends to have forgotten me

Robert Langellier February 24, 2012

Me: (Oh hey, it’s Steve.) Former Acquaintance Steve: (Oh hey, it’s Robert, approaching fast on the sidewalk.) Me: (Man, I haven’t seen Steve in a year, since that party Nick took me to.) Former Acquaintance...

Begging universities for funding every time there’s a problem

A.J. Feather February 24, 2012

This past December, Gov. Jay Nixon asked five state universities to lend Missouri $107 million. This loan would have been interest-free, and the universities would, in theory, be paid back throughout the...

Facebook faux pas

Ian Servantes February 21, 2012

We all know the story of Facebook. A couple of Harvard students spearheaded by Mark Zuckerberg took a revolutionary idea about merging social interaction with the Internet from a dorm room to Silicon...

Google, Md.

Kristen Powers February 21, 2012

In this age of rising medical costs and more focus on medical malpractice, many people are unable to afford medical treatment or not interested in seeking it. College students are especially vulnerable...

Will Texas be fully out of the running?

Leah Forester February 21, 2012

Honestly, if he was still in the running, I would be voting for Rick Perry come November. But though he is out of Republican nomination, my vote still lies in Texas. The media report all the time about...

Super PACs: Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems

Bo Mahr February 21, 2012

The regrettably large and record-breaking amount spent on political campaigns in 2008 totaled $5.3 billion. More than $2.4 billion of said spending came from the Obama vs. McCain presidential race alone,...

The contraceptive distraction

A.J. Feather February 17, 2012

One week ago, the Obama Administration modified ObamaCare so that religion- affiliated hospitals, universities and charities would not have to provide or pay for contraception. Cries rang out from sea...

Conversations with Steve: Steve doesn’t listen

Robert Langellier February 17, 2012

Me: Todd, did you see Nina again this weekend? Todd: Yeah, she stayed over Friday. Inattentive Steve: What?
Me: Oh, Todd got with Nina again. Inattentive Steve: Oh. Todd: I really need to stop. I think...

Don’t leave MU a fool

Sean Nahlik February 17, 2012

Shakespeare once said, “This above all: to thine own self be true...” Stop! As much as I enjoy being pretentious as fuck, let’s try toning it down a bit, shall we? The late, great artist Michael...

My coping mechanism for Santorum’s popularity

Michael DeCrescenzo February 17, 2012

After Rick Santorum’s victories in a handful of, albeit negligible, primary elections last Wednesday, many state and national tracking polls plot him near and even surpassing Mitt Romney in support. As...

Conservatives’ war on women

Bo Mahr February 14, 2012

Women’s suffrage, women’s service in the military and moreover the whole gamut of family planning have at one point been opposed by conservatives. More specifically, social conservatives have stood...