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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Study safe, study hard

Sheela Lal December 2, 2011

I’ve just started writing this column at 12:45 a.m. on a Thursday morning. That’s really late for me. I like snuggling into my bed by midnight so I can be rudely awoken by KBIA at 7:30 the next morning. Alas,...

Give presence, not presents

David Adams November 29, 2011

This Black Friday, I stuck to my normal tradition. I woke up at around 1 p.m., ate a giant plate of leftovers and stayed as far away from any shopping center or mall as humanly possible. Call me cynical,...

Goodbye bunnies: A tribute to Mark Twain Hall

Garrett Richie November 29, 2011

Last spring, the juniper bushes in front of Mark Twain Hall were cut down, presumably to clear up space for the bike rack and de-clutter the handrail lining the sidewalk leading up to the building. When...

GOP’s search for anyone but Romney isn’t going anywhere

Megan Zagorski November 29, 2011

The Republican presidential candidate field has been particularly tumultuous this year, with candidates rising and falling out of favor on a monthly basis. It seems like nearly every candidate — first...

MU student fees aren’t Columbia’s ‘back-up plan’

Sheela Lal November 20, 2011

Hey RHA, I know you do a lot of good on campus and the government is a force, but can you, for the love of all things good, stop with the snapping? On Tuesday night, I attended the bi-annual joint student...

Gingrich latest in line of unelectable GOP candidates

Megan Zagorski November 15, 2011

After sexual harassment allegations sent Herman Cain’s presidential campaign into damage control mode, I was really hoping that the now-vacant frontrunner position would be filled with an actually viable...

New ‘Muppets’ movie will have an easy time makin’ green

David Adams November 15, 2011

It’s time to play the music. It’s time to light the lights. It’s time to read my column ‘bout my Muppets love tonight. Ever since I could remember, I have had an undying love for the Muppets....

Tebowing for JoePa supporters

Garrett Richie November 15, 2011

I never wanted to be controversial when I first started this whole column thing back in August. But with how nauseated I've felt all week over this whole Penn State scandal, I feel like I have no choice. I...

MU could learn lesson from Penn State scandal

Sheela Lal November 11, 2011

I’m sure there are many of you dear readers who want me to discuss MU’s move from the Big 12 to the SEC. That is a valid campus issue, but alas, the only things I know about this move are: we moved....

Money: Who needs it?

Alex Basak November 11, 2011

We’ve all seen LeBron coming in hot on the big screen, but as of late, NBA players are getting hot in another area. Like the NFL was, the NBA is currently in a lockout among players and owners of the...

Stop the music

Garrett Richie November 8, 2011

With second rounds of tests out of the way and finals coming up in about a month, I've come up with the greatest foolproof studying strategy since Adderall, minus the health risks. Between reading notes...

Back to the days of crayons, mac and cheese and ‘Blue’s Clues’

David Adams November 8, 2011

If you see me walking around campus today, feel free to wish me a happy birthday. Yes, today is my 20th birthday. You’d think that being in your 20s would make you feel older and somehow ready to officially...