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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

A civic holiday?

Steve Pan April 15, 2011

When German voters went to the polls on September 27, 2009, to hand the Social Democrats their biggest defeat in the history of post-War Germany, they literally had all day to vote. Those less-enthused...

Private regulation exposes business to the public

Nick Calcaterra April 15, 2011

It seems that all of our industries have regulation problems. Despite what you believe to be the cause, the regulations installed by our government have been letting big problems slip through the cracks....

Debate season is back on – oh how we’ve missed you

Cade Cleavelin April 15, 2011

It’s become refreshingly beautiful outside in the past few weeks. The birds chirp and flit about in their springtime gaiety; the trees bless the fresh earth with a new snow of spring blossoms, and have...

‘One Mizzou’ puts patriotism over cultural pluralism

Alex Pesek April 12, 2011

During the course of the semester, diversity has routinely come up as a topic of concern on campus and in the community. We foamed at the mouth when that dreadlocked kid spray-painted unmentionables on...

You can’t put a price tag on security

Taeler De Haes April 12, 2011

The United States is known for having a strong military devoted to the safety of our citizens, and this is one thing that should never be underfunded. Only the economically ignorant would argue that unnecessary...

Dublin streets sans joggers, girls embrace their size

Krystin Arneson April 12, 2011

The funny thing about exercise in Dublin is that girls don’t do it. Yesterday, I stopped halfway through my daily jog for a stretch break. I lifted my left leg up to fit my foot between the railings...

Shut up or shut down

Nick Calcaterra April 8, 2011

I want a permanent government “shutdown.” I want a radical change in system, reevaluating the fundamental priorities of our government and executing the needed changes. However, we as a nation cannot...

Searching for a hipster haven in Brooklyn

Lindsey Wehking April 8, 2011

Her small head of frazzled hair popped over the seat behind us. The kind of hair attached the head of an old hag, the kind of hag whose storage area could be mistaken for a compost pile, and whose dead...

Google knows exactly who we are

Cade Cleavelin April 8, 2011

National Public Radio recently featured a story about a new possibility for United States intelligence gathering. It seems the CIA has finally uncovered the same technique (by now, almost age-old) used...

Why superficial politics obscure Planned Parenthood issue

Alex Pesek April 5, 2011

Without a doubt, recent debates about legislation aiming to completely defund Planned Parenthood of its government aid have been polarizing. Not that this is any surprise. As per usual, Planned Parenthood...

Government shutdown becomes increasingly possible

Brad Grim April 5, 2011

Yes, you read correctly. A government shutdown is not only possible within the next week, but every day that the Republican-filled House of Representatives and Democratic majority in the Senate fail to...

The song heard ’round the world: Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Hallelujah’

Krystin Arneson April 5, 2011

"I’ve heard there was a secret chord that David played, and it pleased the Lord. But you don’t really care for music, do you? It goes like this: The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift, the...