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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

Fifteen magazines are hung on a wall, each with women on the cover.

COLUMN: The value of a feminist education

Audrey Novinger February 13, 2024
My friends, family and peers often ask me what I study as a women’s and gender studies student.
Hand holding a smart phone with TikTok open, showing a person dancing.

COLUMN: What I learned from deleting TikTok for a month

Annie Goodykoontz January 28, 2024
Like many other college students, I can (un)proudly say I am addicted to TikTok. That’s not an exaggeration — I spend approximately six hours on the app over the course of a week, according to my Settings app.

COLUMN: The August heat wave is a direct result of climate change. We need to do something about it. 

Annie Goodykoontz December 4, 2023

College students often feel as though it’s impossible to be environmental on campus. That has to change.  As an incoming freshman from Phoenix, Arizona, I thought I had a pretty good idea...

COLUMN: Sustainable Halloween Tips

Audrey Novinger October 31, 2023
Collective consumer action is necessary to change Halloween’s mass consumption model.

COLUMN: I broke my ankle. The pain wasn’t the worst part.

Laine Cibulskis October 13, 2023

How being temporarily injured changed the way I thought about accessible infrastructure As a mostly recovered obsessive compulsive who's still retained some germaphobic habits, I love pressing...

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COLUMN: Weak Missouri gun laws contribute to gun violence, require student action

Tierney Kugel April 6, 2023
Public safety in Missouri is adversely affected by a lack of basic and foundational gun laws. Students must take action by staying informed and engaged when new gun legislation is being proposed.
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COLUMN: New court cases could undermine the future of AI art and artists

Sterling Sewell March 25, 2023
AI art has been on the rise, and the Supreme Court case Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith could determine whether “derivative” work can infringe copyright.
An interior view of the Hitt Street Mizzou Market on March 12, 2023, in Columbia, Mo. The spacious layout of the Hitt Street Market allows for it to offer a wider selection of snacks compared to the other Mizzou Markets.

OPINION: The Mizzou Market’s move leaves students in “HawLeWood” paying the same for less

Sterling Sewell March 25, 2023
The market’s move from Pershing has put students in Hawthorn, Galena and Dogwood halls farther from Campus Dining Services.
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COLUMN: Dating apps are not the key to a successful, long-term relationship

Wuraola Layiwola March 12, 2023
The online dating trend has taken over many college campuses. However, it does not seem to be achieving its stated purpose.
Oscar Final

The Oscars choose films that progress the industry, but this standard eludes conservative commentators

Kyle Maki March 12, 2023
As the culture wars have made a battleground of the Oscars, the Daily Wire continues to rely on lies to further their perspective.
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Education-related artificial intelligence poses threat to student learning

Tierney Kugel February 28, 2023

While students make use of new education-related artificial intelligence technology, over reliance on this technology poses a threat to the development of communication and literacy skills that prove...

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COLUMN: Venture capitalists should not have control of AI

Sterling Sewell February 28, 2023
Open AI — the company behind ChatGPT and Dall-E 2 — has been hypocritical through theft and worker abuse.