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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

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Pressures in school lead to gifted kid burnout

Hailey Peck March 23, 2022
Schools are placing ever-increasing amounts of pressure on young students with higher IQs to achieve expectations. The problem is the toll it takes later on.
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Therapists on campus need to provide long-term solutions for their patients 

Julia Williams March 20, 2022
MU counseling, while appearing accessible, creates added anxieties for students attempting to improve their mental health. The solution for students to see results is long-term sessions.
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Suicide rates among LGBTQ+ people are staggeringly high. Religion may have more to do with those numbers than you think.

Stephanie Meininger March 18, 2022
I dedicate this article to any LGBTQ+ people who had to face discrimination from a church.
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Inaccessible COVID-19 testing enhances MU’s lack of transparency regarding the pandemic

Olivia Mizelle March 13, 2022
MU students deserve accessible and easy COVID-19 testing, as well as open and transparent discussion from administrators regarding the pandemic.
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Show Me Mizzou is a voice for the students

Grace Miller March 7, 2022
Josiah Mendoza and Molly Miller proved their commitment to leading MU during Sunday’s MSA presidential debate.
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Equality of Black girls in higher education needs to be changed, not just preached

Tia Laury March 6, 2022
Black females adjust how they are at white institutions because they may have to, not because they want to.
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MSA campaigns might be just as confused as we are

Grace Miller March 6, 2022
MU’s student government candidates might not have real plans for success.
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MSA candidates’ lack of objectivity toward Greek Life reveals a glimpse into a year of complacency

Abigail Ramirez March 6, 2022
The “Maximize Mizzou” and “Show Me Mizzou” slates’ participation in Greek Life ensures another year of bias and lack of accountability toward Greek Life.
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Propaganda in the age of no-nonsense Twitter

Eliana Kinzer March 3, 2022
Disinformation from Russia and misinformation from media abusers exposes the lack of control social media platforms have over their sites.
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The wonderful deception that is reality TV

Grace Miller March 1, 2022
While we may love to get comfy in cast members’ drama, it may be time to take a step back and reevaluate its effect on the people involved.
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Changing perspectives and opening my eyes to the Midwest

Abigail Ramirez March 1, 2022

Abigail Ramirez is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist from Los Angeles who writes political and social commentary for The Maneater. During the first dorm floor meeting of...

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Even as COVID ravishes the movie theater industry, there’s still hope

Ezra Bitterman February 24, 2022
The past two years provided unprecedented challenges, but movie theaters will come out alive.