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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

Embracing the absurd and the case against suicide

Hunter Bassler February 16, 2016

Life is meaningless and the universe is indifferent to mankind. Since most people are taught that there is someone, or something, behind the cosmic curtain running the show, dictating every action we make...

Nihilism is worth considering

Hunter Bassler February 10, 2016

We all experience certain feelings in our lives. Love, happiness, sadness and terror are universal human emotions. But there is one universal feeling that is talked about less. A feeling of deep anxiety...

‘Temporary’ is not synonymous with ‘weak’

Elane Edwards February 10, 2016

Having so many interim leaders attempting to fulfill the immediate needs of MU may make it seem like MU is falling apart, but in reality, it is building itself back up. MU is currently home to 15 interim...

Iowa caucus proved no frontrunner is guaranteed a win

Tess Vrbin February 8, 2016

On Monday night, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton breathed “a big sigh of relief.” So did I, but for a different reason. Clinton expressed both relief and gratitude in a speech to her supporters...

Special election will set a precedent

Elane Edwards February 3, 2016

The upcoming Missouri Students Association special election is more than merely voting for whomever the MU student body wishes to be president; it will make or break the fragile trust MU students have...

Things the black community needs to do to progress as a race

Kennedy Jones February 3, 2016

I believe that the black community has issues within itself that we must fix, and I think we need to love each other more before we can realistically think that outsiders will respect us. Do we deserve...

Why existential thought is liberating

Hunter Bassler February 3, 2016

All of religion, no matter the infinite amount of differences, stand by a rallying cry. From Buddhism to Satanism, all religions claim that the essence (the nature) of a thing is more essential and unchanging...

2016 election should spark interest, concern about American politics

Tess Vrbin January 29, 2016

The American political sphere never stops spinning, and within less than a month of 2016 beginning, it has already turned out a great deal of drama. So far, there have been several Republican and Democrat...

Why meditation is worth trying

Hunter Bassler January 26, 2016

The human race has always been one to seek new frontiers. From the sea to space, we have always loved to explore and discover. However, there has been another seemingly endless frontier that has always...

Black people need to recognize accomplishments among their own people because white people won’t

Kennedy Jones January 25, 2016

For the second year in a row, the Oscars have an all-white nomination pool for their best acting awards. As a result, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, along with director Spike Lee, have all said they will...

The Importance of the HBCU vs. PWI debate

Kennedy Jones January 19, 2016

Toward the end of 2015, #LeaveItIn2015 surfaced on Twitter regarding arguments and trends to leave in the past as we enter the new year. One tweet I came across said that we should leave the HBCU vs. PWI...

After last semester, MU students can handle whatever comes our way

Elane Edwards January 19, 2016

MU faced one of the most soul-searching semesters it has ever seen this past fall, and with the 2016 Spring semester starting, we continue to be faced with trials challenging the MU students, administration...