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The Maneater

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...

Foley isn’t another Loftin

Elane Edwards December 9, 2015

Planned Parenthood demonstrators echoed their frustration with interim Chancellor Hank Foley in Speakers Circle on [Monday, Nov. 30,](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/12/1/planned-parenthood-given-two-more-days-find-privil/)...

In the aftermath of terror, Congress must recognize the importance of Planned Parenthood

Lily Cusack December 1, 2015

On Friday, Nov. 27, a man opened fire a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He shot and killed a police officer and two civilians, while injuring nine others, [including four other...

The many questions endured by students during Thanksgiving break

Kennedy Jones December 1, 2015

**"So what happened at MU?"** A lot. So much happened at MU I couldn't possibly tell you all the ways that my freshman year was messed up. It all began with one brave graduate student who was fed up with...

This is not a moment, it’s a movement

Kennedy Jones November 17, 2015

These past couple weeks have been tumultuous. After winning the ultimate victory of UM System President Tim Wolfe's resignation and the surprise of former Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin’s resignation shortly...

The fight against terrorism is global

Lily Cusack November 17, 2015

I was too young to remember what happened during 9/11. Sure, I have fuzzy memories of the day like many of my peers. But I do not remember the fear. I do not remember watching the TV as 3,000 people died...

To journalists covering Mizzou protests, please take a breath

Nate Gatter November 11, 2015

During Monday’s protests on Carnahan Quad, student protesters and faculty members clashed with reporters, notably a student photographer, over the protesters’ right to privacy. They attempted to restrict...

Change the collegiate community standards with Concerned Student 1950

Kennedy Jones November 11, 2015

To whom it may concern: This past week has been emotional for us all; Jonathan Butler's hunger strike and the Concerned Student 1950 movement have stirred up a lot of dialogue at MU. His strike has propelled...

A silent and powerful vow

Hunter Bassler November 11, 2015

The world runs on communication. We talk, call, tweet and text every day. Silence seems to have completely disappeared from our society. Seeing this, when I had the opportunity to return to the practice...

The Taoist and Confucianist concept of Wu wei

Hunter Bassler October 28, 2015

“Stop worrying so much.” This advice is both annoying and infuriating. When you are trying to achieve anything — be it winning a competition, finding a girlfriend/boyfriend, getting a job or passing...

Who’s allowed to say the word “nigga” and why?

Kennedy Jones October 28, 2015

When I was younger, I never used the word nigga. My dad told me that using this word was perpetuating the oppression we suffered from the hands of white men, and it was too close to the word nigger. When...

It’s impossible to assign a single definition to sex.

Elane Edwards October 28, 2015

Sex is far too complex to be given a single definition. For instance, since I identify as a heterosexual woman, the fundamentals of sex for me are much different than for a homosexual man. However, sex...