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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Can patriotism have a negative impact on America?

Mica Soellner October 20, 2015

Anywhere you go in America, it’s not hard to find an assorted array of red, white and blue paraphernalia. From T-shirts to phone cases to dog collars, there are multiple ways to show that you’re patriotic....

Witnessing separation in Columbia, Missouri

Kennedy Jones October 20, 2015

For those of you who aren't aware, I am from Las Vegas. Now, Nevada was named the Mississippi of the West quite some time ago due to the fact that it was the only West Coast state that took Jim Crow laws...

Absolute certainty and failed arguments at Speakers Circle

Hunter Bassler October 16, 2015

If you were walking by Speakers Circle in the past couple weeks, you probably saw a man avidly preaching various Bible verses and holding a giant sign asking you to accept Jesus into your life. Whenever...

We cannot sit idly by while our fellow students are being exploited

October 14, 2015

In the classroom or at the columns, armed with chalk or a megaphone, we’ve all witnessed our crimson-clad graduate students in action. They’re an impassioned breed, fervently teaching undergraduates...

Loftin’s response is a start, but not a solution.

Kennedy Jones October 14, 2015

There have been some negative comments concerning [my letter to Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/9/30/chancellor-loftin-out-touch-issue-race-relations/), so let me get...

Our generation needs to value space exploration

Mica Soellner October 11, 2015

Scientist Bill Nye, better known as the “Science Guy,” recently made a guest appearance on the The Nightly Show and gushed about a new and important scientific discovery: flowing liquid water on Mars....

What we can do to stop the increase of mass shootings in the US

Lily Cusack October 10, 2015

This is the second time I am addressing a shooting this semester. It is President Barack Obama’s 15th time addressing the nation regarding a mass shooting [since he was sworn in as president](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34424385)....

Dear Chancellor Loftin, you’re not doing your job

Kennedy Jones October 5, 2015

At 1 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, LBC Homecoming Court practices for one of their events this Homecoming week at Traditions Plaza when a white student calls them all "niggers." Chancellor, this is the second...

The US should listen to Pope Francis’s message on immigration

Lily Cusack September 30, 2015

This past week, Pope Francis made his first visit to the U.S. in what proved to be a historic moment for the country. He visited the U.S. from Sept. 22 to 27 and made appearances in Washington, D.C., New...

Men aren’t from Mars and women aren’t from Venus

Elane Edwards September 30, 2015

The “battle of the sexes” has been fought for hundreds of years now, but now is the time to put down our arms and come together. Television shows, commercials, books and practically every other media...

Chancellor Loftin is out of touch on the issue of race relations

Kennedy Jones September 30, 2015

On Sept. 12, 2015, the Missouri Students Association President Payton Head posted a very personal and explicit message on his Facebook page. In his message, Payton discussed a recent incident in which...

Ahmed’s homemade clock was never about a bomb threat

Lily Cusack September 22, 2015

Last Monday, Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old freshman at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, was arrested for apparently making a [“hoax bomb.”](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/us/texas-student-is-under-police-investigation-for-building-a-clock.html?_r=0)...