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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

Summer Welcome and Diversity Education

Kennedy Jones July 7, 2015

Summer Welcome comes with a host of emotions — the nerves of an incoming freshman are high and the excitement is even higher. Going into Summer Welcome, I was informed by students who had attended before...

Why Alexander Hamilton should remain on the $10 bill

Jessica Song July 7, 2015

For the first time in our history as a nation, we will have a women printed on our currency. June 17 marked a historic day for women as United States Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced that Alexander...

The needle in the haystack of Mizzou sororities

Kennedy Jones June 3, 2015

As an incoming freshman at MU, I have been excited to rush a sorority since the middle of my senior year. I have spent entire weekends looking into every sorority chapter at each college I was debating...

Chipped Pearl: Revelations from my 1992 Volvo 240

Timothy Riordan June 3, 2015

Cruel, misshapen blades are pulled out by an elder while others are trying to calm you with ancient tribal songs and chants. These foreboding Mardudjaran chants tell your brain to run, but your heart reminds...

“But, even Jesus drank wine.”

Whitney Thompson June 3, 2015

Drinking on the weekend at Mizzou is just about as common as coming outside to that bright orange package from the Parking Division under your windshield wiper. And it’s not just Mizzou, it’s a college...

The Baltimore protests are what the US needs

Lily Cusack May 5, 2015

The rioting and protests in Baltimore have garnered international attention this past week, and, surprisingly, this may be exactly what the U.S. needs right now. The rioting has been centralized around...

Mother’s Day and Chinese family values

Loretta Lee May 5, 2015

Since Mother’s Day is coming up, I would like to talk to you all about the importance of family in Chinese culture. Although it is something that almost all Chinese can relate to, not enough people all...

A Retrospective in Campus Issues

Jalen Mosby May 5, 2015

As the school year comes to a close and the MU student population drifts away back to Chicago and St. Louis and other parts of the country, there are a few things to take with you so that next year, MU...

A beginner’s guide to working out

Jordan Smith May 5, 2015

For some, exercise is therapeutic. Cathartic. A way to let off steam and find inner peace. For the rest of us, exercise is the tenth ring of hell. The idea of intentional physical exertion makes us sweat...

How to survive your finals week

Jordan Smith April 28, 2015

Ah, finals. The time of the year where we’re so close, yet so far. The semester is winding down, but our workload certainly isn’t. Although it’s easy to allow yourself to have a series of minor mental...

He’s just not that into you, and that’s OK

Brittany Emond April 28, 2015

It starts with a simple look. Maybe it was from across the room at a party, or maybe it was from the seat next to you in class. Just one look and you’re hooked. You go on to find his name, maybe do some...

The danger of American drones

Lily Cusack April 28, 2015

Government officials last announced April 23 that a U.S.-led drone strike killed an American aid worker and an Italian hostage captured by Al-Qaeda earlier this year. The government issued a written statement...