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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

Conversations on diversity

Kennedy Jones August 26, 2015

Entering MU as a freshman, I have certain reservations about the diversity here. In my opinion, a school in need of a diversity initiative is a school that has a diversity problem, no matter how large...

How we learned to hate the bomb

Mica Soellner August 26, 2015

It has been 70 years since one of the greatest devastations of the 20th century. By the end of World War II, the United States was willing to do just about anything to end the brutal war. Just two years...

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...

When did freedom of speech become a privilege instead of a right?

Mica Soellner July 7, 2015

This year marked the 26th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989 in Beijing, China. During the protests, university students took it upon themselves to call for democratic reform from the...

The SCOTUS decision on same-sex marriage is a huge step forward for America

Lily Cusack July 7, 2015

June 26 is perpetually proving to be a productive day for LGBTQ rights. Two years ago on the same day, the Supreme Court struck down the third section of the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s...

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...

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...