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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Dealing with stress

Jordan Smith March 3, 2015

Ah, stress. My dear friend. Stress is like that one lurking uncle whose main objective is to ask you what you plan to do with the rest of your life who somehow always gets stuck next to you at the Thanksgiving...

Great news for students from China

Loretta Lee March 3, 2015

As announced towards the end of 2014, China and the United States have agreed on extending U.S. visas’ validity for Chinese individuals coming to America. Not only will students coming to the States...

MU creating more opportunities for women

Jalen Mosby March 3, 2015

Between some positions recently being filled on campus by women and the amazing production of the Vagina Monologues held on Feb. 22, I am in in feminist heaven. MU hired a new provost and executive vice...

Attempts to “patriotize” AP U.S. History cross the line

Lily Cusack February 25, 2015

Earlier last week, a legislative committee in Oklahoma voted to ban history. The bill in question, House Bill 1380, prohibits the funding of Advanced Placement United States History courses in Oklahoma...

Exercise your emotions (literally)

Jordan Smith February 25, 2015

My fellow couch potatoes, Sadly, there’s no more denying it: Working out benefits you in an alarming number of ways, and with all the new forms of exercise out there, we’re running out of excuses...

Cold weather could help you be more productive

Jalen Mosby February 25, 2015

It has been freezing in Columbia recently. Temperatures in Columbia and all over the country are extremely low and don’t seem to be rising any time soon. It’s a miserable time for all of us, but we...

Don’t let the bad boys win the game

Brittany Emond February 25, 2015

“‘Cause you know I love the players, and you love the game.” These words, beautifully written by my favorite person in the world, Taylor Swift, hold very true for girls everywhere. There is an undeniable...

Family expectations shouldn’t override your passions

Loretta Lee February 25, 2015

A Facebook post that I saw a couple days ago had me thinking about something almost all of us face: expectations. It is one of the reasons why we go to college. Our teachers worked hard teaching us in...

UNC shooting can be a lesson for MU

Jalen Mosby February 18, 2015

Three students at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill campus were shot dead last week. Investigators still don’t know if the shooting was a hate crime or an isolated incident over something...

Ending Alabama’s resistance to gay marriage

Lily Cusack February 18, 2015

Last Thursday, Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court announced that he would continue to resist the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state. His statements came after U.S. District...

The worst nightmare for a Chinese family

Loretta Lee February 18, 2015

I am sure most of you know about the tragedy that occurred earlier this year. At the beginning of the semester, a scholar visiting from China was struck and killed by a car in Columbia. This is one of...

Don’t break girl code

Brittany Emond February 18, 2015

Girl code isn’t limited. If someone actually tried to sit down and write out all of the innate rules that girls are expected to follow, I wouldn’t be shocked if it was longer than all seven Harry Potter...