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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

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Nina Ruhe September 9, 2014

When you move away from home, whether it is a few miles or a few hundred miles away, you’ve moved away from old friends and have started a new journey. So what ever will you do without your childhood...

Sensationalism, die another day

Jordan McFarland September 9, 2014

Not everyone is Nancy Grace. Still, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart blur the line between news and commentary for a reason. As Stewart himself put it, the Fox News business model is agenda-driven sensationalism....

Imagining a Student Union-topia

Benjamin Brown September 2, 2014

I love going to college at Mizzou. It’s a great place filled with cool people, caring professors and a ton of facilities. Let’s take some time to talk about those facilities. I am free to use these...

Gender is not binary

Lily Cusack September 2, 2014

When a baby is born, they are assigned a specific sex that is determined by their genitalia: males have certain parts and females have others. As they grow older, society begins to assign the baby a gender...

Hope we’re still believing in

Jordan McFarland September 2, 2014

In a political column, it tends to be hard not to be political. Within these words lies the sentiment to do what is right. Not simply to drum it up or to debate it, but to do it. No one entity should be...

The killer cocktail

Nina Ruhe September 2, 2014

All right, real talk. The first week of classes killed all motivation and optimism I had about getting a fresh start. Not to mention, I’ve basically student-charged my life away between buying books...

Ode to the small penis

Edna Smith September 2, 2014

Consider the hot dog. While it has its 2-foot-long renditions in places like Six Flags, in general, it is enjoyed by the general public at an average length of six inches. See, six inches is a length that...

College life hacks

Benjamin Brown August 26, 2014

I was thoroughly unprepared for college life. During my first week of college, I lost my biology textbook, got sick and accidentally attended a class at Stephens College. I didn’t really have anyone...

Liberty and justice for some

Lily Cusack August 26, 2014

Earlier this summer, as part of pride activities for the Dublin Pride Parade, I went to see “God Loves Uganda,” a documentary film produced and directed by Roger Ross. It is, in short, about the fierce...

Let due process ring

Jordan McFarland August 26, 2014

Five, six or more shots fired. One, two, now three weeks later, justice has not come. The Ferguson Police Department outside St. Louis has remained ambiguous. Sticking to protocol and committed to conducting...

America’s new growing trend: brain freeze

Nina Ruhe August 26, 2014

Even though Mizzou is awesome, there are crises everywhere in the state of Missouri. One of which is this awful heat. I feel like I should come up with a pass-out plan for the first week of classes just...

The Plan B scare

Edna Smith August 26, 2014

Ladies, if you happen to be a sexual being who just so happens to not have a perfect handle on controlling the universe, there is a high possibility that at one point in your life, you will have a Plan...