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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

Evaluating Obama, Romney environmental policy

Hayden Lewis September 24, 2012

On the night of Nov. 6, when we are all glued to our televisions and computers, waiting for the election results, we will not only be deciding our next president, but also the environmental policies that...

Romney’s gaffes don’t matter

Ben Levin September 24, 2012

Good news, aspiring college politicos! From the gray cocoon of Herman Cain to the beautiful butterfly that is Mitt Romney, our election has evolved. With only 42 days until the election, things finally...

Israel pushes for US backing against Iran

Bell Johnson September 21, 2012

To support or to abstain, that is the question. With recent intelligence of Iran focusing its efforts in obtaining nuclear warheads, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has begun the push to take...

One Nation Under God, and company

Stephanie Hiquiana September 21, 2012

There is no truly correct answer in religion. A devout Catholic, Jew, Muslim and atheist, for example, will all tell you they are right and their belief is the correct one. Although there is no substantial...

We are the 47 percent

Ben Turner September 21, 2012

Mitt Romney doesn’t care about half the country. I refer of course to earlier this week, when a video of a $50,000 a plate Romney fundraiser [hit the mainstream media](http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/watch-full-secret-video-private-romney-fundraiser)....

Cap and trade, natural capital distorts our role in nature

Hayden Lewis September 18, 2012

We are running out of time — greenhouse gases are accumulating in the atmosphere due to our unprecedented burning of fossil fuels, [securing global warming in the short term](http://www.edf.org/climate/global-warming-facts)...

Republican tactics shame American heroes

Ben Levin September 18, 2012

J. Christopher Stevens was killed on Sept. 11, 2012. A high-ranking ambassador to Libya, he was working in the main consulate building when it came under attack by Muslim protesters. The protesters stormed...

MU bat population could be something to worry about

Mara Somlo September 18, 2012

No, those are not birds that fly around Jesse Hall at night. And you are not imagining that high-pitched noise when you walk past parking garages. Oh, and just to keep things straight, this includes the...

Bill Clinton’s blast from the past

Ben Turner September 14, 2012

He’s called “The Comeback Kid” for a reason: Bill Clinton has made another comeback. After a riveting speech at the Democratic National Convention, Clinton has been the talk of the political establishment....

U.S. ambassador, four Americans killed abroad

Bell Johnson September 14, 2012

Everyone has opinions, but at what cost are they worth expressing? A U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed Tuesday [in an attack on the Benghazi consulate in Libya](http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/13/world/africa/libya-us-ambassador-killed/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews). Reports...

Accents are no impairment

Stephanie Hiquiana September 14, 2012

Going to a big university like MU instead of a small college comes with many tradeoffs. MU gets big football games; the small college gets parking actually available on weekends. Small colleges have intimate...

Organic food: good intentions, bad pragmatism

Hayden Lewis September 11, 2012

Earlier this week, a [meta-analysis released by Stanford University](http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1355685) concluded that organic foods are not any more nutritious than conventionally grown...