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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Revealing Behavior

Bell Johnson August 31, 2012

It only takes one photo. Isn’t that what parents tell their children as they head off to college? They warn their children of the dangers of technology and the implications that come with one mistake...

Politically correct: You can’t please everyone

Stephanie Hiquiana August 31, 2012

African-American. Black. Colored. Oriental. Asian. Brown. Are you feeling a little uncomfortable yet? Our great nation is a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities. While in the past we may not have always...

An Education Report Card

Ben Turner August 31, 2012

A lot of the talk Tuesday at the Republican National Convention centered on government money for education. In addition to keynote speaker Chris Christie’s talk about his dad going to college on the...

The fossil fuel industry: always on the wrong side of history

Hayden Lewis August 28, 2012

Throughout the course of civilization, there have been certain constants. Recurrent forms of governments, markets and violence are a few basic examples, but I’d like to address one consistency that glares...

GOP imperils democracy with restrictive voter laws

Ben Levin August 28, 2012

Barack Obama, for all the talk of his stunning 2008 victory, won only [43 percent of white voters](http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/exit-polls.html) in 2008. His was a victory enabled...

Republicans aim to squash black vote

Ben Levin August 28, 2012

Barack Obama, for all the talk of his stunning 2008 victory, won only [43 percent of white voters](http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/exit-polls.html) in 2008. His was a victory enabled...

MU sponsors free skin cancer screenings

Mara Somlo August 28, 2012

My dad has no family history of skin cancer. He applies sunscreen when he goes out, and he doesn’t have pale skin. Against all assumptions, after the dermatologist completed a routine body check one...

SEC: Are we supposed to be the ‘South’ part of that?

Stephanie Hiquiana August 24, 2012

If you are attending MU and still questioning what in the world SEC stands for, it’s time to admit you have spent your past semester living under a rock. Since Chancellor Brady Deaton’s November announcement...

The GOP’s Todd Akin problem

Ben Turner August 24, 2012

One of the charges made by both parties in this election cycle is that the other party is engaging in a “war on women.” Democrats argue that Republicans are waging a war on women by attempting to...

Title IX breaks boundaries internationally

Bell Johnson August 24, 2012

It’s a man’s world; isn’t that how the song goes? But looking at the London Olympics, there seemed to be far more significant breakthroughs in regard to women than men. Sure, Michael Phelps made...

New residence hall will benefit future, not present

Mara Somlo August 21, 2012

They say we are going to be the largest freshman class yet — that full-grown, mature Tigers can expect more babies to be roaming the quad — more “fresh meat” with which to toy. And while MU certainly...

Paul Ryan and the fraudulence of Republican budgeting

Ben Levin August 21, 2012

We are all peeved by different things. For some of us, it’s that TA who can’t speak English. For others, it’s the sight of freshmen discovering our coveted library spots. For me, it’s political...