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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Heirs to a catastrophe

Hayden Lewis August 21, 2012

And the ball continues to roll. For the Fall 2012 semester, The Maneater has decided to host yet another weekly column on environmental issues. The reason environmental discourse is so crucial, especially...

Disrupting markets and destroying our future

A.J. Feather July 10, 2012

The 2008 recession can teach us a lot, but many Americans refuse to take the time to learn. It's not rocket science. If you've turned on the news in the last three years or heard someone rant about the...