Editorials Archives - The Maneater

EDITORIAL: Affirmative action ban will have dire consequences for MU

Tierney Kugel, The Maneater Editorial Board • July 3, 2023

The 2023-24 Editorial Board stands with students impacted by the recent SCOTUS decisions on affirmative action and student debt relief, which unjustly restrict access to higher education for marginalized students.

EDITORIAL: Missouri emergency rule restricting access to gender affirming care will negatively affect MU students

Tierney Kugel and Molly Gibbs, The Maneater Editorial Board • April 27, 2023

The 2022-23 and 2023-24 Editorial Boards of The Maneater see the recent emergency rule restricting access to gender affirming care as an unacceptable attack on the rights of transgender people in Missouri.

Letter from the Editor: The Maneater says goodbye to the print edition

Anna Colletto • March 10, 2023

After 68 years as a printed publication, The Maneater will distribute its last regular print edition this May, turning toward a digitally-focused future of innovation and growth.

Editorial Board statement: The Maneater condemns racism

The Editorial Board • December 9, 2022

The Maneater Editorial Board condemns racism in light of recent reports of a student leader’s racist social media post, which was circulated online this week.

EDITORIAL: Overturning Roe v. Wade would have dire consequences for MU students

The 2022-2023 Maneater Editorial Board • May 4, 2022

A majority opinion draft from the Supreme Court, written by Justice Samuel Alito and obtained by Politico, threatens abortion rights established by Roe v. Wade and enables a disturbing new reality for the country as a whole — but it is particularly worrying for residents of Missouri.

EDITORIAL: Settle for Maximize Mizzou

Maneater Editorial Board • March 7, 2022

After a vague debate that drove our confusion about this election, we ask you to settle for Maximize Mizzou.

EDITORIAL: Hawley’s vote against anti-Asian hate crime bill exemplifies his indifference toward Asian American lives

April 23, 2021

function removePic() { document.getElementById("articlePictureBox").remove(); } removePic(); On Thursday, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley was the lone vote against S.937, a bill that assigns a Justice Department...

Editorial: MU, affiliates must publicly denounce Hawley, cease financial support

January 8, 2021

function removePic() { document.getElementById("articlePictureBox").remove(); } removePic(); A mob incited by President Donald Trump and other politicians stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Jan....

Editorial: The Maneater Editorial Board’s 2020 ballot

November 3, 2020

The Maneater Editorial Board has developed a fully researched, comprehensive guide to the 2020 ballot for the state of Missouri, accompanied by our endorsements on proposed initiatives and candidates. Given...

Editorial: We aren’t safe here

August 31, 2020

Through a complete lack of transparency and accountability, the University of Missouri has made it perfectly clear that it’s willing to risk the lives of this community. As of Aug. 31, there have...

The Maneater Editorial Board supports student group’s list of administrative demands

August 25, 2020

There is a serious problem that exists within the University of Missouri. From its very founding, a school intended to serve as a social and intellectual compass for its students has actively chosen to...

Editorial: Five years later, we are still concerned

June 25, 2020

In the midst of the ongoing outrage around the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless other Black Americans who have suffered at the hands of police brutality, the world has set its focus...