In the past three weeks, four incidents of trespassing in Lathrop and Jones halls have been reported. All of the incidents involve one or more men entering a woman’s room uninvited. In each instance,...

Proposition B, which would have raised Missouri’s cigarette tax to 90 cents from 17, failed Tuesday night. But it wasn’t by much — 49.2 percent of voters supported the tax increase. If anything,...

According to the CIRCLE Analysis of National Exit Polls, the youth vote went up from 18 percent of the total electorate in 2008 to 19 percent in Tuesday's election — something few polls predicted. That...

The Missouri Students Association election has been competing with the rest of the national elections for attention this year, and because it’s a student government, its election deserves students’...

The MU community needs a senator who prioritizes higher education and other student issues. Sen. Kurt Schaefer has proven his loyalty to students and deserves reelection. As Columbia’s representative,...

The Maneater has [criticized Gov. Jay Nixon's cuts to higher eduction](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2012/7/10/latest-higher-education-cuts-could-cost-gov-nixon-/) over the last year, and it still...

This is common sense. Sen. Claire McCaskill has not only been an active, bipartisan member of Senate — her opponent has made Missouri the laughingstock of the country. Todd Akin's policies and mindset...

In an election season that's revolved around the economic downturn, healthcare, civil rights, women's rights and America's foreign policy — one that's been drawn out for more than two years — nothing...

Students see professors for what they are: teachers, mentors, people hired by the university to guide us through our college careers. Tenured or not, it does not make a difference. Teachers teach. Some...

The MU Police Department sends Clery releases to alert students of serious, ongoing threats on campus. The emails every student receives are meant to caution them and encourage them to contact the police...

After a tenant was robbed at gunpoint at The Grove and the apartment complex didn’t notify its residents, questions asking why details weren’t shared with tenants started to be asked. Most complexes...

The Columbia City Council is moving forward with a plan to change Columbia’s garbage system to a system with roll carts and automated trash vehicles, but not without some opposition. Citizens Opposed...