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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

Student fees done right

January 27, 2012

In a few weeks, our university library will present a proposal for a student fee to the Missouri Students Association. MSA needs to approve it, and our entire university needs to learn from it and copy...

Possible highway tolls expensive and burdensome

January 27, 2012

We’re very opinionated about proposals this issue, but unlike the library fee proposal, we’re not at all happy about this one, and you shouldn’t be either. The Missouri Department of Transportation...

MSA President Eric Woods strong in visibility and advocacy

January 24, 2012

Xavier Billingsley has officially been handed the keys to the presidential office by former Missouri Students Association President Eric Woods. But before Woods finally says goodbye to his presidential...

Cut to funding is necessary sacrifice

January 20, 2012

Gov. Jay Nixon made some very difficult choices when he proposed a 12.5 percent cut in funding for higher education. In our present economic state, the ability to make difficult choices is a necessity. Obviously,...

Anti-SOPA protestors are activists when convenient

January 20, 2012

Within the past two days, virtually any United States resident with Internet access has heard about the controversial legislation Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or the Protect IP Act (PIPA) thanks to Wikipedia...

Gender identity protection delayed too long

December 9, 2011

Columbia City Council unanimously voted Monday to add gender identity to a list of categories protected from discrimination. We unanimously applaud City Council. We also ask, what took so long? Protection...

Residential Life meeting AED needs

December 9, 2011

Student health is one of the most important concerns to our student body right? We think so. No, we know so. Which is why we’re happy to hear Residential Life is planning to buy three automated external...

40 year anniversary not to be celebrated

December 6, 2011

It’s been 40 years since President Richard Nixon declared a “War on Drugs,” which means we’ve had 40 years of a pointless propaganda scheme that has achieved little and may have even made the situation...

‘Pay As You Go’ is compromise between Occupy Wall Street, creditors

December 2, 2011

President Barack Obama recently passed an executive order, "Pay As You Go," that will allow college graduates to repay their loans at only 10 percent of their monthly income. This lowers the cap from 15...

Rule enforcement isn’t liberal bias

December 2, 2011

The College Republicans want to bring Ann Coulter to campus. Unfortunately, due to the liberal bias of the Missouri Students Association, they can’t. False. Real story: The College Republicans planned...

City Council fails students and residents

November 29, 2011

A government of the people, by the people and for the people. Columbia City Council is no exception. Yet by voting in favor of rezoning the Regency Mobile Home Park to make way for luxurious student apartment...

Ineffective budgeting pushes MU tuition increase

November 29, 2011

When it comes to issues involving money, all we ask for is transparency. Being inexpensive is great, but we’re reasonable and realistic, so we’ll settle for transparency. It’s possible tuition might...