The wheels of bureaucracy have been a-turnin’ within the Columbia Police Department and the Citizens Police Review Board, and, as usual, nothing seems to be moving. In the review board’s latest case,...

A crowd of protesters shouting in both English and Arabic dominated the scene at Speakers Circle on Wednesday, showing support for the uprising underway in Libya. The protest, facilitated by the Muslim...

The Maneater editorial board sat down with Residence Halls Association presidential candidates Jared Grafman, a junior, and Chris Rucker, a sophomore, on Monday to discuss their ideas and goals pending...

In this day and age, it should be inconceivable to legally be able to discriminate against a person based on their sexual orientation. Yet, in the state of Missouri, it is legal to fire an employee, kick...

Odds are, the deplorable, hateful vandalism on the statue outside Hatch Hall this weekend was intended to be an attention-grabbing and even revoltingly humorous act. Turns out nobody is laughing. We cannot...

For representing such a large portion of Columbia's population, it's a rarity to find students speaking up at city government or policy-making meetings. As a result, it was encouraging for us to see some...

Despite our not-so-positive review of the Missouri Students Association's legislative activities (or lack thereof) in Tuesday’s editorial, we at The Maneater would like to point out some recent, positive...

Apathy is not a new problem for MU's student government organizations. In just the last few years, the Missouri Students Association has battled apathy among the student body toward the organization meant...

A recent dialogue in New England on New Hampshire’s House Bill 176 has the potential to spark a broader discussion on the voting rights of college students in the towns where they attend school. The...

The Maneater recently conducted a small-scale survey of almost 200 students inquiring about students' opinions on government spending and spending cuts. We very well understand the statistical reputability...

The UM System Board of Curators’ decision last week to support an amendment to kill the possibility of a voting student curator disregarded years of students' fights for the cause. With Missouri’s...

The time has come for now-former Missouri Students Association president Tim Noce to hit the dusty trail and for his legacy as the leader of our student government to be evaluated. As we do each year,...