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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Students deserve more than words from Major

September 25, 2013

Last week, I read likely presidential candidate Taylor Major’s [letter to the editor](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/9/18/how-msa-failed-us/) with great interest. Although laudable in its intent,...

How MSA failed us

September 18, 2013

I want to first start off by saying that the Missouri Students Association is an organization that I love dearly and that I put a significant amount of time into. I’ve been in MSA since the second week...

Trezza ‘cockroach’ column was unfair

September 3, 2013

On August 28, The Maneater chose to publish a column titled [“Watch your Step at the Rec.”](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/8/28/watch-your-step-rec/) The opening lines of the article suggested...

Columbia should not subsidize fracking without more information

August 31, 2013

Does the Columbia City Council's (not-yet-signed) contract for a natural gas fueling station make taxpayers financially liable for years for a percentage of unsold gas? Should Columbians subsidize the...

The Maneater editorial board gets it wrong on HB253

August 29, 2013

Within the first paragraph of The Maneater’s latest editorial on Missouri House Bill 253, the editorial board decisively condemns the tax cut as “tragic.” The true tragedy when it comes to HB253...

Columnist Fisher’s comments demean the hard work of professor, students

August 27, 2013

I read with interest Abigail Fisher's column, ["What college can teach you about life and pizza"](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/8/21/what-college-can-teach-you-lessons-life-and-pizza/) in your...

Columbia Access Television provides integral service to city

August 20, 2013

On August 24, the city will decide on whether or not they will include Columbia Access Television in the 2014 budget. I personally have experienced the way that Columbia Access Television makes a difference...

State senator’s abortion comments insensitive to gravity of subject

August 20, 2013

As the systemic attack on women’s health continues to be pushed through state legislatures around the country, politicians renlentlessly continue to vocalize scientifically false and offensive views. Our...

Corporate tax loopholes must be closed

July 9, 2013

Nelson Mandela said, "A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest." The United States has the biggest gap between the rich and the poor compared to any other industrialized...

MU “Grad Pack” is just another scam

May 3, 2013

As a graduating senior, I am happy to be ripped off by Mizzou one last time. Today, the ripoff is the "Grad Pack." Basically, Mizzou is forcing me to buy my cap and gown in a bundle package that includes...

New CATS program is the wrong solution

May 3, 2013

If you put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig. And that's exactly what MSA is doing with their new CATS program. The program, which rewards students for attending events, is a poor attempt by the MSA...

Changing the conversation from abortion to human rights

April 30, 2013

Following Mizzou Students for Life’s [recent cyberbullying spree](http://studentsforlife.org/2013/04/25/these-feminists-are-a-riot/), which proved unnecessarily vicious and personal in its attempt to...