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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

One Mizzou successful because of you

April 12, 2011

For those of you who weren’t able to attend, The One Mizzou Launch event last Thursday afternoon was very successful, and I couldn’t be more proud of our community here at MU. Students were lined up...

MUPD: Getting the facts

March 23, 2011

On March 18, 2011, The Maneater published a letter to the editor entitled: “Racial profiling by MUPD unwarranted, appalling,” by Madeline Ericson. In this letter the department was accused of racial...

Racial profiling by MUPD unwarranted, appalling

March 18, 2011

_Editor's note: MU Police Department Capt. Brian Weimer responded to this letter in a letter titled "MUPD: Getting the facts. That letter can be found [here](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2011/3/23/mupd-getting-facts/)._ Two...

MU Info’s disregard to Japan crisis disinheriting

March 18, 2011

I was just wondering if anyone else has noticed that in today's (Wednesday's) MU Info announcement e-mail there is an ad for rebates on plastic surgery injections? It says it's sponsored by "Columbia...

Marijuana legalization is important issue for our time

March 11, 2011

I got the impression from Spencer Pearson (NORML Panel Calls For Marijuana Legalization, March 4, 2011) that Missouri is attempting to legalize cannabis (marijuana) on the 2012 election ballot. The list...

Representatives do not know better than voters

March 11, 2011

There's a theme that has become increasingly prevalent in the Missouri legislature over the last several years. On several occasions the legislature has ignored the opinion of Missouri voters and voted...

Loopholes allow for illegal immigration

March 8, 2011

As you are well aware, the student visa program, officially known as the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), is a centerpiece of our nation's legal immigration system. This program provides America...

Washington needs some ‘Show-Me State’ common sense

March 4, 2011

One of the most important parts of my job is visiting with and hearing from Missourians across the state. That's why I love coming home to Missouri every weekend, and it's why I enjoyed a recent opportunity...

DUI: To blow or not?

March 1, 2011

With Mardi Gras and Spring Break coming up everyone knows cops go looking for drunk drivers, but arrested individuals are unaware of what rights they actually have. If arrested for a DUI, fight it, because...

Understanding the Board of Curators

February 25, 2011

It was once a rumor for months. Murmurs of a tuition increase and an increase of fees spread across the media like wildfire. "The University of Missouri plans to raise tuition," they said. "Curators prepare...

Contextualizing racist acts shows that we are all victims

February 22, 2011

I want to believe that most members of the MU community felt outrage, disgust and/or sadness when they heard about the racist graffiti incident, just one year after the trauma of the cotton ball incident....

MU Council of Deans condemns racism

February 18, 2011

The University of Missouri Council of Deans reaffirms its commitment to diversity, both across MU and in individual schools, colleges, divisions, workplaces and classrooms. While the judicial and student...