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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

Maneater endorsement prioritizes the wrong issues

February 25, 2016

It is only fitting that the announcement of The Maneater’s endorsement fell on the same day that #ConcernedStudent1950 announced that it is #StillConcerned. In the aftermath of one of the greatest social...

Do better, MSA

February 3, 2016

As I sat in the Senate Chamber on the night of Jan. 27, palms sweating, face reddened by anger, I couldn’t believe my eyes. At 7:43 p.m., upon being asked if Haden Gomez would accept his inauguration...

Why I returned to Senate

February 3, 2016

Following the events that occurred on Jan. 28, I was greeted by a number of current and former Missouri Students Association senators congratulating me on winning an at-large seat for this semester. While...

Mizzou deserves better. Students deserve better. We deserve better.

February 3, 2016

To the editor, Mizzou deserves better. Students deserve better. We deserve better. The Missouri Students Association failed last week. They failed to uphold ethical standards, they failed to build on...

Often times leadership is about being the bigger person.

February 3, 2016

Dear Editor, As long as I can remember I have been raised to follow one overriding principle, and that is to treat others as you would like to be treated. You’ll notice it does not stipulate that we...

Sympathy, Empathy and Action

January 27, 2016

Sympathy is nice. Empathy is nicer. But they are both inadequate for real change. They are feel-good emotions for the suppliers, but they change nothing for those in need of real tangible support. I know...

Labor rights can work alongside a free press

December 1, 2015

I’ve been surprised by the reluctance of journalism graduate students — many of whom serve as graduate assistants — to sign cards authorizing a union election for graduate workers. Reluctance is...

George Smith’s letter is is par for the course for an anti-Semite

December 1, 2015

With all the hatred lately around campus, there is absolutely no purpose in running a letter from anti-Semite, anti-Israel "so-called" professor George Smith. His letter drips with hate and intolerance....

The episodes of race baiting at Speakers Circle are disgusting

November 17, 2015

Dear Editors: Recent episodes of race-baiting at Speakers Circle disgusted me, as they did many at Mizzou. I am referring specifically to the sign-carrying outsiders who taunted our students and told...

Anti-Zionism is not the same as anti-Semitism

November 17, 2015

The Nov. 12, 2015, issue of The Maneater has an article by Allyson Sherwin entitled “Anti-Semitic acts not new to MU.” The article describes abhorrent anti-Semitic acts, including drawing of a swastika...

Universities can change

November 13, 2015

Students, staff and faculty at MU are of course well aware that your concerns are shared on many campuses across the country. You should also know that what you do and how you manage your efforts is being...

A fourth letter to America

November 13, 2015

Recent remarks by several presidential candidates from both major political parties shows clearly that America no longer understands what our Constitution and the Bill of Rights stand for. Hearing them...