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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

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...

Clarification: Third-wheeling in your own dorm room

Taylor Wanbaugh August 30, 2013

For those of you who read [my latest column](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/8/28/tales-awkward-sophomore-third-wheeling-your-own-do/), I would just like to take some time to clarify my intentions...

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...

Blaming victims of sexual violence wrongly absolves abusers

Daniela Sirtori Cortina August 28, 2013

Andrea Parhamovich, an activist with the National Democratic Institute, was killed in Iraq in January 2007 when her convoy traveled through one of Baghdad’s most dangerous neighborhoods. She had been...

‘Same Love’ continues to bring gay rights to forefront of public discourse

Rivu Dasgupta August 28, 2013

Perhaps Macklemore himself [says it best](https://myspace.com/crwn/video/crwn-x-macklemore-ep.-1-the-hits/109417150): “The fact that ‘Same Love’ is played on mainstream radio in America means that...

Approaching criticisms of US culture, diplomacy requires an open mind

Sarah Suerig August 28, 2013

I recently read an article in Foreign Affairs magazine by Akbar Ganji, titled [“Who is Ali Khamenei?”](http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/139643/akbar-ganji/who-is-ali-khamenei). This article gave...

Tales of an awkward sophomore: Third-wheeling in your own dorm room

Taylor Wanbaugh August 28, 2013

Roommates: can’t live with ‘em, can’t live… actually, you could probably do without them. Everyone has a different roommate experience. I’ve heard the good, the bad and the just plain ugly. But...

To stop HB253, we must speak up

August 28, 2013

Many words have been used across Missouri this year to describe [House Bill 253](http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HB253), the tax-reform legislation vetoed June 5 by Gov. Jay Nixon and currently...

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...

Letter from the editor: Regarding Abigail Fisher’s column

August 27, 2013

_In response to [Columnist Fisher's comments demean the hard work of professor, students](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/8/27/columnist-fishers-comments-demean-hard-work-profes/)_ On behalf of...

Student housing should not be a game of chance

August 21, 2013

Call it housing roulette. Each year, finding a place to live in Columbia seems like more and more of a gamble. Roll the dice: You might end up in a flooded or run-down apartment on East Campus, or, in...

Letter from the editor: A fresh coat

Ted Noelker August 21, 2013

In 1955, Joel Gold shed the Missouri Student’s skin and dubbed his paper The Maneater. In 1969, it shifted its production to a semi-weekly. In 1970, it began distributing its issues free of charge to...