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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

MU administration’s callous disregard for NSEI faculty must be adjusted

April 26, 2013

Over a year after MU administrators made the abrupt announcement that they would shut down one of the university’s most successful small programs (without consulting its faculty) and then backpedaled,...

Islam need not apologize or feel responsible for Boston bombing

Sarah Suerig April 23, 2013

This past week was a week from hell. The Boston bombings never left anyone’s mind. Every time there is such a shocking attack in our country, we are all reminded of one thing: at any point in time, everything...

What Obama can learn from the legacies of Thatcher and Reagan

April 23, 2013

History seldom gives us our perfect teams; the yin and yang partnerships that bring lasting peace and stability, our Roosevelt and Churchill, our Thatcher and Reagan. It seems as though the passing of...

Students should vote, MSA should inform in Senate elections

April 23, 2013

Monday marked the start of voting for Missouri Students Association senators by academic college. As MSA is the representative body of undergraduate students at this university, it’s crucial that as...

MU leaders’ outspoken support of gay rights is admirable

April 23, 2013

Mizzou Athletics released a video on Friday called [“If You Can Play, You Can Play.”](http://www.mutigers.com/allaccess/?media=386242) It involves various MU athletes, coaches and administrators affirming...

Blame for ‘fat shaming’ lies partly with mass media

Megan Pearl April 23, 2013

Food: you eat it, and it keeps you alive. It should be a simple thing, but we know it’s not. Americans have a problem with overconsumption. Mass media, such as magazines, books, talk shows, infomercials,...

In defense of my generation

Jamie Ras April 23, 2013

There are a lot of questions that keep me up at night. Like, when will I become a backup dancer for Beyoncé? Is it possible to power-walk without looking incredibly awkward? Can you be vegan without talking...

Fear and shame are harmful methods for enforcing virginity

Alex Pesek April 23, 2013

I was walking on campus recently and saw a “Virginity Rocks” T-shirt pass me by. I thought for a second that maybe it would be nice to be that in control of your own impulses and desires, to be confident...

Obama’s mental-health spending increase a good sign

Grace Hase April 19, 2013

I often hear people say, “You wouldn’t tell someone with cancer to just ‘get over it,' so then why would you say the same to someone with depression?” As a society, we often don't view mental...

Freshman Tales: Trapped in the handicap stall

Taylor Wanbaugh April 19, 2013

One of the many joys of being a college freshman is experiencing the glorious paradise that is the community bathroom. Mere words cannot express the regret I feel in not going suite-style. “Living community-style...

Same-sex couples’ basic visitation rights still at risk

Shannon Greenwood April 19, 2013

Last week, a gay man in Kansas City was forcibly removed from his partner’s hospital room after a confrontation with his partner’s family. [According to the Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/11/gay-man-arrested-missouri-hospital_n_3060488.html),...

Americans will not forget cowardly senators’ betrayal

Anthony Agbabiaka April 19, 2013

Ninety and 60. These are two numbers that hold immense significance for the current state of American politics. On Wednesday, in direct opposition to the [90 percent of the American public](http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2013/apr/04/lee-leffingwell/lee-leffingwell-says-polls-show-90-percent-america/)...