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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Re-elect Gov. Jay Nixon

November 2, 2012

The Maneater has [criticized Gov. Jay Nixon's cuts to higher eduction](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2012/7/10/latest-higher-education-cuts-could-cost-gov-nixon-/) over the last year, and it still...

Re-elect Senator Claire McCaskill

November 2, 2012

This is common sense. Sen. Claire McCaskill has not only been an active, bipartisan member of Senate — her opponent has made Missouri the laughingstock of the country. Todd Akin's policies and mindset...

Re-elect President Barack Obama

November 2, 2012

In an election season that's revolved around the economic downturn, healthcare, civil rights, women's rights and America's foreign policy — one that's been drawn out for more than two years — nothing...

British TV: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

Bell Johnson November 2, 2012

Browsing through the news this week, all I saw were the same stories that have graced the headlines for the past couple of weeks. And that’s understandable. With the final stretch before Election Day...

Ethnic Identification: Please select all that apply

Stephanie Hiquiana November 2, 2012

We have become accustomed to filling in tiny, numbered bubbles. From various applications to Scantron sheets, we have perfected the task of filling in the circle next to the best-fit answer. Fill in your...

On Tuesday, America depends on you to vote

Ben Turner November 2, 2012

“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote … that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country.” Samuel...

Ann Coulter is fueled by ignorance and hatred

November 2, 2012

If Obama is a “retard,” then what is Ann Coulter?   Conservative author, lawyer and political commentator Ann Coulter stirred up quite a controversy with her tweet after last Monday night’s debate,...

Vote yes on Proposition B

November 2, 2012

Our state is lagging behind. Missouri has the fifth-highest smoking rate in the nation, the 11th-highest rate of lung disease and spends more than $500 million of taxpayer money funding treatments for...

Laundry website corrects one problem, exposes another

Mara Somlo October 30, 2012

No one ever warned me how much it would cost to do my laundry on campus. And that’s only if the dryers are able to dry all your clothes in one cycle, which often is not the case.

Though it seems...

Clery releases should be accurate, even if unfavorable to victim

October 30, 2012

"They shouldn’t include information that elicits sympathy for the attacker. They shouldn’t include information that undercuts the release itself, making it seem like a trivial event."  In other words,...

Students, not MUPD, at fault for poor reaction to Clery release

October 30, 2012

Let me preface this by saying that I respect what the article about the MUPD Clery releases is trying to do, I get it... Now let me say this: the comment that none of the Clery releases sent out previously...

Fossil fuels shouldn’t be forgotten

October 30, 2012

The other day, I read a Maneater column discussing the need for energy independence in the US. While I wholeheartedly agree with what was said about our need to provide our own energy supply, I do not...