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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

Apartment complexes should alert residents of crimes

October 23, 2012

After a tenant was robbed at gunpoint at The Grove and the apartment complex didn’t notify its residents, questions asking why details weren’t shared with tenants started to be asked. Most complexes...

City Council upgrades to roll cart trash system, ignores some citizens

October 19, 2012

The Columbia City Council is moving forward with a plan to change Columbia’s garbage system to a system with roll carts and automated trash vehicles, but not without some opposition. Citizens Opposed...

Chávez, Venezuela face big economic questions

Bell Johnson October 19, 2012

May the odds be ever in your favor, or in Venezuela’s case, Hugo Chávez’s. On Oct. 7, Chávez was re-elected as president of Venezuela, with 55 percent of the vote. He beat out his underdog opponent,...

An uneducated vote is worse than no vote at all

Stephanie Hiquiana October 19, 2012

Republican is to Romney as Democrat is to Obama. Easy enough, right? Not so much. If that is about all you know about politics, then this one’s for you. With so many different opinions and issues bombarding...

Obama gets his act together

Ben Turner October 19, 2012

Barack Obama won [Tuesday night's debate](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/us/politics/transcript-of-the-second-presidential-debate-in-hempstead-ny.html?pagewanted=all). In both the [CBS](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57533850/poll-obama-edges-romney-in-second-debate/?tag=fdleft;fdmodule)...

Embarrassing lack of thought behind MUPD’s marijuana possession policy

October 16, 2012

When Dorial Green-Beckham and two teammates were taken into custody and processed after they were found to be in possession of marijuana, and the incident attracted several eyes — eyes on the former...

Our presidential debates are a national embarrassment

Ben Levin October 16, 2012

I hate the presidential debates. The celebration, the paean to engagement and democracy, the inevitable infestation of my Twitter feed with banal observations and mock outrage. It’s the worst thing....

Drinking problem: The case against water fluoridation

Hayden Lewis October 16, 2012

Here at MU, our water is fluoridated. Alarming as it should be, this fact is unsurprising when we consider that in the U.S., [nearly 75 percent of Americans have access to fluoridated water supplies](http://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/statistics/2010stats.htm)....

Dining hall breakfast hours don’t meet student schedules


Mara Somlo October 16, 2012

We were taught at an early age breakfast is the most important meal of the day. That we should get a good night’s sleep and have a good breakfast before an important test or big sporting event. And we...

MU a welcoming place for Alabama fans

October 16, 2012

Thanks to the students, fans and staff of the University of Missouri for making Alabama fans feel so welcome. As soon as my husband stepped out of our car, a student offered him a beverage to start the...

Romney’s foreign policy offers no new ideas

Bell Johnson October 12, 2012

November is right around the corner. Therefore, both presidential candidates are doing everything in their power to win over those last few states. One of the major issues in this year’s election is...

The cultural lesson we learned at the shore

Stephanie Hiquiana October 12, 2012

After three years, we have learned to accept the massive amount of junk television that our favorite networks feed us. Sometimes referred to as “reality” television, popular networks like MTV and VH1...