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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

The vice presidential debate: Who do you trust?

Ben Turner October 12, 2012

What a difference a week makes. In a CBS News [post-debate poll of undecided voters](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57531059/poll-biden-takes-debate-over-ryan-uncommitted-voters-say/), Joe Biden...

MU’s grading system deserves a second look

October 12, 2012

Fifteen years ago, MU switched from a standard five-grade system to the plus/minus system it has now. Now, the Missouri Students Association is asking Faculty Council to reconsider that decision. Although...

Proposition B the answer to health issues, costs, education funding

October 9, 2012

The passage of Proposition B this November will create a win-win-win situation for Missourians. Proposition B would increase the state tax on cigarettes by 73 cents and would also increase the tax on other...

Cold weather can affect student health

Mara Somlo October 8, 2012

The average temperature Oct. 3 was 64.1. The next day, it dropped to 63.5. When the temperature reached 48.7 by the morning of Oct. 5, many students were unprepared for the chilly atmosphere. Forced to...

No one is too cool to vote

Ben Levin October 8, 2012

The political hipster is a well-known animal on campus. They float from class to class, generally unnoticed and disengaged from the political life around them. They are people who don't vote. The symptoms...

Nuclear energy: It’s better than climate change

Hayden Lewis October 8, 2012

Every day, the United States alone releases more than [19 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions](http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/paltman/every_day_we_delay.html) into the atmosphere. This fact and...

Students need to take control of their online personas

October 8, 2012

A recent Kaplan study revealed that not only are college admissions offices checking out applicants’ Facebook and Twitter pages, but 35 percent of the time, that search has a negative impact on the potential...

Last call to register to vote

October 8, 2012

Although there are still weeks left to decide what your ballot will look like, the time to register to vote is almost over. For weeks, MU organizations have been hosting events to inform students about...

When fashion goes too far

Stephanie Hiquiana October 5, 2012

No matter how weird it gets, fashion is freedom of expression. Whether we are dressing for class or a Friday night, the clothes we wear are a reflection of our personality. Even simply grabbing the closest...

Put an asterisk on Romney’s win

Ben Turner October 5, 2012

There’s no doubt: Mitt Romney won Wednesday night’s presidential debate, and he won big. A CNN poll taken right after the debate showed [67 percent of responders](http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/04/politics/debate-analysis/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)...

Chinese-Japanese tensions growing over ownership of islands

Bell Johnson October 5, 2012

In the wake of the growing caustic tension sparking in the South China and East China seas, the outlook of combat is increasingly more prominent and possible between rivals China and Japan. Excluding...

Displaced freshmen left as visitors in their own university

October 5, 2012

With MU enrolling the largest freshman class in its history (again), the Department of Residential Life was left scrambling to find housing for students who signed up by the May 15 deadline, which guaranteed...