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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Mitt Romney deals with the 47 percent

Ben Turner September 28, 2012

The 47 percent have been asked and they don’t like Mitt Romney. In [a round of polls](http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/26/politics/battleground-polls/index.html?hpt=po_c1) done since a tape of Mitt Romney...

Letter to the Editor

September 28, 2012

This is my first semester at MU, and I am living on campus, so I frequent the streets quite a bit. I have been seeing something that is disturbing and frankly, annoying. I am a fast walker and sometimes...

In response to criticisms of MSA article

September 28, 2012

In this issue, we are running a letter from Missouri Students Association President Xavier Billingsley, in which he criticizes The Maneater’s reporting on [a $200,000 request he plans to make in November](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2012/9/24/msa-ask-student-fee-increase-pay-200000-services/)...

DSA funding increase unnecessary, misguided

September 25, 2012

In November, Missouri Students Association President Xavier Billingsley plans to ask the Student Fee Review Committee for an MSA fee increase to cover $200,000 worth of services. Increasing student fees...

Arizona State fan commends Missouri fans, staff, volunteers

September 24, 2012

My wife and I, two of our three children, our daughter-in-law, and two of our grandchildren attended the ASU—Missouri football game on Saturday, September 15; it was also our first visit to the campus....

Game day cellphone reception unacceptable for football fans

Mara Somlo September 24, 2012

Game days, no matter what university you attend, seem to have a multitude of things in common. The bleachers are filled with fans, alumni and students decked out in their school's colors, faces painted,...

Evaluating Obama, Romney environmental policy

Hayden Lewis September 24, 2012

On the night of Nov. 6, when we are all glued to our televisions and computers, waiting for the election results, we will not only be deciding our next president, but also the environmental policies that...

Romney’s gaffes don’t matter

Ben Levin September 24, 2012

Good news, aspiring college politicos! From the gray cocoon of Herman Cain to the beautiful butterfly that is Mitt Romney, our election has evolved. With only 42 days until the election, things finally...

Israel pushes for US backing against Iran

Bell Johnson September 21, 2012

To support or to abstain, that is the question. With recent intelligence of Iran focusing its efforts in obtaining nuclear warheads, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has begun the push to take...

Students should vote to increase cigarette tax

September 21, 2012

Missouri has been wrestling with its cigarette tax for years. While other states have increased their sin taxes gradually to create revenue in struggling economies, Missouri’s cigarette tax has been...

One Nation Under God, and company

Stephanie Hiquiana September 21, 2012

There is no truly correct answer in religion. A devout Catholic, Jew, Muslim and atheist, for example, will all tell you they are right and their belief is the correct one. Although there is no substantial...

We are the 47 percent

Ben Turner September 21, 2012

Mitt Romney doesn’t care about half the country. I refer of course to earlier this week, when a video of a $50,000 a plate Romney fundraiser [hit the mainstream media](http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/watch-full-secret-video-private-romney-fundraiser)....