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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

Letter to the Editor

September 11, 2012

Dear Mizzou fans, Thank you SO much for your hospitality this weekend.  We have been to many SEC road games and we were treated better than any other place before. I truly hope that you are treated half...

Why Mitt Romney might, literally, be Batman

Ben Levin September 11, 2012

I know what you’re thinking. Impossible. Insane! In violation, not just of common sense, but also of several well-regarded laws of physics. How could Mitt Romney, former financier, former governor,...

Number of Clery releases indicates need for change

Mara Somlo September 11, 2012

The recent number of Clery release emails that have filled the inboxes of students on campus are directly related to the increasing number of assaults that have taken place since the school year has begun....

Men should embrace more ‘feminine’ job titles

Stephanie Hiquiana September 7, 2012

It’s that time of year again. And unfortunately, I don’t mean Christmas. I’m referring to the beginning of the school year. The standard time for parents and academic advisers to start prodding...

Keep America America

Ben Turner September 7, 2012

Tuesday marked the opening of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, and the most striking difference between the Republicans and Democrats in their conventions was apparent: diversity. The...

An outsider’s look into the US elections

Bell Johnson September 6, 2012

Liberty, equality and brotherhood. Anyone who has ever studied for a government test can recognize these three words. Born from the seeds of the French Revolution, these words can be traced back to the...

MU needs to crack down on athletes’ reckless behavior

August 31, 2012

The MU Athletic Department might not be fed up with some of its athletes’ conduct yet, but it should be. In the last two years, MU athletes have had their fair share of run-ins with the law. Running...

Revealing Behavior

Bell Johnson August 31, 2012

It only takes one photo. Isn’t that what parents tell their children as they head off to college? They warn their children of the dangers of technology and the implications that come with one mistake...

‘We’re all returning to zero’

August 31, 2012

As the good doctor(s) long ago diagnosed, the Planet Earth certainly has come down with a horrible case of the humans. The poor thing’s gettin’ worse and worse too, ‘cause they wouldn’t let Kevorkian...

Politically correct: You can’t please everyone

Stephanie Hiquiana August 31, 2012

African-American. Black. Colored. Oriental. Asian. Brown. Are you feeling a little uncomfortable yet? Our great nation is a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities. While in the past we may not have always...

An Education Report Card

Ben Turner August 31, 2012

A lot of the talk Tuesday at the Republican National Convention centered on government money for education. In addition to keynote speaker Chris Christie’s talk about his dad going to college on the...

Hamoodi’s sentence not fit for his crime

August 28, 2012

Former MU faculty member Shakir Hamoodi is reaching the end of an ordeal Tuesday as he begins his three-year sentence in federal prison for illegally sending money to friends and family in Iraq. From...