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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

Abandon nostalgia and embrace MU’s bright future

Sean Nahlik May 4, 2012

It's time to shut this column down. In fact, it's also time for me to retire my title of ‘Mizzou student,’ since, being a member of the class of 2012, I'm graduating in a week.  Has it really been...

The heart of the problem

A.J. Feather May 4, 2012

More than three months have passed since this column began to run. A lot has happened. SOPA failed. The 53 percent took Twitter by storm. Sandra Fluke asked the government to mandate that her college fund...

If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t more people happy?

Bo Mahr May 1, 2012

The problem with political jokes is that they get elected. Nearly everyone has a cynical one-liner about politics laying around. Some fueled by humor, others by a distaste or disinterest for the political...

‘Call Me Maybe’ is musical herpes

Ian Servantes May 1, 2012

When it comes to music, I try to keep an open mind. I’m not one of those pretentious fans who discredits any and every song found on the radio or even a fan that sticks to one genre in particular. I...

Using your major altruistically

Kristen Powers May 1, 2012

I don’t know how many people make semester goals for themselves. This past fall, my goal for the year was to get involved in as many major-related organizations as possible to learn things related to...

Down to Romney vs. Paul

Leah Forester May 1, 2012

Newt Gingrich has finally made the decision to back out of the GOP race. Though he has not officially dropped yet, he has made the announcement that he will be announcing his resignation on Wednesday....

Letter to the Editor

May 1, 2012

Dear Editor, I lurked around the Students for Life exhibit last Tuesday for around 15 minutes. While I was there, I heard two female students talking. One was relating an incident that happened the day...

“Don’t Say Gay” Bill discriminatory, censors education

May 1, 2012

Missouri House Bill 2051, now commonly known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, is a backward, discriminatory piece of legislation that is good for nothing but political pandering to a certain ideological agenda,...

Conversations with Steve: The public relations of squirrels

Robert Langellier April 27, 2012

Me: Hey, Steve the Squirrel. Steve the Squirrel: Hey, do you mind if I just get it on with this other squirrel right now? Me: Right here? Steve the Squirrel: Right here. Me: I don’t know, man. That...

Mizzou Students for Life mistakes propaganda for activism

Sean Nahlik April 27, 2012

Yes, I want to talk about what transpired on Lowry Mall this week. No, not the freedom people. No, not Sustain Mizzou’s non-threatening educational events. You know what I’m talking about. Preface:...

“This isn’t politics, this is math.”

A.J. Feather April 27, 2012

Ideology aside, let’s talk taxation. President Obama recently presented “The Buffett Rule,” which he claims will equalize taxation and result in more revenue. So ignoring the fact this is a direct...

Controversy not how to spread message

April 27, 2012

If you walked past Lowry Mall on April 23 or 24 you saw them: very graphic images of mutilated babies, aborted fetuses and miscarriages. Even if you didn’t walk past Lowry Mall, you heard about the...