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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

Over-programmed and over-organized

Sean Nahlik April 20, 2012

Last week I expressed my excitement for this campus’ commitment to condemning those who do things that are unacceptable, such as utilizing homophobic slurs in widely circulated publications. I was concerned...

Dependence isn’t the solution — it’s the problem

A.J. Feather April 20, 2012

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed strict [limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303404704577307524051798192.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection)....

Health care proxy unnecessary

April 20, 2012

A recent bill introduced in the Missouri General Assembly sets up a priority list of representatives with the legal authority to make medical decisions for a loved one who has been rendered incapable of...

Library fee campaign needs education, promotion

April 20, 2012

We previously expressed our support for a proposed library fee in a January [editorial](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2012/1/27/student-fees-done-right/). We think a relatively cheap student fee is...

The Good, the Bad and the Romney

Bo Mahr April 17, 2012

Well it finally happened. Now that Santorum dropped out, America will have a flip-flopping, neoconservative, universal healthcare supporting, one-term governor of Massachusetts on the Republican ticket. This...

With Santorum out, Romney is the only contender left

Leah Forester April 17, 2012

Tuesday, April 10, 2012: the day Rick Santorum dropped out of the GOP race and effectively handed over the Republican candidacy to Mitt Romney. Now this is kind of awkward for me because just last week...

Foster-care children need encouragement, not requirements

April 17, 2012

House Bill 1267, which would require all youth in foster care above the age of 15 be given a visit and consultation to a Missouri state university, state community or technical college before exiting the...

New CPD manual a waste of time, money

April 17, 2012

It seems as if overarching, ineffective approaches are a theme this issue. The Columbia Police Department recently adopted a new policy manual. This manual brings new requirements for police officers,...

Take a stand for higher education

April 17, 2012

Dear readers, Among the 50 states, Missouri ranks forty-seventh in state funding for higher education per student. That means that only in three states do public universities receive less financial support...

Politics benefits from scientific perspectives

Kristen Powers April 17, 2012

When science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors at MU talk about their plans for the future, they rarely discuss involvement in the creation of public policy. Most I have spoken with would...

If I did it: academics and Adderall

Ian Servantes April 17, 2012

In the April 10 issue of The Maneater, Kristen Powers wrote a column condemning the use of drugs as “study aids.” She wrote of its supposed illusionary effectiveness and offered up alternatives that...

Condemnation, communication necessary for campus change

Sean Nahlik April 13, 2012

Has the craziness ended yet? Following the publication of a heinously offensively April Fool's edition, the goings-on of The Maneater are totally pertinent to the climate of the campus as a whole. In...