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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

Tuition increase unfortunate but necessary

February 21, 2012

The UM System Board of Curators unanimously voted to increase in-state tuition 3 percent and out-of-state tuition 7.5 percent to cover inflation. Let’s say this up front: Yes, a tuition increase, to...

EndZone shouldn’t end with proposed Tiger Town tailgate area

February 21, 2012

With our university’s move to the Southeastern Conference come many changes to make sure MU will fit in with the SEC's culture. The possibility of Tiger Town is one of the biggest changes. The proposed...

Super PACs: Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems

Bo Mahr February 21, 2012

The regrettably large and record-breaking amount spent on political campaigns in 2008 totaled $5.3 billion. More than $2.4 billion of said spending came from the Obama vs. McCain presidential race alone,...

Facebook faux pas

Ian Servantes February 21, 2012

We all know the story of Facebook. A couple of Harvard students spearheaded by Mark Zuckerberg took a revolutionary idea about merging social interaction with the Internet from a dorm room to Silicon...

Google, Md.

Kristen Powers February 21, 2012

In this age of rising medical costs and more focus on medical malpractice, many people are unable to afford medical treatment or not interested in seeking it. College students are especially vulnerable...

The contraceptive distraction

A.J. Feather February 17, 2012

One week ago, the Obama Administration modified ObamaCare so that religion- affiliated hospitals, universities and charities would not have to provide or pay for contraception. Cries rang out from sea...

Conversations with Steve: Steve doesn’t listen

Robert Langellier February 17, 2012

Me: Todd, did you see Nina again this weekend? Todd: Yeah, she stayed over Friday. Inattentive Steve: What?
Me: Oh, Todd got with Nina again. Inattentive Steve: Oh. Todd: I really need to stop. I think...

Don’t leave MU a fool

Sean Nahlik February 17, 2012

Shakespeare once said, “This above all: to thine own self be true...” Stop! As much as I enjoy being pretentious as fuck, let’s try toning it down a bit, shall we? The late, great artist Michael...

My coping mechanism for Santorum’s popularity

Michael DeCrescenzo February 17, 2012

After Rick Santorum’s victories in a handful of, albeit negligible, primary elections last Wednesday, many state and national tracking polls plot him near and even surpassing Mitt Romney in support. As...

Closing of rural post offices necessary sacrifice

February 17, 2012

Recently Congress has deliberated on suggestions for cuts to the United States Postal Service system, which is presently losing billions of dollars each year, with a $3.3 billion loss in its 2012 fiscal...

Letter to the Editor: State Representative Stephen Webber, District 23

February 17, 2012

Dear University of Missouri students, First and foremost, I would like to thank you for all of your letters I received in response to Governor Nixon’s proposed budget. I have received hundreds of letters...

Letter to the Editor: A New Day

February 17, 2012

I’m writing this letter out of deep concern for the too great of an emphasis placed on “race.” I truly hope this letter to the editor stirs up conversation, awareness and a new frame of thought. I...