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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

The women behind the men: the first ladies of the Republican Party

Leah Forester February 14, 2012

Behind every great man there stands a great woman. In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m giving a shout out to all the first ladies. Having your entire private life scrutinized by the entire population...

Mizzou ’39 bridges athletics, academics

February 14, 2012

This year, five student-athletes, including basketball forward Laurence Bowers and football wide receiver T.J. Moe, joined the ranks of the Mizzou '39, MU's annual award representing the university's founding...

Downtown shootings prompt discussion on security camera effectivity

February 14, 2012

City Council approved a proposal for a security camera to be installed downtown at the intersection of Tenth and Cherry streets. Thankfully this camera will be funded by a donation from Keep Columbia Safe,...

Adhere to the university’s values

February 10, 2012

On Friday, Feb. 3, the university saw yet another racial incident in a residence hall on campus. Fliers were posted in a residence hall corridor in an effort to advertise a pseudo-event. These fliers,...

Conversations with Steve: Steve causes a high-speed collision

Robert Langellier February 10, 2012

Me: Hey, Steve, I see we’re incidentally walking directly at each other on the sidewalk. One of us should move. Oncoming Steve: Nah. Me: You don’t understand. We’re going to collide. Okay, here,...

Racism: It’s the little things that count

Sean Nahlik February 10, 2012

I chair Four Front, a council comprised of minority student organizations, and I work closely with the student-run inclusivity initiative, One Mizzou. In case it isn't obvious, diversity is my jam. February...

Republican spin on January jobs report: swing and a miss

Michael DeCrescenzo February 10, 2012

The Labor Department released unexpectedly sunny job numbers last week, reporting that the economy added 243,000 jobs in January. The report crushed predictions that early 2012 would bring only a modest...

Occupying the 53 percent

A.J. Feather February 10, 2012

This past fall, the world welcomed a brand new movement to beautiful Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan. They called themselves Occupy Wall Street and their platform was, well, sort of established. At the...

Increase in out-of-state applicants good sign for MU

February 10, 2012

MU has seen a steady increase in applications from out-of-state students over the last six years. Superfluous enrollment notwithstanding, this is good news. An increase in out-of-state applicants provides...

MSA Senate denies students a voice in student fee approval

February 10, 2012

The editorial a few weeks ago focused on how the Missouri Students Association failed to follow its own bylaws. Well, oops they did it again, but with your money (student fees) this time. MSA bylaws dictate...

Worst field of GOP candidates ever?

Bo Mahr February 7, 2012

Quarter billionaire and chronic flip-flopper Willard Mitt Romney is the conservative voter’s best bet in this year's presidential race. Romney, a man whose failed Senate bid, a mere four years as governor...

Why there are fewer women in math related fields

Kristen Powers February 7, 2012

There are a lot of stereotypes of engineers, some negative, few positive, but the image most people see when they think of engineers is overwhelmingly of a male. It’s not really far from the truth. Although...