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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 from the Editor: The Maneater celebrates its 57th birthday

Travis Cornejo February 17, 2012

“The Missouri Student is dead,” pronounced MU sociology major Joe Gold in 1955, after he was chosen as editor-in-chief of the fraternity-run tabloid. Gold wrote a new, fierce editorial policy for the...

The Grammys’ hip-hop letdown

Ian Servantes February 14, 2012

Since its inception, hip-hop has been marred with controversy. Granted, most new forms of music are met with confusion and resistance, but not quite like hip-hop. Punk music and heavy metal might have...

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,...

Conservatives’ war on women

Bo Mahr February 14, 2012

Women’s suffrage, women’s service in the military and moreover the whole gamut of family planning have at one point been opposed by conservatives. More specifically, social conservatives have stood...

Treatment of animals in research

Kristen Powers February 14, 2012

This month it was announced that five killer whales were suing to emancipate themselves from the world of wetsuit clad trainers, hoops and hourly show times, arguing they are protected under the 13th Amendment....

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...