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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

Absence of weekend carryout dining option does nothing but anger students

February 3, 2012

By removing the dining hall carryout option on weekends, Campus Dining Services isn’t doing its best to live up to its namesake: serving the campus. Students not only want to be able to takeout food...

Proposed English-only driving test bill’s aim is poor

February 3, 2012

If enacted, House Bill 1147 would make English the only language option for driver’s license examinations. In our related article, state Rep. Chuck Gatschenberger, R-Lake St. Louis, sponsor of the bill,...

MSA Editorial: Misleading

February 3, 2012

Editors, This is a response to the Maneater editorial: MSA needs to fulfill its own bylaws. I find it disappointing that The Maneater has chosen to address the MSA Senate committee liaisons in the manner...

Before we kick off this beautiful month, I wanted to send a few words to the student body population. –X.J.

X.J. February 3, 2012

I celebrate Black History Month. I celebrate the culture, innovation and spirit this month was set aside to honor. I celebrate, also, the countless other cultures who can enjoy the aura of a campus with...

Tax money has to come from somewhere

January 31, 2012

In reference to a proposal for a toll to fund repairs to Interstate 70, your editorial board wrote "What happened to no taxation without representation?" In the state of Missouri, we have a system called...

Think before you ink

Ian Servantes January 31, 2012

I get it. You’re an adult, and you’re away at college. There are many freedoms at your disposal, even though you’re not quite old enough for the one you _really_ want. You can buy a pack of smokes,...

The cost of innovation

Kristen Powers January 31, 2012

With the presidential election coming up in less than a year, important issues are being debated, but the affordability of medicine is not. Many Americans simply cannot afford the medicine necessary to...

Politics, Texas style

Leah Forester January 31, 2012

I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. I am a member of the National Rifle Association, I have a Texas flag in my room, and I know what the original Six Flags stood for. I put salsa and jalapeños on...

Obama in a bubble

Bo Mahr January 31, 2012

Is Obama a foreign-born, radical, secular, anti-gun, Islamic socialist who is weak on terrorism, best friends with Saul Alinsky and fighting a war on Christmas, all while secretly harboring a hate for...

MSA needs to fulfill its own bylaws

January 31, 2012

If the Missouri Students Association is to keep doing its job representing the student body, the Academic Affairs Committee needs to fulfill its liaison requirements, which it is presently not doing. Chapter...

Proposed cigarette tax costly but effective

January 31, 2012

State Rep. Mary Still, D-Columbia, has proposed legislation to increase the state cigarette tax and use the revenue to help fund higher education. We support her proposal and hope the Missouri General...

Shit Classmates Say

Sean Nahlik January 27, 2012

On January 11, 2012, MU students, faculty and staff received an email containing Executive Order No. 38. What the hell was this about? Did it ban the Add Sheet guys from campus? Can you be expelled for...