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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

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...

Student fees done right

January 27, 2012

In a few weeks, our university library will present a proposal for a student fee to the Missouri Students Association. MSA needs to approve it, and our entire university needs to learn from it and copy...

Possible highway tolls expensive and burdensome

January 27, 2012

We’re very opinionated about proposals this issue, but unlike the library fee proposal, we’re not at all happy about this one, and you shouldn’t be either. The Missouri Department of Transportation...

Anticipating candidate Obama 2.0

Michael DeCrescenzo January 27, 2012

It’s the year 2012, and a progressive voter’s statement of self-affirmation is declaring his or her disappointment in President Barack Obama. Left-leaners everywhere share the sentiment. In our eyes,...

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...

Why is SOPA special?

A.J. Feather January 27, 2012

One of the biggest threats in our nation’s history to both free speech and, in fact, our free society, was shelved last Friday after massive protests across the Internet, including a 24-hour shutdown...