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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

‘Pay As You Go’ is compromise between Occupy Wall Street, creditors

December 2, 2011

President Barack Obama recently passed an executive order, "Pay As You Go," that will allow college graduates to repay their loans at only 10 percent of their monthly income. This lowers the cap from 15...

Rule enforcement isn’t liberal bias

December 2, 2011

The College Republicans want to bring Ann Coulter to campus. Unfortunately, due to the liberal bias of the Missouri Students Association, they can’t. False. Real story: The College Republicans planned...

Jon Huntsman: Missed opportunity for the GOP?

Josh Hinton December 2, 2011

Now that the Republican primary seems to have solidified as a two-man race between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, candidates like Jon Huntsman are surely questioning whether it's worth the money and effort...

Study safe, study hard

Sheela Lal December 2, 2011

I’ve just started writing this column at 12:45 a.m. on a Thursday morning. That’s really late for me. I like snuggling into my bed by midnight so I can be rudely awoken by KBIA at 7:30 the next morning. Alas,...

TIME: The readers or the content?

Alex Basak December 2, 2011

Since 1923, TIME Magazine has been a national and international staple of America and its history. It was the first weekly news magazine in the United States. Since its inception, TIME has become not only...

City Council fails students and residents

November 29, 2011

A government of the people, by the people and for the people. Columbia City Council is no exception. Yet by voting in favor of rezoning the Regency Mobile Home Park to make way for luxurious student apartment...

Ineffective budgeting pushes MU tuition increase

November 29, 2011

When it comes to issues involving money, all we ask for is transparency. Being inexpensive is great, but we’re reasonable and realistic, so we’ll settle for transparency. It’s possible tuition might...

Give presence, not presents

David Adams November 29, 2011

This Black Friday, I stuck to my normal tradition. I woke up at around 1 p.m., ate a giant plate of leftovers and stayed as far away from any shopping center or mall as humanly possible. Call me cynical,...

Goodbye bunnies: A tribute to Mark Twain Hall

Garrett Richie November 29, 2011

Last spring, the juniper bushes in front of Mark Twain Hall were cut down, presumably to clear up space for the bike rack and de-clutter the handrail lining the sidewalk leading up to the building. When...

GOP’s search for anyone but Romney isn’t going anywhere

Megan Zagorski November 29, 2011

The Republican presidential candidate field has been particularly tumultuous this year, with candidates rising and falling out of favor on a monthly basis. It seems like nearly every candidate — first...

MU student fees aren’t Columbia’s ‘back-up plan’

Sheela Lal November 20, 2011

Hey RHA, I know you do a lot of good on campus and the government is a force, but can you, for the love of all things good, stop with the snapping? On Tuesday night, I attended the bi-annual joint student...

Pinkel’s misstep a blemish on reputation, school’s image

November 17, 2011

As the face of MU football and a public figure representative of our entire institution, MU football coach Gary Pinkel has failed to meet the professional standards set by the Athletics Department, standards...