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The Maneater

Perry could use attention from birth certificate debate to get some votes

Megan Zagorski November 1, 2011

Just in time for Halloween, the zombies of the political world are back again: the Birthers! Although their demands for President Barack Obama's brain, er, birth certificate seemed to be placated earlier...

Recycling efforts not enough

November 1, 2011

In response to a recent article published in The Maneater entitled, “[Black, gold and green: MU recycling efforts pay off](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2011/10/14/black-gold-and-green-mu-recycling-efforts-pay/),”...

Students are responsible for recycling

October 28, 2011

There is no good reason to not recycle. MU needs to encourage the student body to think wisely about where waste is going. As a former CU-Boulder student, I have witnessed true education and advocacy for...

Homecoming is so much more than a Greek phenomenon

October 28, 2011

In the column, “My problem with Homecoming,” the writer argues against the importance of Homecoming and even claims it is “incredibly wasteful.” I understand that it can be difficult to understand...

U.S., European leaders short on time to avoid another recession

Josh Hinton October 28, 2011

Another financial crisis is potentially months away if American and European leaders aren't able to take significant steps to address national debts. Most people don't pay attention to the European Union,...

Women’s Center tweet patronizes minority organizations

Sheela Lal October 28, 2011

I was going to write about the Islam Awareness Week post and subsequent comments on the Mizzou Facebook page. I almost think that was expected of this column space, but I think The Maneater editorial that...

Striving for perfect creates lofty expectation

Alex Basak October 28, 2011

“I just wanna be, I just wanna be successful.” - Drake It’s everywhere, not just in the advertisements you see every day or the music you listen to while you work out. It’s in your head. If you’re...

More professors should give C’s when they grade.

October 28, 2011

Now, don’t take that the wrong way — none of us actually wants a C. Rather, what we want is for our A's to mean we tirelessly worked beyond what was expected, poured all our energy into the assignment...

Will blow-off classes become blow-off jobs?

Garrett Richie October 25, 2011

Remember that time when you used to invest 100 percent of your effort and enthusiasm into your gen-ed classes? Yeah, me neither. Or, how about that time when you blew off those gen-eds and finally decided...

Scary movies: the good, the bad and the ‘horror’-ble

David Adams October 25, 2011

Although I had a fantastic weekend, there’s one thing I’m pissed about: I didn’t have any time to see “Paranormal Activity 3.” As a self-proclaimed horror buff, I have a hard time admitting that....

Let’s make new AAU ‘fastest growing’ title a one-time thing

October 25, 2011

MU now has the fastest-growing student population in the Association of American Universities. And that's an admirable title — for now. Although year after year of record-breaking freshman class numbers...

Tolerance isn’t enough

October 25, 2011

For the second time in less than a year, comments on the MU [Facebook page](http://www.facebook.com/Mizzou) have made all of us at the university look intolerant and uneducated. As a refresher, some commenters...