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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Wireless Internet in residence halls a luxury, not necessity

November 1, 2011

Once again, Residential Life and the Division of Information Technology are seeking to turn on Wi-Fi in the residence halls. For obvious reasons, we’re in support of the idea. But that doesn’t necessarily...

Sporcle: Where my knowledge of TV wives counts

David Adams November 1, 2011

Although I normally love to make you laugh at my columns, this week I need to address something very serious. I have an addiction. This addiction eats up all my time, distracts me from my schoolwork and...

The Pinky Ball, and why it can save the world

Garrett Richie November 1, 2011

Allow me to introduce you to an old friend: the Hi-Bounce Pinky Ball, or Pinky, as I call him. For any one of you who was a child at one point in your life, you've probably owned or at least seen one....

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/),”...

Tell the FBI rape is rape

November 1, 2011

In a meeting earlier this month, the FBI took a major stride toward broadening its archaic definition of rape, a small victory for many who have campaigned for months to make this change. The Uniform Crime...

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...