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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Sex — A quick fix?

Alex Basak July 6, 2011

Ten minutes ago, I re-learned the name of the girl in my bed and left my apartment to write this article. Now I’m sitting at Starbucks on Ninth Street trying to remember exactly what I did to her and...

Now is not the time to take diversity lightly

July 6, 2011

Incoming students, beware: You’re moving into residence hall next month, and your roommate, hall neighbors and classmates are going to be nothing like you. They’ll be from the crime-ridden city, a...

Who says women aren’t funny?

David Adams June 1, 2011

Comedian John Belushi once famously asserted that women aren't funny. This is just proof that you should never trust anybody that died of a speedball overdose. Clearly, Belushi had never heard of comedians...

Don’t steal – is it really too much to ask?

Sheela Lal June 1, 2011

During finals week, a friend from high school had a Facebook status that read (paraphrased), “Finals week brings out the best in people. I need to leave for a bit and the guy sitting nearby just understands,...

Editorial: Music department should be proactive for renovations

June 1, 2011

Despite the many renovations going on throughout campus, the Fine Arts Building, aka “FAB,” is not looking so fabulous these days. In all honesty, between the leaks, cramped conditions and infrastructure...

New texting ban failure in Missouri Senate questionable

June 1, 2011

No matter your age, if you’re not looking at the road, you’re a dangerous driver. Likewise, whatever else you are trying to do, whether texting, reading a map, eating a sandwich or shaving your face,...

My tearful, drunken goodbye

Lindsey Wehking May 6, 2011

Dear Manmuncher readers, or reader, or… anyone? Who am I kidding: Dear Mom, Thank you for all of your fan mail and comments. Please feel free to keep them coming. It was my pleasure to provide you...

Support the Nuclear Site Permit Bill

May 6, 2011

Missouri is home to some of the lowest energy rates in the country for our business and residential consumers. We enjoy these low rates largely due to long-term strategic planning that took place decades...

Bin Laden’s death – history or bust?

Cade Cleavelin May 6, 2011

I’ve always liked history, for one because I find the parallels you can draw between a seemingly dissociative past and a complicated, bureaucratic present to be fascinating. But also because there is...

CPD’s Facebook page shows lack of transparency, honesty

May 6, 2011

Hopping on the train of the digital age, the Columbia Police Department created a Facebook page to serve as a public relations platform. The page advertises itself as venue for “input and positive comments...

Same-sex partner benefits are more than optional

May 6, 2011

Debate about the need for domestic partnership benefits for UM System employees is nothing new. The matter has been discussed for years here at MU, both at the student level and among faculty, and the...

Thanks for nothing, Pakistan

May 3, 2011

As the country reflects on 9/11, and the costs and the successes and the reasons for waging the war on terror over the next several days, it should not forget the Pakistani government’s complicity in...