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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

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...

Our desire to control the inevitable is naïve

Cade Cleavelin April 30, 2011

I bring to you a shallow philosophical anecdote: The pants I buy are not extravagant or expensive, or in any way remarkable. I get them off the same shelf in the same department store in the same mall...

How my spying caused a sexual revelation

Lindsey Wehking April 29, 2011

It was my 10th birthday when my yearning for walkie-talkies was finally realized, of course only after my parents became tired of me putting me in peril to prove their necessity to my safety. Right after...

The best of the worst government around

Nick Calcaterra April 29, 2011

Despite my relentless criticism of the government, I do love my country. There is no other place on earth with as many opportunities, not to mention a ridiculous standard of living. As many politicians...

Futuristic classroom expansion shows fiscal irresponsibility

April 29, 2011

In an attempt to innovate the classroom experience with enhanced interactivity between course content and media, MU's Department of Space Planning and Management updated a room in Strickland Hall in fall...

Debacle highlights MU’s Facebook transparency, Conway’s idiocy

April 29, 2011

In case you missed it, a digital debacle ensued on MU’s Facebook page after unwise comments from many, most notably Missouri State Representative Kathie Conway. The original posting was promoting MU...

McCaskill’s statement on flooding in Southeast Missouri

April 29, 2011

As waters continue to rise in Southeast Missouri and thousands of people are evacuated from their homes, United States Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., made the following statement about the flooding and...

Misinformation exacerbates student debt peril

April 26, 2011

As if we needed more alarming statistics in a post-recession economy, student loan debt has recently surpassed collective credit card debt in the United States. Even more worrisome, student loan debt...

Ensign’s resignation should end investigation

Brad Grim April 26, 2011

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nv., finally resigned Friday after the Senate Ethics Committee voted last week to continue to probe Ensign based on allegations he had an affair with campaign aid Cynthia Hampton in...

Online comment moderation leads to ethical dilemma

Alex Pesek April 26, 2011

Full disclosure: I have a large ego. This large ego leads me to believe my opinions - and justifications behind them - are perfectly solid and reasonable. This alarmingly narcissistic belief naturally...

Irish, UK grading systems allow for exploration

Krystin Arneson April 26, 2011

This is what happens when you go to school in Ireland: You forget how to go to school. My Scottish friend warned me about this before I left Edinburgh in January. He said school in the UK and Ireland...

Legislative action discordant with voter intent

April 26, 2011

As we ease into our roles in our own democracy, we generally acquire storybook understandings of how representative government works. The general convention we assume is that if we want things put into...