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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Tuition cap legislation opens door for loopholes

April 22, 2011

Rep. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City, recently introduced Missouri House Bill 614, which, if passed, will freeze tuition for students who are already enrolled in state universities for up to five years, despite...

Campus closure proposal absurd, unreasonable

April 22, 2011

This week’s Faculty Council meeting presented several ideas for the future of MU. However, there was one proposition that we found especially ridiculous, and, after years of covering student government,...

J school should focus on writing, not gadgets

Cade Cleavelin April 22, 2011

Readers this week will realize I am simply corroborating a recent editorial published by The Maneater concerning the School of Journalism’s extravagant technology compulsions and the possibility of inflating...

J school must end technology requirement trend

April 19, 2011

[A School of Journalism faculty committee's exploration of potential new technology requirements for incoming Journalism students](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2011/4/19/j-school-mulls-over-new-mobile-technology-requirem/)...

City Council out of touch with needs, wants

April 19, 2011

Last night marked the first time the new Columbia City Council members met, and saying they aren't off to a good start is being generous. Several measures were discussed, including a proposal to increase...

Missouri funeral protest ban is right call

Brad Grim April 19, 2011

The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill banning protests near funerals an hour before to an hour after a service. The legislation was drafted and passed in response to a protest at the St....

Politics shouldn’t define LGBT community

Alex Pesek April 19, 2011

You’ve seen them: bejeweled and underwear donned, dancing wildly on parade floats, waving their flags in summer breezes. Yes, they who infiltrate your suburban sensitivities, who shove sexual politics...

Guinness, Jameson are ‘institutions’ in Dublin

Krystin Arneson April 19, 2011

Most people hear the word Dublin and, almost immediately, the city’s rich literary tradition, beautiful urban parks and diverse musical culture springs to mind. Just kidding. Most people hear Dublin...

Government shouldn’t force health on children

Taeler De Haes April 19, 2011

The Chicago Public School District's Little Village Academy Middle School banned kids from bringing their own lunches. They may only eat what the cafeteria provides them, and some kids are refusing to...

Lindsey’s self-esteem trajectory

Lindsey Wehking April 15, 2011

Since birth, the world has been chipping away at the confident, self-asserted fetus I once was. Coming out four days late and flinging my umbilical cord everywhere like I owned that mother-fucking hospital,...

A civic holiday?

Steve Pan April 15, 2011

When German voters went to the polls on September 27, 2009, to hand the Social Democrats their biggest defeat in the history of post-War Germany, they literally had all day to vote. Those less-enthused...

Private regulation exposes business to the public

Nick Calcaterra April 15, 2011

It seems that all of our industries have regulation problems. Despite what you believe to be the cause, the regulations installed by our government have been letting big problems slip through the cracks....