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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

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....

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....

Transportation is personal

April 15, 2011

When you think of transportation, you might typically think of roads and bridges. But transportation is much more than that. Transportation is our connection to safety, work, business and family. "Transportation...

Good riddance, Luetkemeyer (we hope)

April 15, 2011

Under the redistricting proposal currently moving through Missouri’s state legislature, the City of Columbia stands to lose its staunchly Republican Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer. Considering the bill was...

Debate season is back on – oh how we’ve missed you

Cade Cleavelin April 15, 2011

It’s become refreshingly beautiful outside in the past few weeks. The birds chirp and flit about in their springtime gaiety; the trees bless the fresh earth with a new snow of spring blossoms, and have...

Greek Life leaders’ lack follow through on communication goals

April 15, 2011

In meetings with our reporters and editors, executive members in the Office of Greek Life insist that improving relations between the Greek Life students, who make up about 28 percent of MU's student body,...

‘One Mizzou’ puts patriotism over cultural pluralism

Alex Pesek April 12, 2011

During the course of the semester, diversity has routinely come up as a topic of concern on campus and in the community. We foamed at the mouth when that dreadlocked kid spray-painted unmentionables on...

You can’t put a price tag on security

Taeler De Haes April 12, 2011

The United States is known for having a strong military devoted to the safety of our citizens, and this is one thing that should never be underfunded. Only the economically ignorant would argue that unnecessary...

MSA Senate needs time to change

April 12, 2011

I write, at least in part, to affirm The Maneater’s editorial calling for a shakeup in the Missouri Students Association Senate that was published last Friday. For four years I’ve watched with varying...

Gender-neutral housing would provide safe, inclusive option

April 12, 2011

Following the pattern of more than 50 universities nationwide, the Residence Halls Association passed a resolution to recommend the implementation of gender-neutral housing at MU in 2012. Already in place...