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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

The fight for voting student curator is an admirable one

March 8, 2011

Since we realize we’ve beaten discussion on the proposal for a voting student curator to a pulp, we’ll only briefly touch on it here. An amendment to House Bill 174, which created the voting student...

Not-so-pleasant memories of camping

Lindsey Wehking March 4, 2011

You know what would be a good idea? If we spent the night under a tarp with people we hate and then we can all sleep in body bags, fermenting in each other's odor, providing feast for infectious insects...

Campus needs to stand together against sexual violence

March 4, 2011

Tuesday's string of sexual assaults across Columbia and the rape reported outside Laws residence hall have invoked both anger and fear from the student body, but this also provides a new time for discussion...

Washington needs some ‘Show-Me State’ common sense

March 4, 2011

One of the most important parts of my job is visiting with and hearing from Missourians across the state. That's why I love coming home to Missouri every weekend, and it's why I enjoyed a recent opportunity...

Understanding that sleep is rather necessary

Cade Cleavelin March 4, 2011

Sleep studies take place all the time. Pharmaceutical companies, universities, the military and just about every important institution has put in time and money to figure out how people best recharge their...

Right to Work — wrong to pass

Nick Calcaterra March 4, 2011

Missouri State Sen. Rob Mayer, R-25, has dug up an old issue he says was a shallow grave. According to him, Missouri has lost businesses to bordering states, such as Arkansas and Tennessee, for not being...

Right to work laws unhelpful, unnecessary

Steve Pan March 4, 2011

Right to work laws are the biggest misnomer in this nation's history of naming things. What are they? You may be aware of the labor strife going on in Wisconsin, where bag Republican Gov. Scott Walker...

DUI: To blow or not?

March 1, 2011

With Mardi Gras and Spring Break coming up everyone knows cops go looking for drunk drivers, but arrested individuals are unaware of what rights they actually have. If arrested for a DUI, fight it, because...

Exploring Irish, American cultural similarities after crisis

Krystin Arneson March 1, 2011

Last night was a huge night here in Dublin — for the city, but also for the country. It was Election Night, which comes once every five years. The party in power up until today is largely accredited...

I am what I am: the direct descendent of lanky genes

Alex Pesek March 1, 2011

I am 6-feet, 2-inches tall, 74 inches if you think that way, 188 cm if you're not an American, 160 pounds if I've actually eaten much that day, 32-inch waist if you care, size 13 shoe and incalculably...

Right-to-work legislation not right for Missouri

Brad Grim March 1, 2011

Thousands in protest of the recent budget proposal by Republican Gov. Scott Walker are entering their third week outside of the Capitol Building in Wisconsin. In an effort to combat Wisconsin’s multibillion...

Our wish list for the UM System caucus

March 1, 2011

In the coming weeks, a caucus consisting of politicians from across the political spectrum will bring UM System issues at the state level to the forefront in Jefferson City. Fifty-nine members, many of...