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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

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...

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...

I can’t wait to be old

Lindsey Wehking February 25, 2011

"Wahooo," wailed an unidentifiable source from outside the confines of my janky Honda Civic. I was cruising down I-70 last month, in the midst of my 2Pac sing-along to "Brenda's Got A Baby" when I was...

Free market deals with racists without violating free speech

Nick Calcaterra February 25, 2011

Rand Paul, R-Ky., has said on multiple occasions he disagrees with points in the civil rights act that affect private businesses. Naturally he has received a considerable amount of criticism for his opinions,...

Review board should provide real check on police power

February 25, 2011

The wheels of bureaucracy have been a-turnin’ within the Columbia Police Department and the Citizens Police Review Board, and, as usual, nothing seems to be moving. In the review board’s latest case,...

Understanding the Board of Curators

February 25, 2011

It was once a rumor for months. Murmurs of a tuition increase and an increase of fees spread across the media like wildfire. "The University of Missouri plans to raise tuition," they said. "Curators prepare...

Stand up, stay informed

Ryan Schuessler February 25, 2011

A crowd of protesters shouting in both English and Arabic dominated the scene at Speakers Circle on Wednesday, showing support for the uprising underway in Libya. The protest, facilitated by the Muslim...

Getting numb in the face of innovation

Cade Cleavelin February 25, 2011

There’s a [clip][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk] floating around of comedian Louis CK appearing on Conan, talking about how ridiculous people are because their misplaced sense of entitlement...

Why the legal drinking age needs to be changed

Brad Grim February 22, 2011

I know what you are thinking: here is another ignorant kid who wants to lower the legal drinking age in order to have easier access to alcohol. I am not proposing lowering the drinking age just to oblige...

Columnist De Haes masks Islamophobia with generalizations

Alex Pesek February 22, 2011

In a Forum section full of letters, columns and editorials calling for concrete action and advocacy against racism and minority marginalization, it’s tragic that my fellow columnist Taeler De Haes chose...