Opinion Archives - Page 29 of 179

Care about climate change but the Green New Deal not your thing? Don’t worry, there’s other climate legislation you can support in an MU campus organization

Maureen Dunne • April 25, 2019

_Maureen Dunne is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about student life for The Maneater._ The Youth Climate Strike took the world by storm this past March 15, with...

One month later: MU students may have voted the wrong way in MSA presidential election

Abigail Ruhman • April 24, 2019

_Abigail Ruhman is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about student life, politics and social issues for The Maneater._ During the 2019 MSA presidential election,...

The new abortion bill in Missouri will do more harm than good

Madi Baughman • April 14, 2019

_Madi Baughman is a sophomore journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about political and civil rights issues for The Maneater._ Abortion access has been somewhat limited in Missouri...

Let’s make taxes less taxing

Bryce Kolk • April 14, 2019

_Bryce Kolk is a freshman journalism major at MU. He is an opinion columnist who writes about politics for The Maneater._ Taxes are frustrating. Whether you’re having trouble tracking down the documents,...

Want to fix a heroin epidemic? Treat addiction, don’t criminalize it

Bryce Kolk • April 14, 2019

_Bryce Kolk is a freshman journalism major at MU. He is an opinion columnist who writes about politics for The Maneater._ Addiction is an incredibly complicated illness. Treating it requires support and...

Being destructive on social media causes more harm than good

Rachel Schnelle • April 14, 2019

_Rachel Schnelle is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about student life for The Maneater._ Since the 2016 election, teenagers and young adults have become increasingly...

Sustainability shouldn’t be stacked on plates and outdated statistics

Abigail Ruhman • April 14, 2019

_Abigail Ruhman is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about student life, politics and social issues for The Maneater._ The first thing I remember when I was walking...

Blackface should not be tolerated

Madi Baughman • April 14, 2019

_Madi Baughman is a sophomore journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about political and civil rights issues for The Maneater._ One thing we’ve seen a lot of controversy over...

How not to be an ally, starring Alyssa Milano

Roshae Hemmings • April 14, 2019

_Roshae Hemmings is a first year journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about civil rights._ In a time where activism, social consciousness and awareness is prominent, allyship...

Hypocritical politicians are common even if they shouldn’t be

Abigail Ruhman • April 11, 2019

_Abigail Ruhman is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about student life, politics and social issues for The Maneater._ No matter where you fall on party lines,...

It’s 2019: time to hold MLB players accountable for their abuse off the field

Maureen Dunne • April 3, 2019

_Maureen Dunne is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about student life for The Maneater._ This winter, the release of Lifetime’s explosive “Surviving R. Kelly”...

The worst thing about coming to college isn’t the sleep deprivation, the mediocre food or immense amounts of people: it’s having to retake algebra

Olivia Apostolovski • April 3, 2019

_Olivia Apostolovski is a freshman pre-journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about social issues for the Maneater._ General education courses are classes that many freshmen may...