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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Gun control is a political talking point, not a strategy to fight gun crime

Brandon Bartlett March 18, 2018

_Brandon Bartlett is a freshman political science major at MU. He is an opinions columnist who writes about politics for The Maneater._ In America, the weeks after a school shooting are a time of around-the-clock...

Trans people deserve to be respected

Madi Baughman March 14, 2018

_Madi Baughman is a freshman journalism and political science major at MU. She is an opinions columnist who writes about political and civil rights issues for The Maneater._ Last year, I went to visit...

Former MSA candidates’ past tweets are telling of MU’s current struggles

March 14, 2018

After platforms were announced March 5 for Missouri Students Association president and vice president, KCOU journalists Brett Stover and Cassie Florido uncovered tweets from candidates on each of the three...

Title IX needs to change

March 14, 2018

May 18, 2017. My day started as a day filled with friends, drinking and fun. That night, however, is fuzzy in every sense of the word. I remember going in and out of consciousness in an apartment that...

The Second Amendment needs to be re-evaluated

Madi Baughman March 9, 2018

_Madi Baughman is a freshman journalism and political science major at MU. She is an opinions columnist who writes about political and civil rights issues for The Maneater._ The Second Amendment is, to...

International community must do more to help Syrian civilians trapped in civil war

Tatyana Monnay March 9, 2018

_Tatyana Monnay is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinions columnist who writes about politics for The Maneater._ War, violence and human rights abuses have plagued Syria for the last six...

The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School should be anything but a call for more gun control

Brandon Bartlett March 7, 2018

_Brandon Bartlett is a freshman political science major at MU. He is an opinions columnist who writes about politics for The Maneater._ On Feb. 14, 2018, tragedy struck the nation when a 19-year-old male...

Sanctions should be put on Myanmar to show that rest of world will not tolerate genocidal behavior

Tatyana Monnay March 5, 2018

_Tatyana Monnay is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinions columnist who writes about politics for The Maneater._ The genocide of Rohingya Muslims by their own government has gone on long...

Russia is the ultimate social media influencer

Russia is the ultimate social media influencer

Maddie Niblett March 1, 2018

_Maddie Niblett is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinions columnist who writes about politics for The Maneater._ On Feb. 16, Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russian nationals and one Russian...

Russian trolls should not be able to delegitimize 2015 protests

Russian trolls should not be able to delegitimize 2015 protests

Tatyana Monnay February 28, 2018

_Tatyana Monnay is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinions columnist who writes about politics for The Maneater._ Before working its way up to meddling in the 2016 presidential election,...

War with North Korea is a disaster America must avoid

War with North Korea is a disaster America must avoid

Jon Niemuth February 26, 2018

_Jon Niemuth is a freshman economics major at MU. He is an opinions columnist who writes about politics for The Maneater._ Before any serious discussion about North Korea can be had, it is essential to...

Parkland shooting survivors are changing the way we react to tragedy

Parkland shooting survivors are changing the way we react to tragedy

Madi Baughman February 26, 2018

_Madi Baughman is a freshman journalism and political science major at MU. She is an opinions columnist who writes about political and civil rights issues for The Maneater._ At the normally calm, quiet...