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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

Not an employee? My teaching record says otherwise.

April 13, 2016

I am a teaching assistant and graduate instructor for the Department of History who loves my job and the University of Missouri. I have amazing students who make my work rewarding and an incredibly supportive...

If Chadwick is an employee, then so are all graduate workers

April 6, 2016

The struggle between the UM System and its disgruntled graduate student population has been centered around the system’s refusal to recognize graduate workers as employees. The university has repeatedly...

Sex education is failing the youth

Elane Edwards April 6, 2016

Sex education across the United States is in crisis. Only 22 of the 50 states require any sex education, and only 19 states require that if the sex education is provided that it be “medically, factually...

The Capitol Report: What you missed this past week

March 17, 2016

_This weekly column is brought to you by a partnership between The Maneater and The Associated Students of the University of Missouri, the official student lobbying group for the UM System's 77,000 students....

MU must make budget cuts with transparency and pragmatism

March 16, 2016

Last week, interim Chancellor Hank Foley wrote a letter to staff regarding the $32 million budgetary shortfall that MU is expected to face for next year. “I wish I had better news,” Foley wrote. Us...

Missouri amendment promotes bigotry

Hunter Bassler March 16, 2016

Kim Davis was pretty popular late last year. As a reminder, Kim Davis is the county clerk for Rowan County, Kentucky, who gained international attention after defying an order from the federal court to...

Atmosphere matters at political campaign rallies

Tess Vrbin March 16, 2016

The only time I’ve ever been inside Missouri State University’s basketball stadium was probably the only time it wasn’t full of maroon and white. Instead, it was teeming with blue. Supporters...

House budget cuts are unprincipled

Elane Edwards March 16, 2016

Last Thursday, 108 yays conquered the 45 nays in the Missouri House of Representatives’ vote to cut $8.6 million from the UM System budget. The UM System will lose the brunt of it, $7.6 million, while...

Religious liberty bills protect bigotry, not freedom

Nancy Coleman March 16, 2016

When I heard about a bill allowing for discrimination of LGBTQ individuals floating around the state legislature in Georgia, I wasn’t surprised. Revolted, sure. Disappointed? Definitely. But after living...

What you missed at the capitol this past week

March 10, 2016

_This weekly column is brought to you by a partnership between The Maneater and The Associated Students of the University of Missouri, the official student lobbying group for the UM System's 77,000 students....

How to have a pious party

Hunter Bassler March 9, 2016

Religious rituals and traditions are, for the most part, pretty bland. While rituals such as meditation, scripture readings and prayer are both fulfilling and important for those who take part, they are...

Ignite Mizzou lives up to its name

March 9, 2016

With the election of Sean Earl and Tori Schafer to the Missouri Students Association presidency, the Ignite Mizzou era has reached its end. Outgoing president Payton Head’s term had its ups and downs,...