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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Foley’s change of opinion

Elane Edwards March 2, 2016

Interim Chancellor Hank Foley was unable to make a solid opinion on former associate professor Melissa Click, which lead to some angry faculty and students questioning Foley’s leadership. According...

Trump’s plan to weaken libel laws would backfire on him

Tess Vrbin March 2, 2016

The purpose of journalism is to speak the truth, no matter how ugly it might be. Donald Trump’s behavior has provided reporters with plenty of ugly truths for years, especially since he began his presidential...

Religion’s problem with sex

Hunter Bassler March 2, 2016

Human beings love sex. Since the dawn of man, humans have enjoyed doing it. Whether it be to reduce stress, satisfy urges, maintain a relationship, create a small clone of ourselves or an act of love,...

Maneater endorsement prioritizes the wrong issues

February 25, 2016

It is only fitting that the announcement of The Maneater’s endorsement fell on the same day that #ConcernedStudent1950 announced that it is #StillConcerned. In the aftermath of one of the greatest social...

The Maneater endorses Earl/Schafer

February 24, 2016

For the second time this school year, we find ourselves choosing among three slates in the Missouri Students Association’s presidential election. The circumstances of last semester’s debacle of an...

Why the Catholic Church shouldn’t sever ties with the Girl Scouts

Hunter Bassler February 24, 2016

I have always seen the Girl Scouts as an organization that encouraged young women to change the world. As a group that promotes outdoor activities, good citizenship, character and community service, they...

The day Beyonce turned black

Kennedy Jones February 24, 2016

The day Beyonce turned black was a tragic day for many white people. The uncomfortable moment when she released “Formation” celebrating her black and Creole heritage and rejecting what is said about...

Board of Curators needs diversity

February 17, 2016

One glance at the UM System Board of Curators reveals a troubling lack of racial, gender and professional diversity. Of the six current members, there are five white men and only one woman, who is also...

GOP should let Obama name Scalia’s successor

Tess Vrbin February 16, 2016

Just when it seemed this month in politics couldn’t get wilder, it did. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) became the first woman and first Latino, respectively, to...

Ambiguity is a double-edged sword

Elane Edwards February 16, 2016

Last Wednesday during full Senate, the Missouri Students Association unanimously passed the Special Election BEC Handbook. Since the new handbook has intentional vagueness to reduce loopholes and opportunities...

Embracing the absurd and the case against suicide

Hunter Bassler February 16, 2016

Life is meaningless and the universe is indifferent to mankind. Since most people are taught that there is someone, or something, behind the cosmic curtain running the show, dictating every action we make...

Black identity or just the pigmentation of your skin?

Kennedy Jones February 16, 2016

There is a community of people who believe that being black is just an "accidental case of pigmentation," that it isn't a part of your identity at all. This same community of people tends to wish that...