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Ahmed’s homemade clock was never about a bomb threat

Lily Cusack September 22, 2015

Last Monday, Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old freshman at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, was arrested for apparently making a [“hoax bomb.”](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/us/texas-student-is-under-police-investigation-for-building-a-clock.html?_r=0)...

We need to fix our black student to professor ratio

Kennedy Jones September 22, 2015

Two black counselors, one black teacher, two black hall monitors and three black janitors. Throughout high school I had never been taught by a teacher who looks like me. One Filipino, two Hispanic, and...

Europeans welcoming refugees should be held in great admiration

Mica Soellner September 22, 2015

The brutality and ruthlessness of Syria’s ongoing civil war is causing thousands of Syrians to flee the country and search for new beginnings in Western Europe. The fighting has left neighborhoods and...

Not my Mizzou – a letter from Dina van der Zalm

September 20, 2015

_EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a letter to the editor written by a member of the MU community who is not part of The Maneater’s staff. It is not the opinion of The Maneater or its editorial board. In accordance...

An open letter to Chancellor Loftin from Jordan Hoyt

September 18, 2015

_EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a letter to the editor written by a member of the MU community who is not part of The Maneater’s staff. It is not the opinion of The Maneater or its editorial board. In accordance...

Speakers Circle: Where’s the limit?

September 17, 2015

_EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a letter to the editor written by a member of the MU community who is not part of The Maneater’s staff. It is not the opinion of The Maneater or its editorial board. In accordance...

Is your definition of diversity even feasible?

Kennedy Jones September 16, 2015

The other day, in my public speaking class, we were discussing audience and the diversity of each type of audience you might need to present to. My professor moved the conversation from one group to the...

Everyone is thinking the same thing: Will they like me?

Elane Edwards September 16, 2015

First impressions are intimidating. You can never have a second chance at a first impression. Most of us can relate to that feeling we get in our stomachs before a first date, an interview or meeting new...

MU cannot continue to ignore the needs of student-parents

September 16, 2015

It’s been 14 months since the [Student Parent Center was closed](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/3/13/mu-close-and-demolish-university-village-student-p/), and in the time since, there has been...

A graduate worker union matters for all MU students

September 16, 2015

_EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a letter to the editor written by a member of the MU community who is not part of The Maneater’s staff. It is not the opinion of The Maneater or its editorial board. In accordance...

Reality should not be censored

Mica Soellner September 15, 2015

Turkish photographer Nilufer Demir captured two shocking images in early September documenting the plight of the Syrian people. One of a 3-year-old boy face down on a beach, and another where the same...

MSA president’s post is not surprising, and that’s a problem

September 15, 2015

On Sept. 12, Missouri Students Association President Payton Head posted a Facebook status chronicling multiple incidents of discrimination around campus. Head said in the post that he was walking down...