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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

Provost must be a voice for faculty, students

November 19, 2014

MU has been searching for a new provost since [Brian Foster retired from the position in January](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/9/25/provost-brian-foster-announces-retirement/). The provost serves...

Thanksgiving break in 500 words

Benjamin Brown November 18, 2014

I like Thanksgiving, but I’m not crazy about it. It’s a holiday of extremes. The food is hot, but the weather is cold. The break is nice, but it’s spent studying for finals. And of course, there...

Graduate students deserve better housing

November 12, 2014

One month ago, [we discussed why undergraduate students deserve affordable, close-to-campus housing](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/10/15/student-housing-expansion-must-stop/), but we did not...

The wide world of emoji

Benjamin Brown November 11, 2014

I once had a high school health teacher named Mr. Taylor, and he once told us, “You all don’t know how to talk to each other. All you know how to do is type.” Unfortunately for Mr. Taylor, who taught...

An increasingly accepting Church

Lily Cusack November 11, 2014

“Homosexuality” has long been synonymous with “sin” in the Catholic Church. It was clear that previous papacies and their administrations did not support the LGBT community in any way. The Catholic...

Sex manners 101

Edna Smith November 11, 2014

Imagine a world in which we all wear deodorant, brush our teeth and treat each others’ genitals with the love and respect (and the gentle grip) that they deserve. A world in which bedside faux pas are...

The Maneater endorses Artis/O’Brien for MSA

November 10, 2014

The Missouri Students Association represents 26,996 undergraduate students at MU. MSA controls a $1.6 million budget, advocates for students on city, state and national levels and helps optimize the student...

Halloween winners and losers

Benjamin Brown November 4, 2014

Halloween has come and passed, and it was certainly a weekend to remember. Unfortunately, many people don’t remember it, what with all of the … candy they ate. Luckily, I was the designated driver...

A treatise on blowjobs

Edna Smith November 4, 2014

I do a lot of things with this mouth. I kiss my mother with it. I ingest valuable nutrients with it. I answer questions in class, communicate with friends and stand up for myself with it. So it’s not...

The bravery of Tim Cook

Lily Cusack November 4, 2014

Tim Cook is a powerful man. He is the CEO of Apple, one of the largest, richest and most influential companies in the world. He is also a member of the board of directors at Nike and the National Football...

Students, CDS must help reduce food waste

November 4, 2014

MU is [ranked 16th on the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of the top 30 green-power-using schools](http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/toplists/top30ed.htm), and yet we are perpetuating a serious environmental...

State must fund critical MU renovations

October 29, 2014

McKee Gymnasium was built in 1922. Yankee Stadium began construction that same year. Since then, Yankee Stadium has been renovated regularly, seriously remodeled, demolished and completely reconstructed....