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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

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....

Understanding trans etiquette

Lily Cusack October 28, 2014

It never ceases to amaze me how much hate is present in this unforgiving world. Attacks on people who are transgender are a notable example. According to the [National Transgender Discrimination Survey](http://www.transequality.org/PDFs/NTDS_Report.pdf),...

The biggest STD testing mistake you can make

Edna Smith October 28, 2014

A few weeks ago, I wrote about [getting chlamydia,](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/9/16/i-got-chlamydia-definitely-didnt-die/) and how — just as a refresher — I didn’t die. And while chlamydia...

The don’ts of partying

Benjamin Brown October 28, 2014

Parties are glorious things. I partied almost every weekend when I was in high school. Two or three close friends would come over on Saturday night, and we would watch TV or play video games until almost...

The perfect Halloween costume

Nina Ruhe October 28, 2014

As October wraps up, it’s time to get as many pumpkin spiced beverages as you can before they leave for the year and start welcoming hot chocolate back into our lives. The end of October also means one...

Calling all virgins

Edna Smith October 22, 2014

Dear virgins, This is a letter that I wish I could send to my 19-year-old self, when I was a blushing, blustering baby sophomore. It was fall, monogamy and sexual frustration were in the air, and I was...

For the first time in forever, I’m going home

Nina Ruhe October 22, 2014

You really don’t realize how much you’ll miss home once you start college. You don’t think you’ll miss your own room, because the idea of having a roommate makes you think you’ll be living the...

The ongoing LGBT struggle

Lily Cusack October 22, 2014

On Oct. 11, in Brighton, England, two girls were asked to either stop being affectionate towards each other or to leave the Sainsbury’s grocery store they were in by a security guard after a customer...