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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

What to wear this fall

Benjamin Brown October 22, 2014

It’s fall in Columbia. Football season is in full swing, Walmart is selling Christmas decorations, and pumpkin flavor is being infused into every food and drink imaginable. Fall also means that it is...

Student housing expansion must stop

October 15, 2014

Seeing as the majority of our editorial board are living off campus, we feel there is an issue which needs to be discussed. The Odle family, who own and operate Brookside student apartments and townhomes,...

Three things Tour Team forgot to tell us

Nina Ruhe October 14, 2014

Now that it’s fall, pumpkin spice drinks, scarves and fuzzy socks have asserted their presence into our lives (or at least mine). One other noticeable thing is happening around campus as well: Tours. Ah,...

Q&A on what it’s like to have an IUD

Edna Smith October 14, 2014

Now that [IUDs and other implantable devices are getting near unanimous thumbs up](http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/10/the-birth-control-shift/380952/), I asked my roommate, who’s had an...

A long way from done

Lily Cusack October 14, 2014

After the tremendous victories for marriage equality that came about these past few weeks, many American citizens would think this is the end of the fight for LGBT rights. Many people believe marriage...

No. 1 places for “Number Two”

Benjamin Brown October 14, 2014

In my 20 years on this planet, I have learned a few things. For example, never suggest a woman is pregnant unless you see a baby coming out of her at that moment. Don’t take a laxative after you take...

Marriage equality, also known as basic human rights

Jordan McFarland October 7, 2014

Court is in session. On Monday, the Supreme Court took to session for the tenth time under Chief Justice John G. Roberts. Hopefully this session, justice will be served in the form of marriage equality. Sunday...

Reports of Blackboard’s demise greatly exaggerated

October 7, 2014

Currently, the MU campus is undergoing a formal evaluation of the learning management system (LMS) tools to support teaching and learning at MU. This evaluation is being led by Kevin Bailey, Director of...

Building a better One Mizzou Week

October 7, 2014

One Mizzou Week (began Monday) and I wanted to personally invite The Maneater staff to participate in the Week's experiences. On May 7th of this year, your staff posted ["Biggest disappointment: One Mizzou...

A step in the right direction

Lily Cusack October 7, 2014

Last week marked an important advancement in equality for same-sex couples in Missouri: A court ruled the state’s refusal to recognize legal same-sex marriages performed out of state was unconstitutional....

School is for fools

Benjamin Brown October 7, 2014

I never skipped class in high school. Not because of any moral obligation I had to attend or to better myself, but because I wasn’t _good_ enough to get a full-ride athletic scholarship, and I knew I...

Staying in bed

Edna Smith October 7, 2014

Thanks to the likes of Cosmo, Gossip Girl and the wide, wonderful world of porn, we have it ingrained in our minds that between-the-sheets-on-a-mattress-horizontal sex is for dweebs. And since my goal...