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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

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...

Step it up, Plaza 900

September 30, 2014

Dear Plaza, Adding more seating does not make eating there faster. Changing the direction of the entry line does not make eating there faster. Fixing the food prep process does. It's pretty easy to just...

Don’t be scared of the ‘F-word’

Jordan McFarland September 30, 2014

As men we should look to our daughters, our sisters, mothers and grandmothers and ask them whether or not they should make 77 cents on the dollar compared to men because [according to the White House](http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/equal-pay#top),...

Students need better representation in City Council

September 30, 2014

Within the span of four issues of The Maneater, we’ve had to talk about City Council’s lack of representation of students twice. Clearly, there is a problem. Columbia City Council voted in May to...

Missouri’s fight for equality

Lily Cusack September 30, 2014

The fight for LGBT equality in Missouri has not been very grand or spectacular. There have not been miraculous breakthroughs such as legalizing same-sex marriage, nor has there been a very large backlash...

How a comedy about abortion changes everything

Edna Smith September 30, 2014

Arguably the most remarkable film of 2014, “Obvious Child,” is now available on iTunes. This is the part where I command you to stop paying faithful homage to journalism (for a few hours), put down...