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The Maneater

Bidding farewell from the place where it all began

Nate Atkins May 6, 2014

It ends in a bar. Shakespeare’s, to be precise. Blue Moon is in the glasses. We have jobs. We’re going to graduate. Our time here is over. It was always going to end in a bar, somewhere in the world....

The racism you can see

Martenzie Johnson May 6, 2014

One of the regrets I have about last week’s column on [Cliven Bundy, Donald Sterling and affirmative action](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/4/29/getting-away-racism-must-stop/) was that I failed...

Feminism beyond this column

Elise Moser May 6, 2014

After a semester of writing about feminism, I’ve come to my final installment in this series of columns. I’ve had a lot of fun exploring the different aspects of feminism that I feel are important,...

Renew Mizzou lacks student, faculty insight

Renew Mizzou lacks student, faculty insight

May 6, 2014

Finals week is stressful enough as it is. Leave it to Renew Mizzou to make it even worse. This week and next week, major parts of Ellis Library will be under construction. The Current Periodicals Reading...

Thanking the LGBTQ community

Shannon Greenwood May 6, 2014

I began this column in January of last year without a clue what I was doing. I had no experience writing about LGBTQ issues — heck, I wasn't even out yet. All I knew was that this was something I wanted...

Online media connects feminists worldwide

Elise Moser April 30, 2014

If you’ve been reading my column this semester, you might think I’ve known about this feminism stuff a long time. I like to think I do a good job of making it seem as though I’ve been shouting “down...

My beef with modern pop music

Jack Flemming April 29, 2014

“I’m go go baby, fresh oh baby, go go baby, uh oh baby, no no baby. Yeah yeah baby, now jiggle it baby, let me tickle it baby.” A man named Armando Perez, aka Pitbull, was likely paid somewhere in...

The fight for LGBTQ equality must continue outside courtroom

Shannon Greenwood April 29, 2014

When we discuss equality, we have to remember to do so in its entirety. Usually, we talk about the equality we can measure in tangible goals. Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell? Done. Find the Defense of...

Bundy, Sterling, and Affirmative Action

Martenzie Johnson April 29, 2014

What a week this has been for black people. Last Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-2 decision, upheld a Michigan ban on affirmative action in higher education. The court ruled voters can ban affirmative...

An open breakup letter to Frank Haith

April 29, 2014

Dear Frank Haith, It’s not us. It’s you. Twelve days ago, you left Mizzou basketball and went to work as the head coach at Tulsa. After three years of a committed relationship with Mizzou, you’re...

Going back to the best night of college

Nate Atkins April 28, 2014

Three years ago this week, news broke that Osama bin Laden had been killed, and the best night of college ensued. That night, I found myself in the middle a riot of the American spirit in Greek Town....

The importance of accepting fat acceptance

Abigail Fisher April 28, 2014

Human bodies are strange things. They’re the only medium we have of expressing thoughts into the physical world, and yet we sure do talk a lot of shit about them. I am confident that there are people...