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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

Future transparency, communication needed from MSA

April 9, 2014

MSA, it’s been too long. We’re glad we haven’t had to write to you until now, but as this whole budget process comes to a close, we’d like to review a few things that went awry. First, not only...

Sexuality isn’t black and white

Shannon Greenwood April 8, 2014

In a long-form feature, The New York Times did what many news outlets have never done — wrote a piece entirely on bisexuality and the overlooked stigma that the label brings. The article is titled,...

Late night TV should look to diversity

Martenzie Johnson April 7, 2014

Last Thursday, late night television stalwart David Letterman announced that he would be retiring from “The Late Show with David Letterman” in 2015. Letterman has hosted the show since its inception...

Women should be covering and running professional sports

Elise Moser April 4, 2014

One of the best days of my year is baseball’s opening day. The excitement that built up over the past six months of waiting for my favorite sport to return has finally bubbled over, and I can hear the...

Unpopular opinion: my boyfriend has never opened a car door for me, and frankly, I could not care less

Abigail Fisher April 3, 2014

Spring break is over, and you know what that means: I just spent an entire week of my life staring at my computer screen, and the weather is just beginning to permit more revealing clothing without the...

Mizzou Athletics must increase accountability

April 2, 2014

Run-ins with the law for Mizzou Athletics affiliates are above par this year. Last week, after an NCAA wrestling tournament win, Brandon Orr, a graduate student and Mizzou Athletics team sports psychologist,...

Kobe Bryant, #CancelColbert and hypersensitivity

Martenzie Johnson April 1, 2014

This past week, The New Yorker [ran a profile on NBA superstar Kobe Bryant](http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/03/31/140331fa_fact_mcgrath). The piece touches on Bryant’s 17 basketball seasons and...

MTV’s new show ‘Faking It’ has potential to be positive

Shannon Greenwood April 1, 2014

The rise of television and movies including plotlines centered around the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is nothing new. “Modern Family” has been doing it for years, and it has won...

Wu-Tang Clan’s bold move and even bolder message

Jack Flemming April 1, 2014

As a columnist, I can pour everything into the 600 words or so I’m allotted each week. I can toil endlessly, doing everything in my power to convey my passions and opinions about the importance of music....

One final drive on the straight line of life

Nate Atkins April 1, 2014

I told myself I wouldn’t do this again, but here I am, writing about the long road back to college, or the one thing that has been by my side forever. It’s done now. This was the last time I’d...

It isn’t your job to silence us ‘girls’

March 29, 2014

I first walked into the Capitol in January, where I was asked within 30 minutes if I was lost by an older man who called me a “girl.” It was a brief, seemingly harmless interaction that wound up foreshadowing...

‘Having it all’ doesn’t have to start now

Elise Moser March 19, 2014

Planning for the future in college usually means choosing a major, thinking about potential careers and deciding whether or not to attend graduate school. But for many college women, it also means thinking...