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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Passage of waiting period bill an infringement

March 7, 2014

The Missouri House has recently passed House Bill 1307 and House Bill 1313 that would take the already 24 hour mandatory waiting period for a woman seeking an abortion and triple it to a 72 hour waiting...

MU put my daughter in danger at University Village

March 7, 2014

Dear Maneater, I am writing to ask why the University of Missouri hasn't found a safe location for the Student Parent Center daycare, currently located in one of the most dangerous buildings in University...

The Maneater endorses RHA slate Chaffin-Wiggins

March 5, 2014

The last year was an underwhelming one for the Residence Halls Association. With a huge turnover in the executive board and limited presence on campus, RHA hasn’t made any great gains or taken any major...

Is gay the new black?

Martenzie Johnson March 4, 2014

Is gay the new black? No. Not at all. Not even close. LGBT people have never and will never be enslaved for over 200 years based off of their sexual orientation. LGBT people will never be subjected to...

Sorry I’m not sorry for not wearing sweats

Abigail Fisher March 4, 2014

One of the biggest changes I experienced during my move from high school to college almost two years ago is that not one person on a college campus expects you to look nice for class. All we ask here is...

The reason concerts are getting worse

Jack Flemming March 4, 2014

There’s something visceral about a concert. There’s something about the community of an audience and the vibe of live music that is unmatched throughout all other forms of entertainment. It’s one...

The false nature of false rape allegations

Rivu Dasgupta March 4, 2014

**Trigger Warning: Extensive discussion on rape and sexual violence** There’s a popular terror instilled in the hearts of even the most audacious of men: that they’ll be falsely accused of rape. While...

College is a True/False film fading to black

Nate Atkins March 4, 2014

I watched my first True/False film this past weekend. I wish I could tell you that it filled some hole in me. Instead, I fear I made it bigger. I squeezed into the last seat in the first row of The...

Art program suspension sets poor precedent

March 4, 2014

The future of art education at MU is sketchy at best. Last week, the College of Education suspended the undergraduate art education program. Students planning on pursuing this degree in the future will...

The fiction of reverse racism

Rivu Dasgupta February 28, 2014

Black History Month. Gaines-Oldham Black Culture Center. Affirmative action. What do all of the above have in common? There’s the celebration of a culture, the tacit memoir of a history of a people,...

Why is electing change so costly?

Grace Hase February 28, 2014

The other night as I was flipping through the channels on the television, I came across a story on income inequality by Bill O’Reilly of _The O’Reilly Factor_. [Having written a past column on minimum...

The N-word is not the worst thing about America

Martenzie Johnson February 27, 2014

Black History Month, as I have [stated in a previous column](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/1/31/black-history-month-still-necessary/), is a time to remember the trials and tribulations of blacks...