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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

University Village incident sparks discussion on safety, spending

February 26, 2014

We, as the MU community and people of Columbia, need to discuss what happened last weekend at University Village. [Early Saturday morning, a balcony partially collapsed at University Village apartments...

Same-sex marriage suits promise progress

Shannon Greenwood February 26, 2014

Earlier this month, eight couples, along with the American Civil Liberties Union, filed a lawsuit against the state of Missouri. They claim the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage is discriminatory,...

A love letter to the Cafe Berlin breakfast burrito smothered in hot chipotle vegetarian gravy

Abigail Fisher February 26, 2014

To my dearest burrito: I remember the first time we met. It was a late Saturday morning. My boyfriend and I were venturing downtown for brunch. I was hungry and needed something more substantial than...

Before the Oscars, a look at women on the big screen in 2013

Elise Moser February 26, 2014

The Academy Awards are upon us, and that means it’s a great time to examine what 2013 looked like for women in film. There’s a great measuring tool feminists use to see if a film is up to snuff: the...

Let’s run toward something, not away from it

Nate Atkins February 26, 2014

I wish I were writing to you while running. That’s the only way this can really work. There’s just no simulating the euphoria that surges through your body in the moment when you realize you can do...

When being quiet is no longer an option

Shannon Greenwood February 26, 2014

I came out in the woods, but really it was in a whisper. It was dark, and I sat on a bridge surrounded by my closest friends. My voice shook when I told them, and when I was done, I was engulfed in a...

Overcoming mental health issues involves opening up

Mikala Compton February 26, 2014

Just because mental disorders are becoming less stigmatized and more accepted as an actual disease in our society doesn’t mean it is easy to admit you have one. And just because you’ve revealed that...

Sports allies needed to pave way for acceptance

February 24, 2014

As the executive director of Athlete Ally and an activist focused on ending homophobia and transphobia in sports, I have been encouraged by all the progress in athletics in the last few years. Jason Collins,...

Objectivity vs. subjectivity in music

Jack Flemming February 24, 2014

Music is not subjective. That phrase, those four words, have caused me so much trouble over the course of my music analysis conversations. For making this claim, I’ve been called a hater, an idiot...

Officials need to discuss University Village

February 23, 2014

"University officials have a moral responsibility to take action on University Village Apartments" Columbia lost a true hero on the morning of Feb. 22, 2014, when a walkway collapsed at University Village...

Turning onto the dead end of College

Nate Atkins February 20, 2014

I was out driving late one night last semester when I wrecked into a memory. I was the only car in sight on College Avenue that fall night, so nobody had to see this but me. I pulled up to the light...

MyZou name preference option is essential

February 19, 2014

Here at MU, we respect diversity, from race and ethnicity to sexual orientation and gender identification. As proven at Saturday’s “Stand for Sam” counterprotest, we can be One Mizzou. Unfortunately,...