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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

Women and the Olympics: the good and the bad

Elise Moser February 6, 2014

What do you get when you bring the world together to participate in a variety of sporting endeavors, some international in their appeal and others niche hobbies we only recognize every four years? The...

Olympics beg the question of human rights

Grace Hase February 5, 2014

With the Sochi Winter Olympics days away, Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, have been thrown into the human rights spotlight. Last June, Russia passed an anti-gay law that would ban “propaganda...

MSA presidential report card: Nick Droege

February 5, 2014

It’s official: Nick Droege is out, and Mason Schara is in. Before the outgoing Missouri Students Association president formally passes the torch to his successor at Thursday’s inauguration dinner,...

U.S., Russia have long way to go in diversity race

Shannon Greenwood February 4, 2014

On Friday, 230 U.S. delegates will participate in the opening ceremonies in Sochi, Russia, when the 2014 Winter Olympics officially begin. Among them are the rookies, including 15-year-old freestyle skier...

What no one reported at the State of the Union address

Abigail Fisher February 4, 2014

_On Jan. 28, 2014, Barack Obama fulfilled one of his most important duties as president of the United States of America: delivering the annual State of the Union address. By now, ABC, Fox, CNN and multitudes...

Accusations of rape, sexual assault should be taken seriously

Martenzie Johnson February 4, 2014

We’re all taught that there are always three sides to a story: your side, their side and the truth. No matter the situation, it would appear that the truth is some shade of gray, combining truths, lies...

Sometimes you don’t have to let go

Nate Atkins February 4, 2014

It is nearing the end of winter break, and I am sitting on the top floor of Thompson Library at The Ohio State University. I am looking down at what they call The Oval, hoping to find something I’ve...

Consent isn’t sexy

Rivu Dasgupta February 4, 2014

“Consent is sexy.” I hear the anti-sexual violence maxim all the time, whether it be on campus, in an article or on a billboard. Indeed, “consent is sexy” is somewhat of a rallying cry among advocates...

The “follow your dreams” philosophy’s effect on the music industry

Jack Flemming February 3, 2014

Year 1950: Meet Todd McKid. Todd was eight years old and lived in suburban America. When he grew up, Todd wanted to be in a rock band. When Todd was 10, his dad told him there was no money in music, and...

Black History Month is still necessary

Martenzie Johnson January 31, 2014

Before he was known for spazzing out in interviews and becoming the latest “K” in the Kardashian clan, Kanye West made a simple rhyme about the state of racial history in America on a 2006 track called...

Littering needs to stop

January 31, 2014

Dear Maneater, I travel around campus and surrounding streets on foot on a daily basis. For quite a while now I've taken to carrying a couple of used bags about my person so that I can collect pieces...

Senate Bill 519 implies incapability

January 31, 2014

I recently attended my first Senate hearing regarding Senate Bill 519, which would extend the current mandatory waiting period for an abortion from 24 to 72 hours. People in favor and opposition of this...