Twenty-two Republican lieutenant governors signed a letter to President Barack Obama urging the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder joined the ranks Monday, adding his...

When MU Professor of History Jonathan Sperber told his class on April 1 that he would appear on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the students didn’t believe him. “They thought it was an April Fool's...

Funds have been secured for a proposal to make the roof of Rollins Dining Hall significantly greener than it is now. The proposal details a project that intends to build a green roof on top of the dining...

There wasn’t a lot left to discuss at Thursday’s Faculty Council meeting. The proposal to extend campus-wide voting rights to non-tenure track faculty, which has been an ongoing topic of discussion...

The MU Police Department sent out the first Clery release of 2013 in response to two reports of sexual misconduct that occurred Wednesday. According to the Clery release, the first reported sexual offense...

The color blue often evokes emotional responses by mellowing the mind and eliminating jitters from the breath. Simply looking at a shade of indigo or navy slows the heart rate and acts as a milder form...

Whenever those four geeky scientists on "The Big Bang Theory" ramble on about how awesome comic-cons are, I always feel the need to go to one myself. No, I’m not a huge comic book fan. I do enjoy hopping...

“The Walking Dead” has never been a show for the squeamish.  Since its dark, morally depraved series opening – who could forget the pigtailed Girl Scout from hell shot dead between the eyeballs...

It’s always a bit of a culture shock to travel from the Midwest back to my hometown of Philadelphia. Sometimes it feels like I’m not only entering a new time zone but an entirely new world. The people...

Tina Fey. How do I even begin to explain Tina Fey? She’s an intellectual and a trailblazer and well on her way to becoming a comedy legend. It’s Tina's world, and we’re all just living in it. However,...

Italian word of the week: _ospitalità_ - hospitality When Europeans think of spring break in America, the stereotypical picture that comes to mind looks a lot like my Facebook newsfeed right now. Millions...