The annual Heart of Missouri United Way Campaign launched in early September in order to benefit the Columbia community. The Heart of Missouri United Way supports 31 local agencies in both Boone and Cooper...

**Congressman Ron Paul revives 'American Exceptionalism'** LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY — Congressman and GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul demonstrated how the perennial concept of liberty would be...

Despite originally inventing the Internet, the United States has fallen behind other nations in its own technology. Chip Byers, Missouri Research and Education Network Director of New Initiatives, said...

**Correction appended** Columbia residents and MU students alike will soon be monitored by an increased number of security cameras while they wander around, eat and shop downtown. Voters initially approved...

About one million more young adults had health insurance at the beginning of this year than the year before, according to two surveys released Wednesday. Data from National Health Interview Survey showed...

For some reason, I believed I could sail through college and the classes that came with it. I thought I could never study and still get great grades. I thought college would be just like high school. Well,...

Last week, Republican Bob Turner won a special election in New York City to take the House of Representatives seat that used to belong to Anthony Weiner. It is the first time a Republican has occupied...

Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc., has contacted the Office of Greek Life about chartering a chapter at MU. Lambda Theta Phi was the first Latino fraternity recognized by the North-American Interfraternity...

Not to brag, but I know a lot of adjectives. I collect them as one does stamps. The more exotic the better. The more syllables the better. I store all these adjectives tightly packed into some small space...

**UNLV tobacco ban possible** UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS - Tobacco Free UNLV outlined its plans to make UNLV and other college campuses in southern Nevada smoke-free by the spring semester of 2012...