One week ago, the Obama Administration modified ObamaCare so that religion- affiliated hospitals, universities and charities would not have to provide or pay for contraception. Cries rang out from sea...

Women’s suffrage, women’s service in the military and moreover the whole gamut of family planning have at one point been opposed by conservatives. More specifically, social conservatives have stood...

This month it was announced that five killer whales were suing to emancipate themselves from the world of wetsuit clad trainers, hoops and hourly show times, arguing they are protected under the 13th Amendment....

Since its inception, hip-hop has been marred with controversy. Granted, most new forms of music are met with confusion and resistance, but not quite like hip-hop. Punk music and heavy metal might have...

Me: Hey, Steve, I see we’re incidentally walking directly at each other on the sidewalk. One of us should move. Oncoming Steve: Nah. Me: You don’t understand. We’re going to collide. Okay, here,...

I chair Four Front, a council comprised of minority student organizations, and I work closely with the student-run inclusivity initiative, One Mizzou. In case it isn't obvious, diversity is my jam. February...

The Labor Department released unexpectedly sunny job numbers last week, reporting that the economy added 243,000 jobs in January. The report crushed predictions that early 2012 would bring only a modest...

This past fall, the world welcomed a brand new movement to beautiful Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan. They called themselves Occupy Wall Street and their platform was, well, sort of established. At the...

With the big Jan. 31 Florida primary over, Mitt Romney has stayed ahead in the Republican race, winning the state and keeping himself as a favorite of the Republican candidacy. Although Mitt is now the...

My old high school debate teacher taught me that one of the keys to persuasion is making concessions. Without giving the opposition any validation you’ll only isolate your audience and make your point...

Quarter billionaire and chronic flip-flopper Willard Mitt Romney is the conservative voter’s best bet in this year's presidential race. Romney, a man whose failed Senate bid, a mere four years as governor...

There are a lot of stereotypes of engineers, some negative, few positive, but the image most people see when they think of engineers is overwhelmingly of a male. It’s not really far from the truth. Although...