The anomalous weather has been too nice for me to maintain my usual curmudgeon attitude. I want to applaud some recent goings-on around campus. The recent wave of volunteering and positive events on Lowry...

On Sunday afternoon, I was browsing Twitter just as I normally do, but a few minutes into my routine I read a Tweet different from all the rest. Faster than I could say “Annyong,” my life was changed...

I usually love airports. To me, airports mean hoodies and sweatpants, people-watching and a good excuse to eat fast food and do nothing. I've never minded checking my bags, going through security and waiting...

I have nothing to write about. I get writer’s block, but this is one of the worse cases I’ve had in a while. I can’t think of a “campus issue” to address. I think I’ve used them all up. Had...

This past Tuesday, I had the privilege of spending the day and night with the famous Wynton Marsalis and his band, the Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra. Wynton, for those of you who don’t know,...

My favorite outdoor columnist once wrote that he put the "pro" in procrastination. I'm sure I'm not on his level yet, as I still haven't converted my weekly column into a monthly one that provides a real...

It all began as a normal day with my usual morning routine. I rolled out of bed way later than I should have, slipped on the first clothes I could find and went to do my business in the bathroom. Obviously...

For the past week, Wall Street has been awash in protesters. The Occupy Wall Street movement, which started with nearly 1,500 people but has since dwindled to around 200, has been doing just that since...

This column was hard to write. No, not because I didn’t have any ideas but because of another set of incidents. The One Mizzou column I wrote three weeks ago garnered a lot of support, agreement and,...

With the recent execution of Troy Davis, the realness of the death penalty is on the minds of many. Death by lethal injection is still used as a last-resort punishment in the majority of states for charges...

What do Four Loko and Monday mornings have in common? They’re both pretty rough on college students, and they’re both pretty pointless without caffeine. Although I can only speak from experience...

At the recent Republican presidential debates, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has come under fire for his decision as governor to mandate the HPV vaccine, which prevents cervical cancer. Other candidates have...