At 1 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, LBC Homecoming Court practices for one of their events this Homecoming week at Traditions Plaza when a white student calls them all "niggers." Chancellor, this is the second...

This past week, Pope Francis made his first visit to the U.S. in what proved to be a historic moment for the country. He visited the U.S. from Sept. 22 to 27 and made appearances in Washington, D.C., New...

The “battle of the sexes” has been fought for hundreds of years now, but now is the time to put down our arms and come together. Television shows, commercials, books and practically every other media...

On Sept. 12, 2015, the Missouri Students Association President Payton Head posted a very personal and explicit message on his Facebook page. In his message, Payton discussed a recent incident in which...

Last Monday, Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old freshman at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, was arrested for apparently making a [“hoax bomb.”](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/us/texas-student-is-under-police-investigation-for-building-a-clock.html?_r=0)...

Two black counselors, one black teacher, two black hall monitors and three black janitors. Throughout high school I had never been taught by a teacher who looks like me. One Filipino, two Hispanic, and...

The brutality and ruthlessness of Syria’s ongoing civil war is causing thousands of Syrians to flee the country and search for new beginnings in Western Europe. The fighting has left neighborhoods and...

The other day, in my public speaking class, we were discussing audience and the diversity of each type of audience you might need to present to. My professor moved the conversation from one group to the...

First impressions are intimidating. You can never have a second chance at a first impression. Most of us can relate to that feeling we get in our stomachs before a first date, an interview or meeting new...

Turkish photographer Nilufer Demir captured two shocking images in early September documenting the plight of the Syrian people. One of a 3-year-old boy face down on a beach, and another where the same...

“Don’t waste food because elsewhere children are starving,” is a common phrase parents often tell their children in many modern American homes. The phrase encourages us to think about the mountains...

It seems that almost every time I meet someone new, black, white or any other race, they seem to ask me what I'm mixed with. My immediate reply is "I'm black," but for some people that answer is never...