Last Thursday, Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court announced that he would continue to resist the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state. His statements came after U.S. District...

I am sure most of you know about the tragedy that occurred earlier this year. At the beginning of the semester, a scholar visiting from China was struck and killed by a car in Columbia. This is one of...

Girl code isn’t limited. If someone actually tried to sit down and write out all of the innate rules that girls are expected to follow, I wouldn’t be shocked if it was longer than all seven Harry Potter...

Diets. _Shudder._ Diets have gotten a pretty bad rap in the past several years, and frankly, it’s about time. There has been a major cultural shift from dieting with the goal being weight loss to permanently...

Do you know that we are still in the year of 2014? According to the Chinese Lunar New Year calendar, there is still a week until we step into the year of 2015. It might sound crazy as we are already two...

Russia recently launched a new offensive into Ukraine following months of unrest after the country annexed Crimea last year. [Russia has sent troops and weapons over the border into Ukraine](http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/russias-new-invasion-of-ukraine-should-lead-the-west-to-reassess-its-strategy/2015/01/21/4c146368-a0de-11e4-903f-9f2faf7cd9fe_story.html)...

With the new year fully underway, you’re probably already feeling full to capacity with classes, jobs and a dwindling social life. But try fitting something new into your schedule: giving back. Volunteering...

There are two different kinds of holidays out there. There are holidays like Christmas, which almost everybody seems to love whether or not they celebrate it. Then there are holidays like Valentine’s...

It’s Black History Month, and thankfully, MU has a lot to offer for students who want to get involved. It is important that all students, regardless of race, take advantage of the events and attend. All...

It looks like some of my prayers have been answered. For the first time in the school’s history, [a race relations committee has been established at MU](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/1/28/berkley-hudson-brings-lifes-work-race-relations-co/)....

Back when I was studying in a very small private college in Pennsylvania, we did not need to worry about student housing. Before a semester ended, we got to choose our preference for where we wanted to...

Nobody likes rejection. It’s like having the word “ugly” or “unworthy” plastered onto your forehead. It can diminish any sense of self-confidence you have. Point blank, rejection sucks. And it’s...