I do a lot of things with this mouth. I kiss my mother with it. I ingest valuable nutrients with it. I answer questions in class, communicate with friends and stand up for myself with it. So it’s not...

Tim Cook is a powerful man. He is the CEO of Apple, one of the largest, richest and most influential companies in the world. He is also a member of the board of directors at Nike and the National Football...

Parties are glorious things. I partied almost every weekend when I was in high school. Two or three close friends would come over on Saturday night, and we would watch TV or play video games until almost...

As October wraps up, it’s time to get as many pumpkin spiced beverages as you can before they leave for the year and start welcoming hot chocolate back into our lives. The end of October also means one...

It never ceases to amaze me how much hate is present in this unforgiving world. Attacks on people who are transgender are a notable example. According to the [National Transgender Discrimination Survey](http://www.transequality.org/PDFs/NTDS_Report.pdf),...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about [getting chlamydia,](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/9/16/i-got-chlamydia-definitely-didnt-die/) and how — just as a refresher — I didn’t die. And while chlamydia...

Dear virgins, This is a letter that I wish I could send to my 19-year-old self, when I was a blushing, blustering baby sophomore. It was fall, monogamy and sexual frustration were in the air, and I was...

You really don’t realize how much you’ll miss home once you start college. You don’t think you’ll miss your own room, because the idea of having a roommate makes you think you’ll be living the...

On Oct. 11, in Brighton, England, two girls were asked to either stop being affectionate towards each other or to leave the Sainsbury’s grocery store they were in by a security guard after a customer...

It’s fall in Columbia. Football season is in full swing, Walmart is selling Christmas decorations, and pumpkin flavor is being infused into every food and drink imaginable. Fall also means that it is...

Now that it’s fall, pumpkin spice drinks, scarves and fuzzy socks have asserted their presence into our lives (or at least mine). One other noticeable thing is happening around campus as well: Tours. Ah,...

Now that [IUDs and other implantable devices are getting near unanimous thumbs up](http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/10/the-birth-control-shift/380952/), I asked my roommate, who’s had an...