Let's make it three for three in terms of consecutive weeks of referencing a Comedy Central political pundit because, well, this whole ISIS thing is making a mockery of consistency. First, we go to war...

When you move away from home, whether it is a few miles or a few hundred miles away, you’ve moved away from old friends and have started a new journey. So what ever will you do without your childhood...

Not everyone is Nancy Grace. Still, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart blur the line between news and commentary for a reason. As Stewart himself put it, the Fox News business model is agenda-driven sensationalism....

Gay couples. Gay marriage. Gay rights. These descriptions are all over the news, discussed among families and used worldwide. In the past few years, these terms have become even more widely recognized...

Alien construction of the pyramids and Illuminati conspiracy theories aside, the actual age-old question of this great human civilization is, dear readers, whether or not a successful booty call buddy...

On Friday, my buddy Shawn called me up. “Hey Ben — I just heard about this new club on the north side of downtown. You want to come wingman for me?” “Yeah, sure. I can put off some homework....

I love going to college at Mizzou. It’s a great place filled with cool people, caring professors and a ton of facilities. Let’s take some time to talk about those facilities. I am free to use these...

When a baby is born, they are assigned a specific sex that is determined by their genitalia: males have certain parts and females have others. As they grow older, society begins to assign the baby a gender...

In a political column, it tends to be hard not to be political. Within these words lies the sentiment to do what is right. Not simply to drum it up or to debate it, but to do it. No one entity should be...

All right, real talk. The first week of classes killed all motivation and optimism I had about getting a fresh start. Not to mention, I’ve basically student-charged my life away between buying books...

Consider the hot dog. While it has its 2-foot-long renditions in places like Six Flags, in general, it is enjoyed by the general public at an average length of six inches. See, six inches is a length that...

I was thoroughly unprepared for college life. During my first week of college, I lost my biology textbook, got sick and accidentally attended a class at Stephens College. I didn’t really have anyone...