“Put molly all in her champagne, she ain't even know it. I took her home, and I enjoyed that she ain't even know it,” sings rapper Rick Ross. These lyrics, quoted from Ross’ “U.O.E.N.O,” landed...

We are in the heart of Pride Month at MU, and we certainly have a lot reasons to be proud. Our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students have made strides so impactful in the past year alone that...

This one is for all the girls out there who think Dove’s recent marketing campaign is empowering women. It’s time to take a stand against Dove’s manipulative advertising campaigns and talk about...

I’ve found a place in Ellis Library I like to call my own. It’s a wooden desk next to a window in the corner of one of the creepy stacks. It’s not much, but it feels special. Back home, I have a...

If you’re like me and not savvy when it comes to economic issues, you might be wondering what the deal is with this gender pay gap business. President Barack Obama [has launched an effort](http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/04/08/presidential-memorandum-advancing-pay-equality-through-compensation-data)...

On this campus, people are analyzing literature, speaking foreign languages, studying quantum mechanics and so much more. All that learning must take a hell of a lot of observation. But are we really...

For a long time, I believed in the concept of independent music. I believed in the power of an “indie” band (meaning “without a record label”) coming from nothing and succeeding based solely on...

This week, my home is being torn to the ground. It’s a green house next to a community garden. It’s on the northern-most end of Ninth Street. One straight line connects it to college. The house is...

In a long-form feature, The New York Times did what many news outlets have never done — wrote a piece entirely on bisexuality and the overlooked stigma that the label brings. The article is titled,...

Last Thursday, late night television stalwart David Letterman announced that he would be retiring from “The Late Show with David Letterman” in 2015. Letterman has hosted the show since its inception...

One of the best days of my year is baseball’s opening day. The excitement that built up over the past six months of waiting for my favorite sport to return has finally bubbled over, and I can hear the...

Spring break is over, and you know what that means: I just spent an entire week of my life staring at my computer screen, and the weather is just beginning to permit more revealing clothing without the...