Last Saturday, I went for a run on a perfect day, and I ended up seeing all I’ve ever needed to see on this campus. I didn’t run around campus, just the center of it. Stankowski Field is the epicenter...

Fashion trends have always confused me. I stopped trying to keep up somewhere between the Nike socks/sandals combo phase and those dumb things you put on your sunglasses so they stay on your neck phase....

I could try to come up with a witty intro to this sad topic, but I think that would do a disservice to the sadness I’m feeling. That, and I enjoy employing shock value to as many facets of my life as...

Here we go again. After what one would have assumed to be [another incident](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/1/11/green-beckham-arrested-again-drug-charges/) with marijuana, Missouri football...

“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...