“Death Penalty 4 Fags,” “God H8’s Fags” and “Fag Enablers,” complete with the Mizzou logo on it, were just some of the hateful signs that the Westboro Baptist Church held up Saturday as it...

During freshman year in college, my closest friends were all males. This wasn’t on purpose, but it just sort of happened. They liked sports and didn’t party, so it was a good match. Looking back, one...

Michael Sam has sparked a movement, and I have watched it from across the sea where I’m studying abroad, wishing I were home to join it. His decision to come out has already made history, and as he...

On the surface, George Zimmerman and Ethan Couch have nothing in common. George Zimmerman is a 30-year-old white-Hispanic man from Sanford, Fl., while Couch is a 17-year-old boy from Fort Worth, Texas....

There’s a rather prominent blemish in how the social psyche views feminism, and it invariably involves the notion of an “animosity toward men.” The idea that feminists carry a misandristic, simmering...

I went on my first date at age 15. We went to see “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2” at the mall. Thus, the dating world had opened to me, and I had a lot of questions. Even at age 15, I was...

Earlier this month, Michael Cashman, a British member of the European Parliament, took to the floor to speak out against the anti-gay laws in Russia leading up to the Sochi Games. “The discrimination,...

I’m sitting in the warm confines of International Tap House, watching the snow rain down and life freeze for as long as I want it to. It’s a Tuesday night and probably the only one I will spend at...

When we think about politics, usually the last thing we associate it with is religion. After all, the United States has been committed to separating church and state for well over 200 years. But when Pope...

“No trickery. No choice, but no trickery,” said Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Flea after their 2014 Super Bowl halftime performance. His now-viral words refer to the fact that the bands’ instruments...

**Hour One**: It has just been announced that campus will be closed tomorrow due to inclement weather. Let the celebrations begin! Instead of reading for the classes I have on every other Tuesday, my roommates...

What do you get when you bring the world together to participate in a variety of sporting endeavors, some international in their appeal and others niche hobbies we only recognize every four years? The...