Three days before I started my final semester of college, I gave a tour of the place I will soon leave behind. I was showing it off to my uncle, Steve, and 15-year-old cousin, Alex, who were visiting...

Last year, I [wrote a column for The Maneater](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/5/3/gun-control-propositions-arent-perfect-progress-ne/) on gun control and a lobbyist organization, Moms Demand Action...

Feminism: The F-word a lot of people are still really afraid to use. I remember the moment it really sunk in for me. This word I use to describe myself is not one others relate to. I was in my Freshman...

It’s fairly common knowledge that colloquial language reinforces biases, stereotypes or similar systemic constructions that influence people in negative ways. For example, take childish comments like...

“Same old, same old,” I told myself as I sighed and turned off the TV after 2014’s installment of the perennially disappointing Grammys. And in attempts to keep this column on one topic, I’m going...

Phil Robertson’s return to Duck Dynasty this week brought A&E a heavy dose of reality — a 21 percent decrease in ratings for its most popular show. The decrease can be chalked up to the controversy...

Like many other students here at MU, I was encouraged (forced) to take multiple general education courses. Also, like many other students here at MU, I somewhat resent that requirement. Now that my fourth...

Racial code words are about as American as apple pie. A black person is considered “well-spoken” by those who don’t expect a black person to be intelligent. President Barack Obama was called the...

Somewhere during the last cross-country trip I’ll ever make to college, my mind went blank, and all I could think about were the headlights of someone I’ll probably never meet. They belonged to...

At the end of last semester, something important caught my eye. You might have noticed it, too, while filling out your course evaluations. The form sheets were different. In “Section 1: Student Information,”...

Ladies and gentlemen, here we are: the beginning of the spring semester. At the end of this semester, I will officially be halfway through this horrific murder show that is college. In case you don’t...

A living wage is the minimum amount of income necessary that a person must earn in order for them to obtain necessary, basic needs. But, in many cases, a city’s minimum hourly wage is not enough for...