As I write this column, I currently have three old cups of tea, one empty box of Sudafed and a mountainous pile of lozenge wrappers surrounding me. That’s right: I, like most of campus at this moment,...

As a journalism major, odds are I will probably end up living in a big city for work someday. You would think that after living in Chicago for four years, I would have become more street savvy and possess...

Last week, I wrote [a column on some popular misconceptions of feminism](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/11/6/misunderstandings-feminism-impede-social-progress/), and in response to the piece,...

U.S. media went crazy this week over Miley Cyrus smoking a joint on stage at the European Music Awards in Amsterdam. Never have I thought one of my columns would be inspired by Miley Cyrus, but I caught...

Two-hundred-eighteen votes. That’s how close, and yet how far, LGBT individuals are from having the same protections as the rest of the U.S. workforce. Last week, the U.S. Senate passed the Employment...

Saturday’s football game against Tennessee may have brought victory to Mizzou, but there was a disgusting spectacle that plagued the stadium and this campus during the game. During the National Guard...

Recently, it's been brought to my attention that the social stigmas placed on feminism — and in turn, on my fellow feminists — aren't limited to the darker corners of our MU campus, but rather are...

Carved pumpkins helplessly find their way to the dumpsters. Ghosts return to their haunted mansions, with their license to roam expired. Unicorns, princesses and other fantastic creatures go back to their...

As you may know, November has sprung upon us with all the force of a wind gust, similar to the one that nearly knocked me into a giant mud puddle this morning. And as November begins, we — or maybe just...

There is a severe epidemic in this country: fear of our mental health systems. I have addressed this issue before, as it goes hand-in-hand with gun control. However, there is more to the mental health...

I left my apartment last Thursday, traipsed down the staircase and approached my car only to find a lovely purple sticky note placed underneath my windshield wiper. This is what it read: “Get out of...

Recently, the hip-hop artist Eminem released a single from his upcoming album _The Marshall Mathers LP 2_ smugly titled “Rap God.” As is typically the case when Eminem releases new music, the media...