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...

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...

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, 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...

South Carolina 27, Missouri 24. After a 96-yard touchdown pass from Maty Mauk to L’Damian Washington helped build a 17-0 lead before the somewhat-unexpected, last-minute win by South Carolina, Mizzou...

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...

I think by now in the lifetime of this column, anyone who reads regularly knows that being me comes with a series of insurmountable issues and problems. One that I have yet to address is my complete and...

As citizens of a representative democracy, we often equate the idea of representation to how accurately our elected officials embody our interests. In a political system like ours, the fate of politicians...