In [a brilliant ad posted last month](http://twitter.com/LakeridgeHealth/status/378148327746842624), Lakeridge Hospital, located in Ontario, made a little something clear: “We don’t care what’s on...

I went into this week with a lot of questions as to what the 68th United Nations General Assembly would hold. I expected Syria and Iran to be hefty topics, and I was hopeful these would bring good news....

The bad news: Vladimir Putin doesn’t think we’re all that exceptional. The good news: He does believe we’re all (kind of) equal. In [an op-ed published](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/opinion/putin-plea-for-caution-from-russia-on-syria.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&)...

Quite a few people hate — and I mean _hate_ — Rush Limbaugh. Born in our own state of Missouri, the Cape Girardeau native makes his living being a connoisseur of impropriety, so it comes with little...

My birthday was a few days ago. The big 2-0. I’ve already received numerous phone calls, texts and a whole Timeline full of awkward Facebook posts both from people close to me and those random people...

President Barack Obama recently announced there should be a diplomatic push toward resolving conflict in Iran’s nuclear program. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Obama have reportedly been exchanging...

Sometimes women are rather frugal with their purchases. This frugality forces the woman to shop at places such as the ever-popular Forever 21. In order to provide customers with $5 leggings, $2 tank tops,...

The Miss America pageant was held this last weekend. Generally, this is not something I would pay any attention to, much less write about in this column. I could not look any further, however, than the...

Big-name corporations are notorious for awful practices and general exercises in anti-consumerism. Whether it's Microsoft's metaphorical middle finger to the public with the Xbox One, Apple's continued...

If you’re one of the lucky 121 people and/or spambots who follow me on Twitter, you are already aware of the fact that I have a hard life. Not extremely hard, though. My house has never burnt down, I...

The International Welcome Party on Sept. 13 was no doubt the epitome of multiculturalism. Students representing several nationalities, including Saudi Arabian, Colombian, Indian and American, converged...

Many people come to college because they are ready for a change of pace. They’ve lived with the same people, sometimes in the same town, for their entire life, and are looking forward to breaking free...