You've probably seen or heard about #solidarityisforwhitewomen trending somewhere [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23solidarityisforwhitewomen) or Facebook recently. There's quite a...

Well, Mizzou, here we are. The beginning of the fall 2013 semester. Another year, another $20,000. And here I am, your local humor columnist looking to give you more than just a good laugh. That’s right,...

‘Twas the night before recruitment week, and all through the house, not a sorority girl was stirring, not even a … well, you get the picture. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the week before...

A few days ago, I stumbled upon the ["Deport the Statue" video](http://deportthestatue.us/) created by Legals for the Preservation of American Culture, an organization created to raise awareness about...

In the past few days, we have all seen American media coverage of the current political state, or lack thereof, in Egypt. However, the media might be making the situation seem a little misguided or confusing...

_The diary entries you are about to read depict the experience of a 19-year-old female MU student on her first summer home from school. **Warning:** The experiences described in the following are extremely...

In the United States, the only commodity that has outpaced inflation is education. A bachelor’s degree is now becoming mandatory even for menial jobs. It often leads students into low-paying jobs and...

With the LGBTQ community shattering quite a few glass ceilings lately, be it Jason Collins or Robbie Rogers, it’s high time the straight populace does something that it isn’t used to doing – checking...

Dating is complicated. College is a time to experiment, meet new people and potentially find that person you can see spending the rest of your life with. But let me tell ya, the path isn’t a bed of roses....

If you’ve been following the gun control debate during the past few months, there’s a good chance you’ve seen the thought-provoking ads put out by the lobbyist organization Moms Demand Action for...

The summer before I moved here to start my freshman year, I did a Google search to find out if Columbia was a gay-friendly city. Coming from Nebraska, the “we bleed red” ideology can apply both to...

I think we can all agree this is not a great year to be a Republican. Between losing their bid to unseat President Obama, the continual failures of Speaker Boehner and the antics of the Tea Party, it’s...