Ninety and 60. These are two numbers that hold immense significance for the current state of American politics. On Wednesday, in direct opposition to the [90 percent of the American public](http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2013/apr/04/lee-leffingwell/lee-leffingwell-says-polls-show-90-percent-america/)...

Yesterday, April 15, 2013, the Boston Marathon was bombed. One of the great monuments to international cooperation and athleticism was ruined. People’s lives were lost. The tribute to the families involved...

Barbie tends to be one of the more controversial toys because of her “disproportionate” body, but this past week Barbie was in the news for possibly being racist or culturally insensitive. [Mexico...

The past few weeks have heightened the debate over North Korea’s nuclear program. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea poses a direct threat to nuclear responsibility and awareness. The steps...

Do you choose to expose yourself to information and imagery that will surely trigger pain, anxiety, grief or anger? Distance from tragedy affords us this privilege. Whether or not to see the pictures,...

Today, April 15, 2013, the Boston Marathon was bombed. One of the great monuments to international cooperation and athleticism was ruined. People’s lives were lost. The tribute to the families involved...

My Monday afternoon was interrupted by a breaking news update from my New York Times app and a text message from my mom asking me if I heard about Boston. Both prompted me to take to Twitter, and I was...

There is no way for me to explain sorority Formal Recruitment, or “Rush Week,” while still even slightly maintaining my sanity. To put in simple terms, it’s a bunch of college girls running around...

Imagine being sentenced to death for a crime you didn’t commit. Each day, you wake up and place your feet on the cold concrete floor of your confined jail cell. You put on your state-issued uniform and...

Oh, Mizzou, we’re so misguided about sex. It’s an ugly, cold Friday and I’m sitting here watching the Mizzou Secret Admirers page implode. The administrator posted this morning asking whether the...

The Sandy Hook Elementary shooting was just another tragedy in what has been a long line of tragedies caused by gun violence in this country over the last few years. Many politicians have called for more...

Last week, the Texas A&M University Student Senate passed a bill that would allow students to opt out of funding of the school’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center for religious purposes....