One of the biggest challenges of living on my own for the first time is managing my finances. In high school, I always had a part-time job, and I had my financial security (cough, cough, my parents) that...

The NFL Draft this weekend has the potential to change the life of former Middle Tennessee State kicker Alan Gendreau and affect gay rights supporters nationwide. Gendreau, if drafted, would be the first...

This past week was a week from hell. The Boston bombings never left anyone’s mind. Every time there is such a shocking attack in our country, we are all reminded of one thing: at any point in time, everything...

Food: you eat it, and it keeps you alive. It should be a simple thing, but we know it’s not. Americans have a problem with overconsumption. Mass media, such as magazines, books, talk shows, infomercials,...

There are a lot of questions that keep me up at night. Like, when will I become a backup dancer for Beyoncé? Is it possible to power-walk without looking incredibly awkward? Can you be vegan without talking...

I was walking on campus recently and saw a “Virginity Rocks” T-shirt pass me by. I thought for a second that maybe it would be nice to be that in control of your own impulses and desires, to be confident...

I often hear people say, “You wouldn’t tell someone with cancer to just ‘get over it,' so then why would you say the same to someone with depression?” As a society, we often don't view mental...

One of the many joys of being a college freshman is experiencing the glorious paradise that is the community bathroom. Mere words cannot express the regret I feel in not going suite-style. “Living community-style...

Last week, a gay man in Kansas City was forcibly removed from his partner’s hospital room after a confrontation with his partner’s family. [According to the Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/11/gay-man-arrested-missouri-hospital_n_3060488.html),...

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...