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...

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....

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...

Are you oversexed? If so, please tell me how, because it seems harder to get laid right now than concerned adults and other do-gooders want to believe. After all, we’re apparently living in a “hookup...

The month of April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month. There are many issues brought to light at this time that generally get brushed under the rug because sexual assault is an unpleasant topic to discuss....

I tend to be a bit stubborn. Even when I was a young child, I preferred doing things my own way. No matter how many times my parents tried to make me wear presentable-looking clothes when we went out in...