Does anyone remember when Rush Limbaugh labeled Sandra Fluke a slut? Does anyone remember when five males and zero females walked into the Republican hearing on birth control one month later? In April,...

Let’s admit it. Where would we be without Wikipedia? Known as “the lifesaver” in terms of writing paper and “unscholarly” when referenced by professors, it is a universally viewed website among...

Anyone who has ever walked across thin ice can attest to how fragile it is, and how terrifying watching the ice splinter around your feet as you walk across can be, because everyone knows that it could...

On Thanksgiving, I took some serious time to think about what I’m truly thankful for this year. The first things to come to mind were the clichés: my family, friends and health. After those general...

In 1954, while recovering from back surgery, then-Sen. John F. Kennedy began to write a book. It was a study of eight U.S. senators and their then-unpopular decisions that they thought were right for America....

It almost goes without saying, but I would be remiss if I didn’t first note the commonsensical: Our bodies need water to survive. After all, the average human body is made up of [more than 60 percent](http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/propertyyou.html)...

Alert: It is now safe to stop caring about politics. Thank God, right? That gross amount of turkey you stuffed in your face last week probably settled on a belly full of politics. State, national, local...

The MU Reynolds Journalism Institute recently received another generous endowment from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. The $30.1 million gift ensures the institute will continue its focus on journalistic...

In 1988, Michael Dukakis lost the white vote by 19 points and won 111 electoral votes. Last week, Barack Obama lost the white vote by 20 points and won 332 electoral votes. The Republican Party’s grasp...

There has not been a Clery release in 18 days, but that should not imply MU has become any safer. In fact, only a small portion of the campus has been notified of our latest suspect, who has reportedly...

When it comes to living more sustainably, people are bound to be reluctant, and understandably so. After all, it’s decidedly essential in light of our climate crisis. But what kind of hippie-weirdos...

All it took were three words made up of 11 letters, and a promise was created for a brighter future. “We the people” is a phrase familiar to everyone in the U.S. and the world. The Preamble to the...