I hate the presidential debates. The celebration, the paean to engagement and democracy, the inevitable infestation of my Twitter feed with banal observations and mock outrage. It’s the worst thing....

Here at MU, our water is fluoridated. Alarming as it should be, this fact is unsurprising when we consider that in the U.S., [nearly 75 percent of Americans have access to fluoridated water supplies](http://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/statistics/2010stats.htm)....

We were taught at an early age breakfast is the most important meal of the day. That we should get a good night’s sleep and have a good breakfast before an important test or big sporting event. And we...

November is right around the corner. Therefore, both presidential candidates are doing everything in their power to win over those last few states. One of the major issues in this year’s election is...

After three years, we have learned to accept the massive amount of junk television that our favorite networks feed us. Sometimes referred to as “reality” television, popular networks like MTV and VH1...

What a difference a week makes. In a CBS News [post-debate poll of undecided voters](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57531059/poll-biden-takes-debate-over-ryan-uncommitted-voters-say/), Joe Biden...

The average temperature Oct. 3 was 64.1. The next day, it dropped to 63.5. When the temperature reached 48.7 by the morning of Oct. 5, many students were unprepared for the chilly atmosphere. Forced to...

The political hipster is a well-known animal on campus. They float from class to class, generally unnoticed and disengaged from the political life around them. They are people who don't vote. The symptoms...

Every day, the United States alone releases more than [19 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions](http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/paltman/every_day_we_delay.html) into the atmosphere. This fact and...

In the wake of the growing caustic tension sparking in the South China and East China seas, the outlook of combat is increasingly more prominent and possible between rivals China and Japan. Excluding...

No matter how weird it gets, fashion is freedom of expression. Whether we are dressing for class or a Friday night, the clothes we wear are a reflection of our personality. Even simply grabbing the closest...

There’s no doubt: Mitt Romney won Wednesday night’s presidential debate, and he won big. A CNN poll taken right after the debate showed [67 percent of responders](http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/04/politics/debate-analysis/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)...