I don’t know how many people make semester goals for themselves. This past fall, my goal for the year was to get involved in as many major-related organizations as possible to learn things related to...

Me: Hey, Steve the Squirrel. Steve the Squirrel: Hey, do you mind if I just get it on with this other squirrel right now? Me: Right here? Steve the Squirrel: Right here. Me: I don’t know, man. That...

Yes, I want to talk about what transpired on Lowry Mall this week. No, not the freedom people. No, not Sustain Mizzou’s non-threatening educational events. You know what I’m talking about. Preface:...

Ideology aside, let’s talk taxation. President Obama recently presented “The Buffett Rule,” which he claims will equalize taxation and result in more revenue. So ignoring the fact this is a direct...

Last week, democratic strategist Hilary Rosen interviewed with CNN about Mitt Romney’s campaign and stated Ann Romney "has actually never worked a day in her life" and “couldn't relate to women.” OK,...

We've all seen it in some classes. On the first day of the semester, every seat is filled with students, and then it slowly gets emptier until it reaches a steady state of about one-third of class attendance...

If you read my columns online — or last week’s at the very least — you’ve likely seen the backlash “If I did it: academics and Adderall” received. Within a day, there were already 10 comments,...

April 22, 1970, celebrated the first Earth Day. The brainchild of Sen. Gaylord Nelson, D-Wisc., Earth Day was said to have marked the beginning of the environmental movement in North America. Soon after...

Steve the Teacher: Okay class, let’s split off into partners and do Exercise 2. We’ll go over it after you guys are done. Me: Oh dear god please no. At this point, starting guns fire in the distance,...

With each passing day, I become increasingly suspicious that nearly everyone with a solid partisan opinion regarding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the health...

Last week I expressed my excitement for this campus’ commitment to condemning those who do things that are unacceptable, such as utilizing homophobic slurs in widely circulated publications. I was concerned...

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed strict [limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303404704577307524051798192.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection)....