Following the pattern of more than 50 universities nationwide, the Residence Halls Association passed a resolution to recommend the implementation of gender-neutral housing at MU in 2012. Already in place...

An attitude of apathy toward student government permeates MU's student body, and although much of that rests on students' own disinterest in campus politics, Missouri Students Association senators aren't...

Tuesday’s elections in Columbia offer registered voters in Boone County a variety of issues to consider for our city. The two propositions and two ward elections provide an opportunity to support a better...

As a part of conservative efforts intended to massively reduce government spending, recent legislation attempting to eliminate funding to Planned Parenthood represents a troubling step in our government's...

Representing a positive step toward its potential implementation, a version of the diversity course requirement was approved by Faculty Council on Thursday. Although this is by no means a final effort...

If there’s anything that the Missouri Students Association learned from the absurd debate over purchasing a live tiger for the university in spring 2010, it’s that there’s no chance of an actual...

Fuel is a hot commodity and one we Americans often underestimate in our relatively low-cost energy market. Our infrastructure, our politics and our very lifestyle are all designed with the need in mind...

Just when we thought the Citizens Police Review Board could not become any more useless, they propose an idea to effectively neuter the one semblance of power they have. On Wednesday, the board voted...

For any student who’s ever held a job, the words "minimum wage" probably sound familiar. Obviously, most young workers start out earning this base salary. In Missouri, the minimum wage is $7.25 - identical...

Since we realize we’ve beaten discussion on the proposal for a voting student curator to a pulp, we’ll only briefly touch on it here. An amendment to House Bill 174, which created the voting student...

Tuesday's string of sexual assaults across Columbia and the rape reported outside Laws residence hall have invoked both anger and fear from the student body, but this also provides a new time for discussion...

In the coming weeks, a caucus consisting of politicians from across the political spectrum will bring UM System issues at the state level to the forefront in Jefferson City. Fifty-nine members, many of...