The colossal entity of music holds many purposes. William Shakespeare called it the food of love. Jimi Hendrix called it his religion. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called it the universal language. But what...

Maybe it’s time we take a step back from over-analyzing magazine covers. In the past few months, there has been a laundry list of fashion-magazine cover photos that are supposedly controversial because...

Amid the hundred-dollar nosebleeds and a never-ending parade of prostitutes, Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” has proven to be quite the polarizing force among film critics and general...

Although Ryan Ferguson’s case did not represent an exoneration, it has caused many Missourians to question their confidence in the criminal justice system. Had the reforms proposed by the Integrity of...

Wednesday marks the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade. As a senior at the University of Missouri, I can’t remember a time that access to safe and legal abortion was not the law of the land. Don’t be...

Every year, about 12,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and about 4,000 American women die of the disease. January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. To start the year off right...

To the Mizzou family, I wanted to take a moment to express how impressed I was with the Missouri fan base in Atlanta for the SEC title game. I attended the game (Auburn alum) and met many good Mizzou...

The spotlight at Mizzou Arena has recently been stolen from what happens on Norm Stewart Court to what happens in the stands above it. Although the men’s basketball team has easily handled its opponents...

Why is it so difficult to get in and out of Columbia? Over Thanksgiving break, I became more aware of this problem after experiencing Boston’s ubiquitous, easy-to-use transportation system. It can be...

Feminism is frequently criticized for being the alleged cloak and dagger of female superiority, or perhaps for harboring a furtive disdain toward the male species. While I personally have [dismissed this...

Over the last year that I have written this column, I have said some harsh but true things about the U.S. government. Even in my daily conversations, I criticize our two-party system, complain about the...

“The Media Company for the Social Age.” That, my friends, is what the popular “news” site BuzzFeed proudly proclaims to be. I personally think that’s complete bull. _But that’s my opinion._...