Just this past weekend, I returned to the city from whence I came. This year’s living situation has been different both from my first 18 years of living at home and my freshman year in a dorm. To say...

I donated blood today. It was great. I felt great. Everything was great. For the 26 minutes during which I reclined and gave my blood to an ALYX machine, all was hunky-dory. After the procedure, I headed...

Recently, the Residence Halls have been dealing with some unfortunate and unforeseen events, including a sexual assault in Rollins and [a death in Dogwood.](https://www.themaneater.com/blogs/crime/2013/10/13/18-year-old-male-found-dead-pershing-residence-hal/)...

October marks National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and thanks to the newly implemented Obamacare, young women like me have access to preventive care and health exams that can help identify abnormalities...

Listen up, Columbia, for Citizen Jane has something to say: We may not be that many, but we deserve to be heard. Women directed only 9 percent of the top 250 grossing films in 2012. Proud, intimate...

My name is Ahad Hosseini, chairman of the One Mizzou Steering Committee. This letter is being written on behalf of the One Mizzou Council as a response to the Sept. 18 editorial titled “Is One Mizzou...

At the heart of what is usually termed the “American Dream” lies the idea of mobility. The potential in people, it is thought, can be realized through hard work in the right kind of conditions. Hardships...

For the past few weeks, I have been praising the diplomatic headway made by the United States with regards to Syria and Iran. Our leaders and ambassadors, however, may have made one huge oversight with...

Classes are hard. College is hard. Let’s cut to the chase; _life_ is hard. That shitty old adage does not do justice here. Stuck between a rock and a hard place? I am practically sealed in cement. Homework...

If you haven’t noticed, it’s flu season. For most people, it’s pretty evident that it’s the season for sickness by the constant sniffling and hacking that they hear in all of their classes. For...

For most, the “American Dream” is a familiar credo that promises status, personal fulfillment and social escape. To go further, I'd suggest it's a gilded notion that implies any given individual, regardless...

So, I have to admit it, I finally have been appalled at the depths the editorial staff has allowed The Maneater to sink to. My relationship with the publication has always been one of understanding that...