Now that we’ve all gotten over the initial first few weeks’ excitement and seen our tuition bills, college doesn’t seem as fun anymore. But, as they say, education is invaluable. Everything else...

One Mizzou: You see the slogan on T-shirts, banners, posters, flags, you name it. But what is it, exactly? I'd suggest that most students are well aware of what it is: a diversity and inclusion initiative...

The Arab Spring arrived in Syria in 2011, but unlike the protests in other Middle Eastern countries, the Syrian uprising has only gotten worse. As it has progressed, the government has used increasing...

Oh, public humiliation. Most likely, if you are a human being and live on the planet Earth, you share this common experience with pretty much everyone: You will completely embarrass yourself in front...

On August 28, The Maneater chose to publish a column titled [“Watch your Step at the Rec.”](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/8/28/watch-your-step-rec/) The opening lines of the article suggested...

Does the Columbia City Council's (not-yet-signed) contract for a natural gas fueling station make taxpayers financially liable for years for a percentage of unsold gas? Should Columbians subsidize the...

For those of you who read [my latest column](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/8/28/tales-awkward-sophomore-third-wheeling-your-own-do/), I would just like to take some time to clarify my intentions...

Within the first paragraph of The Maneater’s latest editorial on Missouri House Bill 253, the editorial board decisively condemns the tax cut as “tragic.” The true tragedy when it comes to HB253...

Many words have been used across Missouri this year to describe [House Bill 253](http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HB253), the tax-reform legislation vetoed June 5 by Gov. Jay Nixon and currently...

Andrea Parhamovich, an activist with the National Democratic Institute, was killed in Iraq in January 2007 when her convoy traveled through one of Baghdad’s most dangerous neighborhoods. She had been...

Perhaps Macklemore himself [says it best](https://myspace.com/crwn/video/crwn-x-macklemore-ep.-1-the-hits/109417150): “The fact that ‘Same Love’ is played on mainstream radio in America means that...

I recently read an article in Foreign Affairs magazine by Akbar Ganji, titled [“Who is Ali Khamenei?”](http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/139643/akbar-ganji/who-is-ali-khamenei). This article gave...