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Outcry over FIJI illuminates the need for change in the Greek system

Abigail Ramirez • October 9, 2021

After the rape of a 17-year-old girl by Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity member at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, university administrations must hold those guilty accountable for their actions.

The 20-year itch: Reasons behind the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

Mavis Chan • October 1, 2021

The U.S. announced their withdrawal from Afghanistan on April 14, expecting the Afghan government to survive on its own. However, the Taliban took the country in less than two weeks. That was due not to military strength, but to political weaknesses.

MU should prioritize spaces for Black culture to thrive — the Welcome Back BBQ proves it isn’t

Sarah Parisien • September 30, 2021

MU's Welcome Back BBQ shows its lack of intentionality in creating Black spaces.

Don’t get sucked up in the trap of overinvolvement

Bobby Lee • September 30, 2021

As I became involved too fast in the first weeks of college, I had to reexamine my approach to campus participation.

Self-sexualization on social media is all too prevalent

Jenna Burk • September 25, 2021

Our shadowed motivations create unsafe spaces for women on the internet.

Black individuals are more than just words and facts

Tia Laury • September 24, 2021

Oppressive power is hindering students’ knowledge of Black studies in the U.S. educational systems.

“Misplaced power”: How the military uses entertainment to manipulate us

Ezra Bitterman • September 10, 2021

From movies about Vietnam to Afghanistan, it's time to stop the military from using Hollywood to cover up its mistakes.

It’s time to leave: American foreign policy in Afghanistan

Tanner Smith • September 9, 2021

American imperialist policies need to stop worldwide.

Complexity in reporting is dying because of simplified journalism

Bobby Lee • September 6, 2021

As we see mass media organizations flounder to adequately describe the situation in Afghanistan, we must take a look at why journalists tend to fail to fully report on complex situations.

Money can’t buy old friendships

Mavis Chan • September 6, 2021

A friendship on the rocks can teach quite a few things about the effects of rising socioeconomic inequality in society.

Pete Davidson and Smartwater, getting smarter? Or setting us back in time?

Kolby Arimoto • September 1, 2021

Smartwater’s recent “Pete gets smart with smartwater” advertisement perpetuates societal stigma against tattoos.

COLUMN: Why MU should enforce a vaccine requirement for fall semester

Cayli Yanagida and Emmet Jamieson • May 6, 2021

Cayli Yanagida It’s Nov. 26, 2020: Thanksgiving Day. Instead of sitting at a wooden dining table covered with turkey and pumpkin pie, I sit in front of my computer screen. Within seconds, my mother’s...