Study abroad is a huge part of the MU experience. It’s an opportunity like none other — a chance to greatly expand your world by spending several months in some of the most exciting places on Earth....

If you’ve been following the gun control debate during the past few months, there’s a good chance you’ve seen the thought-provoking ads put out by the lobbyist organization Moms Demand Action for...

The summer before I moved here to start my freshman year, I did a Google search to find out if Columbia was a gay-friendly city. Coming from Nebraska, the “we bleed red” ideology can apply both to...

If you put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig. And that's exactly what MSA is doing with their new CATS program. The program, which rewards students for attending events, is a poor attempt by the MSA...

As a graduating senior, I am happy to be ripped off by Mizzou one last time. Today, the ripoff is the "Grad Pack." Basically, Mizzou is forcing me to buy my cap and gown in a bundle package that includes...

I have never been one for goodbyes. Or hellos, for that matter. Really, I just don’t enjoy any form of human contact. Goodbyes are especially bad, though. Instead of having a teary and heartfelt goodbye...

It’s my senior year, and I’m on the cusp of an existential break brought on by reality television. Okay, that’s a little dramatic, but I’m trying to get ratings up. What I’ve been actually thinking...

Fully aware of the potential for this to turn gross and sentimental, I figured I’d finish my brief stint as your very own sex columnist by discussing summer. It’s on our minds, even if it seems unattainable...

We have all heard the rule: Do not discuss religion or politics. But I like breaking rules. I never want to be that person who shoves my own religious beliefs or political beliefs down anyone’s throat....

In recent years, the media has turned an eye to prescription drug abuse among high school and college students — particularly with amphetamines such as Adderall and Vyvanse, which are typically prescribed...

Following Mizzou Students for Life’s [recent cyberbullying spree](http://studentsforlife.org/2013/04/25/these-feminists-are-a-riot/), which proved unnecessarily vicious and personal in its attempt to...

In the aftermath of the apprehension of the suspect of the Boston bombings, much ado was made about whether or not Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be read his Miranda warning. The Miranda warning is a reading...