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 think we can all agree this is not a great year to be a Republican. Between losing their bid to unseat President Obama, the continual failures of Speaker Boehner and the antics of the Tea Party, it’s...

A haiku commemorating minimum-wage teenage jobs: _Wait, this check is all? It’s borderline slave labor. Tacky uniform._ I think I have potential to make it big in the poetry world after this glorious...

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....

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...