As of 2011, there were approximately 21.5 million veterans in the United States. However, many of them live every day with severe effects from their time at war. Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD,...

One of the biggest challenges of living on my own for the first time is managing my finances. In high school, I always had a part-time job, and I had my financial security (cough, cough, my parents) that...

The NFL Draft this weekend has the potential to change the life of former Middle Tennessee State kicker Alan Gendreau and affect gay rights supporters nationwide. Gendreau, if drafted, would be the first...

Over a year after MU administrators made the abrupt announcement that they would shut down one of the university’s most successful small programs (without consulting its faculty) and then backpedaled,...

There are a lot of questions that keep me up at night. Like, when will I become a backup dancer for Beyoncé? Is it possible to power-walk without looking incredibly awkward? Can you be vegan without talking...

I was walking on campus recently and saw a “Virginity Rocks” T-shirt pass me by. I thought for a second that maybe it would be nice to be that in control of your own impulses and desires, to be confident...

This past week was a week from hell. The Boston bombings never left anyone’s mind. Every time there is such a shocking attack in our country, we are all reminded of one thing: at any point in time, everything...

History seldom gives us our perfect teams; the yin and yang partnerships that bring lasting peace and stability, our Roosevelt and Churchill, our Thatcher and Reagan. It seems as though the passing of...

Monday marked the start of voting for Missouri Students Association senators by academic college. As MSA is the representative body of undergraduate students at this university, it’s crucial that as...

Mizzou Athletics released a video on Friday called [“If You Can Play, You Can Play.”](http://www.mutigers.com/allaccess/?media=386242) It involves various MU athletes, coaches and administrators affirming...

Food: you eat it, and it keeps you alive. It should be a simple thing, but we know it’s not. Americans have a problem with overconsumption. Mass media, such as magazines, books, talk shows, infomercials,...

I often hear people say, “You wouldn’t tell someone with cancer to just ‘get over it,' so then why would you say the same to someone with depression?” As a society, we often don't view mental...