It’s been a rough week. The spring semester is beginning to wrap up and most of us have exams and projects to focus on, but our thoughts and hearts are in Boston, in West, Texas, and in Cambridge, Mass....

I couldn't help but to notice that the Columbia Daily Tribune published on its website a duel challenge to a State Senator ([“Schaefer picks up where Hulshof left off”](http://www.columbiatribune.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/schaefer-picks-up-where-hulshof-left-off/article_d941638a-a77f-11e2-ab8a-10604b9f6eda.html),...

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...

One of the many joys of being a college freshman is experiencing the glorious paradise that is the community bathroom. Mere words cannot express the regret I feel in not going suite-style. “Living community-style...

Last week, a gay man in Kansas City was forcibly removed from his partner’s hospital room after a confrontation with his partner’s family. [According to the Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/11/gay-man-arrested-missouri-hospital_n_3060488.html),...

On April 10, the Missouri Students Association passed its 2013-14 budget. Having found itself $85,000 short of their planned revenues for the year, MSA had to make cuts accordingly, which meant the 11...

Yesterday, April 15, 2013, the Boston Marathon was bombed. One of the great monuments to international cooperation and athleticism was ruined. People’s lives were lost. The tribute to the families involved...

Barbie tends to be one of the more controversial toys because of her “disproportionate” body, but this past week Barbie was in the news for possibly being racist or culturally insensitive. [Mexico...

The past few weeks have heightened the debate over North Korea’s nuclear program. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea poses a direct threat to nuclear responsibility and awareness. The steps...

Do you choose to expose yourself to information and imagery that will surely trigger pain, anxiety, grief or anger? Distance from tragedy affords us this privilege. Whether or not to see the pictures,...

Today, April 15, 2013, the Boston Marathon was bombed. One of the great monuments to international cooperation and athleticism was ruined. People’s lives were lost. The tribute to the families involved...

My Monday afternoon was interrupted by a breaking news update from my New York Times app and a text message from my mom asking me if I heard about Boston. Both prompted me to take to Twitter, and I was...