I would like to take this opportunity to formally apologize for how talkative I am. If you have ever had to shush someone in a public place at MU, it was probably me. Also, I should probably apologize...

When I wrote about racism in pornography a few weeks ago, I received an odd amount of attention from [an anti-pornography activist circle on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/ENDSexploitation?fref=ts),...

Last week, the Arkansas legislature passed a bill that will ban an abortion after a fetus has a heartbeat, which is usually about 14 weeks after conception. This bill is expected to be quickly overturned...

More than 100,000 different species of insects, 600 species of birds and 150 species of amphibians reside in this place. Several uncontacted indigenous peoples also dwell among these trees. Unfortunately...

A government can commit few injustices worse than wrongful imprisonment. To render void a person’s liberty, place them in a cell (or execution chamber) and keep them from their rightful autonomy under...

As LGBTQ discourse sweeps across public forums through the combined efforts of activists and policymakers, the recent overwhelming surge for gay rights is accompanied by the sound of “Hey, I just met...

Whenever the budget is brought up in a congressional session or in the news, it always becomes an issue of which party wants what. Take the “fiscal cliff” debate that occurred throughout most of December....

As a college student, my only real obligation right now is to myself. My days consist of education, working, going out, planning for the future, and it is all for me, me and me. But despite my life being...

Political posturing is defined as taking a position on an issue strictly because it is politically advantageous to do so — for example, being against something solely because the other side is in favor...

As a student graduating with honors this May, I am extremely disappointed that the ceremony has been moved from Francis Quadrangle to Mizzou Arena. I know many of my fellow students and I have worked hard...

Thumbs down to the Department of IT and Mizzou Wireless, which left most students, faculty and staff with little to no wireless Internet access on campus Wednesday and Thursday. While we appreciate DoIT’s...

There are a lot of great qualities about me. I am kind, gorgeous, talented, hilarious and incredibly humble. But if there is one thing about me that is not quite ideal, it is that I tend to be known as...