*Thumbs up to Missouri Students Association President Nick Droege,* who traveled to Jefferson City on Feb. 5 with advisers Ben Levin and Sam Green to urge lawmakers to allocate part of a state construction...

I downloaded the Grindr app when I first got a smartphone because it seemed like a novelty, and it felt like my duty as a gay man to explore it. In case you’re unfamiliar, here’s how Grindr works:...

Every time I read the news from Egypt, the line “Meet the new boss/same as the old boss,” from the song “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by The Who comes to mind. Since the second anniversary of its...

It’s no secret that the recent presidential race was full of word vomit from both parties. Even Fox News, though, can admit that the Republican Party had an especially difficult time. Rick Perry could...

No university faculty or staff member’s arrival on campus should incite outrage. Last month, retired Col. Larry James emerged as one of two finalists for the position of division executive director...

America is 25th out of 30 developed nations in math scores, only 8 percent of students from low-income communities will graduate from college by the time they are 24 and high school dropouts are eight...

When most of us think of the Boy Scouts of America, we generally picture boys learning to tie knots, collecting canned goods and building Pinewood Derby cars. However, in the past few weeks, the BSA has...

With Thursday’s inauguration of new Missouri Students Association President Nick Droege and Vice President Zach Beattie, we would like to offer our annual President’s Report Card for outgoing president...

The San Francisco 49ers lost the Super Bowl last Sunday after attempting to come back from a 22-point deficit in the second half. Miscommunication on a 4th down drive in the red zone left the 49ers without...

The traveling circus and freak show concept may not be a hot seller anymore, but sometimes it seems that parts of the mass media have run away to join the circus anyway. I’m referring to reality television...

Let’s talk about sex. More specifically, let’s talk about contraception. Recently, the subject of contraception has become a tricky one. Under the original wording of the Affordable Care Act, all...

“Just Do It.” Three simple words, yet together they represent one of the most popular sports apparel companies in the world: Nike. However, over the years their great success has come with an even...