What a difference a week makes. In a CBS News [post-debate poll of undecided voters](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57531059/poll-biden-takes-debate-over-ryan-uncommitted-voters-say/), Joe Biden...

Fifteen years ago, MU switched from a standard five-grade system to the plus/minus system it has now. Now, the Missouri Students Association is asking Faculty Council to reconsider that decision. Although...

November is right around the corner. Therefore, both presidential candidates are doing everything in their power to win over those last few states. One of the major issues in this year’s election is...

The passage of Proposition B this November will create a win-win-win situation for Missourians. Proposition B would increase the state tax on cigarettes by 73 cents and would also increase the tax on other...

The average temperature Oct. 3 was 64.1. The next day, it dropped to 63.5. When the temperature reached 48.7 by the morning of Oct. 5, many students were unprepared for the chilly atmosphere. Forced to...

The political hipster is a well-known animal on campus. They float from class to class, generally unnoticed and disengaged from the political life around them. They are people who don't vote. The symptoms...

Every day, the United States alone releases more than [19 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions](http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/paltman/every_day_we_delay.html) into the atmosphere. This fact and...

A recent Kaplan study revealed that not only are college admissions offices checking out applicants’ Facebook and Twitter pages, but 35 percent of the time, that search has a negative impact on the potential...

Although there are still weeks left to decide what your ballot will look like, the time to register to vote is almost over. For weeks, MU organizations have been hosting events to inform students about...

In the wake of the growing caustic tension sparking in the South China and East China seas, the outlook of combat is increasingly more prominent and possible between rivals China and Japan. Excluding...

With MU enrolling the largest freshman class in its history (again), the Department of Residential Life was left scrambling to find housing for students who signed up by the May 15 deadline, which guaranteed...

I stumbled upon Ben Levin's column "[Ron Paul's underserved cult](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2012/10/2/ron-pauls-underserved-cult/)" while searching for election news and felt compelled to respond. I...