Throughout my childhood, I didn’t always see eye-to-eye with those in positions of authority. I wasn’t what you would call a “bad kid,” but often times I found myself questioning the need for certain...

When the Class of 2015 arrived on campus last August, MU struggled to find housing for incoming freshman and returning students on campus. At a university scrambling for funds, an 83.6 percent acceptance...

When the state legislature passed its version of the budget in spring, it had restored all of Gov. Jay Nixon’s proposed budget cuts to higher education. Saying the budget was balanced, the legislature...

The 2008 recession can teach us a lot, but many Americans refuse to take the time to learn. It's not rocket science. If you've turned on the news in the last three years or heard someone rant about the...

As children, we were always told not to be in a hurry to grow up. “Enjoy being young while it lasts,” they would say. But now I’ve reached a sort-of youthful limbo where there’s no benefit to...

When the U.S. Space Shuttle Program ended last summer, many Americans bemoaned the fact we now stood to lose our nation's position as an international leader in space exploration. However, after a privately...

Factions of both typical American political persuasions wrestle with the importance of religion in the lives of political candidates. Republican evangelism discomforts progressives, but progressives must...

MU’s decision to shut down the Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute was, unsurprisingly, met with opposition from professors and alumni. These individuals have a vested interest in the program,...

After a federal investigation unearthed billing fraud within the department of radiology in the School of Medicine, two doctors stepped down and School of Medicine Dean Bob Churchill announced he is retiring...

In the four years since Barack Obama became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee in 2008, progressives have let all control of their ideology be smacked away from them. Progressives and Democrats...

Me: Hey, man, I had a pretty good time hanging out today. Awkward Steve: Hey, me too. Me: Yeah, well I see that my stop is coming up here on the left. Awkward Steve: Uh huh. Me: Gotta stop in to see my...

It's time to shut this column down. In fact, it's also time for me to retire my title of ‘Mizzou student,’ since, being a member of the class of 2012, I'm graduating in a week.  Has it really been...