I know everyone wanted #moreforless, but judging by the UM Board of Curators’ recent vote, what we got is #thesameformore. The 3 percent increase for in-state tuition and 7.5 percent increase for out-of-state...

Me: (Oh hey, it’s Steve.) Former Acquaintance Steve: (Oh hey, it’s Robert, approaching fast on the sidewalk.) Me: (Man, I haven’t seen Steve in a year, since that party Nick took me to.) Former Acquaintance...

This past December, Gov. Jay Nixon asked five state universities to lend Missouri $107 million. This loan would have been interest-free, and the universities would, in theory, be paid back throughout the...

MU will officially become the 14th member of the Southeastern Conference on July 1, but official membership is only the beginning of a new era for MU football. To usher in this era, coach Gary Pinkel...

With recent cuts to higher education-funding from the state government and national economic instability, now is not an easy time to be a university official in charge of balancing the budget, especially...

We all know the story of Facebook. A couple of Harvard students spearheaded by Mark Zuckerberg took a revolutionary idea about merging social interaction with the Internet from a dorm room to Silicon...

In this age of rising medical costs and more focus on medical malpractice, many people are unable to afford medical treatment or not interested in seeking it. College students are especially vulnerable...

Honestly, if he was still in the running, I would be voting for Rick Perry come November. But though he is out of Republican nomination, my vote still lies in Texas. The media report all the time about...

Maneater Editorial Board: Anyone who’s written an opinion column for a newspaper or magazine can attest to a simple fact: It’s not as easy as it seems.

As someone who wrote opinion articles...

The UM System Board of Curators unanimously voted to increase in-state tuition 3 percent and out-of-state tuition 7.5 percent to cover inflation. Let’s say this up front: Yes, a tuition increase, to...

With our university’s move to the Southeastern Conference come many changes to make sure MU will fit in with the SEC's culture. The possibility of Tiger Town is one of the biggest changes. The proposed...

The regrettably large and record-breaking amount spent on political campaigns in 2008 totaled $5.3 billion. More than $2.4 billion of said spending came from the Obama vs. McCain presidential race alone,...