Last week the FBI voted unanimously to change its definition of rape. This is the best news I've heard in weeks. The FBI's current definition of rape, "the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against...

Remember that time when you used to invest 100 percent of your effort and enthusiasm into your gen-ed classes? Yeah, me neither. Or, how about that time when you blew off those gen-eds and finally decided...

Although I had a fantastic weekend, there’s one thing I’m pissed about: I didn’t have any time to see “Paranormal Activity 3.” As a self-proclaimed horror buff, I have a hard time admitting that....

MU now has the fastest-growing student population in the Association of American Universities. And that's an admirable title — for now. Although year after year of record-breaking freshman class numbers...

For the second time in less than a year, comments on the MU [Facebook page](http://www.facebook.com/Mizzou) have made all of us at the university look intolerant and uneducated. As a refresher, some commenters...

I wanted to let you know how angry and disappointed I am in Mizzou's Online program. I have worked extremely hard on my Master's degree while working 50-hour work weeks. I have taken every course I need...

Despite my very liberal leanings, it’s surprising how often I find myself emulating Tea Party darlings. LOL, kidding. Usually, it isn’t until after the fact that I realize I pulled a Sarah Palin by...

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has received quite the attention over the past few weeks for his 9-9-9 tax plan. What does 9-9-9 mean? It's a plan to throw out the entire current federal...

The photographs of the 2011 Homecoming on the Tribune website tell only one side — the good — of this past weekend’s story. Long-standing Mizzou tailgaters were subjected to mobs of drunken youths...

Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock since September has heard of Occupy Wall Street. It’s the grassroots movement trying to tell the top 1 percent of the country, which controls 42 percent of...

Don’t talk to the police. Why? Because you don’t have to. You know about the Fifth Amendment, but do you know exactly what it means for you? When I intercept my roommate’s Pickleman’s pizza delivery...

When events like Homecoming weekend come around and distract me from column idea gathering, there seems to be a lack of inspiration to turn to. But then Saturday night, in the wake of the weekend's festivities,...