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,...

Fake Brian Brooks, Fake Brother Jed and now Fake Missouri Students Association Presidential Slate? Well, it’s all in good fun we suppose, and the MSA slate will be more than a Twitter account. The new,...

As I look back on my time at Mizzou, there are few things about this school that fill me with more pride than the tradition of Homecoming. As I write this letter the campus is being blanketed from head...

Occupy Wall Street. If you aren’t familiar with it already, you’re about to be, whether you read this or not. Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing protest in major and minor cities around the country....

About a month ago, protests seemed to begin spontaneously in New York City's financial district, targeting corporatism, inequality and the financial crisis from a few years ago that spread to other parts...

It’s Homecoming, so as the “campus issues” columnist, I thought it would be fitting to discuss my take on it. This article started with an explanation as to why Homecoming does not incite any sort...

MU is currently a Big 12 Conference leader in recycling, but those standards aren’t very high, and we want to see more. MU recycles roughly 31 percent of its waste, totaling 2,531 tons of waste each...

It took a little longer than expected, but it’s finally happened: Mitt Romney’s opponents have played the Mormon card. The former Massachusetts governor and current Republican presidential candidate’s...

I’d like everyone to put their newspapers down right now and Google themselves. Find anything interesting? Apparently, I’m a jewelry designer in Fayetteville, Ark., as well as minor-league baseball...

I'm sitting on the columns, staring up at the yellow glow of the dome of Jesse Hall, still dim in the fading afternoon light. The hot weather must have the trees confused, because the thermometer is suggesting...

Reports show that liquor law violations reported to the MU Police Department dropped from 126 violations in 2008 to 76 in 2010. On the surface, it looks like MU is becoming a healthier and safer environment. But...

For the last few years, the Legion of Black Collegians has received some flack for having its annual Black Homecoming. Opposition to the event stems from some people's beliefs that black students shouldn’t...