As we ease into our roles in our own democracy, we generally acquire storybook understandings of how representative government works. The general convention we assume is that if we want things put into...

As if we needed more alarming statistics in a post-recession economy, student loan debt has recently surpassed collective credit card debt in the United States. Even more worrisome, student loan debt...

After months of ineffective debate and politics, the government is finally getting work done. Beginning with a classic budget masterpiece, our public officials are getting back into the grind of screwing...

Was it a slow day in news about human rights violations? I had to laugh when reading Taeler De Haes`s most recent column, "Forced Health." In it she describes the actions of a Chicago public school banning...

Rep. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City, recently introduced Missouri House Bill 614, which, if passed, will freeze tuition for students who are already enrolled in state universities for up to five years, despite...

This week’s Faculty Council meeting presented several ideas for the future of MU. However, there was one proposition that we found especially ridiculous, and, after years of covering student government,...

Readers this week will realize I am simply corroborating a recent editorial published by The Maneater concerning the School of Journalism’s extravagant technology compulsions and the possibility of inflating...

Last night marked the first time the new Columbia City Council members met, and saying they aren't off to a good start is being generous. Several measures were discussed, including a proposal to increase...

The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill banning protests near funerals an hour before to an hour after a service. The legislation was drafted and passed in response to a protest at the St....

You’ve seen them: bejeweled and underwear donned, dancing wildly on parade floats, waving their flags in summer breezes. Yes, they who infiltrate your suburban sensitivities, who shove sexual politics...

Most people hear the word Dublin and, almost immediately, the city’s rich literary tradition, beautiful urban parks and diverse musical culture springs to mind. Just kidding. Most people hear Dublin...

The Chicago Public School District's Little Village Academy Middle School banned kids from bringing their own lunches. They may only eat what the cafeteria provides them, and some kids are refusing to...