I want to believe that most members of the MU community felt outrage, disgust and/or sadness when they heard about the racist graffiti incident, just one year after the trauma of the cotton ball incident....

We stopped off on the left-hand side of the road, leaning our rented bicycles against an old, crumbling stone wall. Leslie got the map out of the canvas backpack I’d been carrying for the past two hours,...

We like to see the sciences as pure pursuits; undertakings not affronted by the pangs of bias and slander that curse the rest of the world's endeavors. The sciences are looked upon as noble, rich frontiers,...

Who am I? Strip yourself of the suit case, moving pod, body bag, kangaroo pouch or fanny pack worth of baggage; lose the growl you developed while being raised by a pack of wolves; rewind to a time when...

When we talk about fixing racism in the United States, I’m strongly reminded of the missteps the city of Dubuque, Iowa took in the early 1990s to “diversify” their city. Like most Midwestern cities,...

In this day and age, it should be inconceivable to legally be able to discriminate against a person based on their sexual orientation. Yet, in the state of Missouri, it is legal to fire an employee, kick...

The University of Missouri Council of Deans reaffirms its commitment to diversity, both across MU and in individual schools, colleges, divisions, workplaces and classrooms. While the judicial and student...

Something I've begun to notice about the nature of debates - and something I've hence tried to avoid - is how easy one's delivery of an otherwise un-biased thought can arbitrarily make them appear to favor...

About six hours ago, all I knew about rugby was: one, it is quite violent; and two, it uses a funny-shaped ball. Now, mud is smeared across my cheekbones and dots my nose and forehead. My black leggings...

I am a senior at MU and think that there is a huge groundswell of people that are in the boat “when we graduate....then what?” The economy is ludicrous, the jobs are as rare (as) a Cleveland Cavaliers'...

As a columnist with a 12 p.m. Sunday deadline and a general lack of originality when coming up with topics, waking up Saturday to the news of the graffiti incident gave me a clear reason to write, but...

With the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the Muslim Brotherhood has stepped into everyone’s eyesight. For those of you who have never checked these guys out, it is, simply put, an anti-American...