“Don’t waste food because elsewhere children are starving,” is a common phrase parents often tell their children in many modern American homes. The phrase encourages us to think about the mountains...

It seems that almost every time I meet someone new, black, white or any other race, they seem to ask me what I'm mixed with. My immediate reply is "I'm black," but for some people that answer is never...

As an institution, MU is making significant progress toward gender inclusivity. However, it seems like MU’s public relations staff is either ignorant or hesitant to highlight this progress. Consequently,...

This past summer, “love wins” was broadcast across the nation when the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. People who were denied basic rights were suddenly allowed to express their love freely....

In the final hours leading up to the deadline set by protesting graduate students last week, you might have expected to find Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin frantically searching for solutions to prevent a...

Although it is widely known that black people make up a large fraction of urban, low socioeconomic neighborhoods, it is remarkable how many white people assume that's how every black person grows up. Although...

By all accounts, Alison Parker and Adam Ward were young and full of energy. They brought a lively vibe to all of the stories they covered for WDBJ News in Roanoke, Virginia. Their human-interest pieces...

Did you know MU has over 6,200 graduate students this year? Well, we do, and while some members of our administration might have forgotten, the graduate students themselves surely have not. It’s been...

As a freshman, I’m definitely looking forward to the independence of college. Especially considering all the student protests and demonstrations going on around university campuses in the past year,...

This summer, the news has been bombarded with the 2016 presidential election. It seems that there has been little other news besides what the candidates are doing and what they have said. Many people,...

Entering MU as a freshman, I have certain reservations about the diversity here. In my opinion, a school in need of a diversity initiative is a school that has a diversity problem, no matter how large...

It has been 70 years since one of the greatest devastations of the 20th century. By the end of World War II, the United States was willing to do just about anything to end the brutal war. Just two years...