Gay couples. Gay marriage. Gay rights. These descriptions are all over the news, discussed among families and used worldwide. In the past few years, these terms have become even more widely recognized...

I love going to college at Mizzou. It’s a great place filled with cool people, caring professors and a ton of facilities. Let’s take some time to talk about those facilities. I am free to use these...

When a baby is born, they are assigned a specific sex that is determined by their genitalia: males have certain parts and females have others. As they grow older, society begins to assign the baby a gender...

In a political column, it tends to be hard not to be political. Within these words lies the sentiment to do what is right. Not simply to drum it up or to debate it, but to do it. No one entity should be...

All right, real talk. The first week of classes killed all motivation and optimism I had about getting a fresh start. Not to mention, I’ve basically student-charged my life away between buying books...

Consider the hot dog. While it has its 2-foot-long renditions in places like Six Flags, in general, it is enjoyed by the general public at an average length of six inches. See, six inches is a length that...

The Missouri Students Association is facing a lot of new changes this semester. After [former MSA President Mason Schara resigned in July](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/7/21/msa-president-resign-end-july/),...

Earlier this summer, as part of pride activities for the Dublin Pride Parade, I went to see “God Loves Uganda,” a documentary film produced and directed by Roger Ross. It is, in short, about the fierce...

Five, six or more shots fired. One, two, now three weeks later, justice has not come. The Ferguson Police Department outside St. Louis has remained ambiguous. Sticking to protocol and committed to conducting...

Even though Mizzou is awesome, there are crises everywhere in the state of Missouri. One of which is this awful heat. I feel like I should come up with a pass-out plan for the first week of classes just...

Ladies, if you happen to be a sexual being who just so happens to not have a perfect handle on controlling the universe, there is a high possibility that at one point in your life, you will have a Plan...

When we said [we were tired of talking about rape culture on campus](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2012/11/30/it-takes-everyone-mu-stop-rape-culture/) in 2012, we meant it. And yet, here we are. On...