If you’re like me and not savvy when it comes to economic issues, you might be wondering what the deal is with this gender pay gap business. President Barack Obama [has launched an effort](http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/04/08/presidential-memorandum-advancing-pay-equality-through-compensation-data)...

On this campus, people are analyzing literature, speaking foreign languages, studying quantum mechanics and so much more. All that learning must take a hell of a lot of observation. But are we really...

For a long time, I believed in the concept of independent music. I believed in the power of an “indie” band (meaning “without a record label”) coming from nothing and succeeding based solely on...

This week, my home is being torn to the ground. It’s a green house next to a community garden. It’s on the northern-most end of Ninth Street. One straight line connects it to college. The house is...

The Missouri Public Health Advocacy Coalition (MoPHAC) was started by a group of MU Master of Public Health students in 2012, and this year, the coalition is taking National Public Health Week to the Missouri...

MSA, it’s been too long. We’re glad we haven’t had to write to you until now, but as this whole budget process comes to a close, we’d like to review a few things that went awry. First, not only...

In a long-form feature, The New York Times did what many news outlets have never done — wrote a piece entirely on bisexuality and the overlooked stigma that the label brings. The article is titled,...

Last Thursday, late night television stalwart David Letterman announced that he would be retiring from “The Late Show with David Letterman” in 2015. Letterman has hosted the show since its inception...

One of the best days of my year is baseball’s opening day. The excitement that built up over the past six months of waiting for my favorite sport to return has finally bubbled over, and I can hear the...

Spring break is over, and you know what that means: I just spent an entire week of my life staring at my computer screen, and the weather is just beginning to permit more revealing clothing without the...

Run-ins with the law for Mizzou Athletics affiliates are above par this year. Last week, after an NCAA wrestling tournament win, Brandon Orr, a graduate student and Mizzou Athletics team sports psychologist,...

As a columnist, I can pour everything into the 600 words or so I’m allotted each week. I can toil endlessly, doing everything in my power to convey my passions and opinions about the importance of music....