This past week, The New Yorker [ran a profile on NBA superstar Kobe Bryant](http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/03/31/140331fa_fact_mcgrath). The piece touches on Bryant’s 17 basketball seasons and...

The rise of television and movies including plotlines centered around the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is nothing new. “Modern Family” has been doing it for years, and it has won...

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....

I first walked into the Capitol in January, where I was asked within 30 minutes if I was lost by an older man who called me a “girl.” It was a brief, seemingly harmless interaction that wound up foreshadowing...

Planning for the future in college usually means choosing a major, thinking about potential careers and deciding whether or not to attend graduate school. But for many college women, it also means thinking...

No corporate or governmental entity should be in a position to limit anyone’s legal access to care or to seize a controlling interest over any individual’s health care choices. Reducing that power...

Seats in Jesse Auditorium were packed on Saturday for a lecture from famed science educator Bill Nye, as he gave an inspiring talk about the importance of getting young people involved in science so they...

There comes a time in every music columnist’s journey when he or she has to discuss Kanye West. The industry’s most divisive, yet interesting, figure evokes strong opinions from just about anyone....

This past week I witnessed yet another example of something I hate. And in the spirit of my own generally unpleasant demeanor, I’ve decided to dedicate this week’s 500-word ramble to just that. As...

There’s a line on my senior year bucket list I was never quite sure how I’d check off, but my friend guaranteed I would. It reads, “You’re about to discover that this is why you entered journalism,...

East Campus residents want to write student commuters one big, fat parking ticket, and students need to throw their voice in the mix. East Campus is facing major parking problems, namely, student commuters...

I'm writing in response to the article titled "[Grain Belt Express garners Coal Free Mizzou support](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/3/18/grain-belt-express-garners-coal-free-mizzou-suppor/)" written...