Here at the Missouri School of Journalism, we have this thing called [the Missouri Method](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2012/9/14/missourians-paywall-disgrace-missouri-method/). It’s essentially...

Four letters: ESPN. You already know what we’re talking about. The mention of the sports network sparks discussion of the scandal involving former Missouri swimmer Sasha Menu Courey. Conversation on...

Three days before I started my final semester of college, I gave a tour of the place I will soon leave behind. I was showing it off to my uncle, Steve, and 15-year-old cousin, Alex, who were visiting...

It’s fairly common knowledge that colloquial language reinforces biases, stereotypes or similar systemic constructions that influence people in negative ways. For example, take childish comments like...

My father is a lover. It’s what he does. He pours his heart out into his family, into his children. When my twin brother and I were born, he elbowed past nurses who wouldn’t let him into the delivery...

“Same old, same old,” I told myself as I sighed and turned off the TV after 2014’s installment of the perennially disappointing Grammys. And in attempts to keep this column on one topic, I’m going...

Phil Robertson’s return to Duck Dynasty this week brought A&E a heavy dose of reality — a 21 percent decrease in ratings for its most popular show. The decrease can be chalked up to the controversy...

Last year, I [wrote a column for The Maneater](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/5/3/gun-control-propositions-arent-perfect-progress-ne/) on gun control and a lobbyist organization, Moms Demand Action...

Feminism: The F-word a lot of people are still really afraid to use. I remember the moment it really sunk in for me. This word I use to describe myself is not one others relate to. I was in my Freshman...

Like many other students here at MU, I was encouraged (forced) to take multiple general education courses. Also, like many other students here at MU, I somewhat resent that requirement. Now that my fourth...

To Whom It May Concern: I am a senior English major and have had many courses in multiple buildings across campus. I have seen the great resources in the Journalism School and have seen the deplorable...

Racial code words are about as American as apple pie. A black person is considered “well-spoken” by those who don’t expect a black person to be intelligent. President Barack Obama was called the...