When someone asks what the worst day of the week is, most people’s automatic response is Monday.  When your alarm sounds on a Monday, it is hard to top the overwhelming feeling of sadness that washes...

Whether it be tracking one’s whereabouts, monitoring food intake, or checking texts, parents staying involved in the lives of their kids is becoming easier and easier. It’s easy to see how parents...

It’s peak hour in the cafeteria: students scrambling for their seats, the food lines filled with hungry teenagers on the prowl.  After they scarf down all their goodies and the bell sounds to end the...

Quentin Tarantino’s newest film, “The Hateful Eight,” is not for the faint of heart. For those who are unaware of who Mr. Tarantino is, he is an absolute artist in the realm of filmmaking. Movies,...

In this age, it seems athletes are even stronger and under more pressure than ever to perform. For quite some time, professional sports have enforced a variety of drug testing policies to make sure...

 This holiday season, the holidays lurked closer and closer on the calendar and so did stress. This is for various reasons, gift giving being a primary one. When people need to buy gifts, they’ll usually...

What does it mean to be vegan? Growing up with a vegetarian aunt, I thought I knew what being vegan meant. Vegans don’t eat meat, plain and simple. They’re just like super vegetarians. Boy, was I wrong....

As the holiday season approaches, you envision the twinkling lights, the festive music, the spirit of giving. But in reality, you are recklessly studying for finals, last-minute present shopping for your...

Recently at the University of Missouri, an unfortunate sequence of events led up to the eventual resignation of the school’s president, Tim Wolfe. This sequence of events included multiple incidents...

It happened after 9/11 — the same outpouring of hearts and thoughts that extended throughout every corner of the Earth. A wave of compassion rippled across the world after the two, billowing, towers...