For now, Northwest men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum is staying put in Maryville, where he’s helped bring home three NCAA Division II National Championship trophies in the last four full seasons.  Read more

Daylight saving time started a little over a month ago, and my body is still lagging behind; one hour of lost sleep has turned into many. I know that as soon as my body settles into a balanced rhythm again, it’ll be time to change back to standard time. Switching back and forth between times… Read more

People who are transgender have faced discrimination for decades and continue to face horrible injustices in Missouri and all over the U.S. Read more

Missouri Republicans are rejecting the will of the voters by blocking Medicaid funding despite Missourians voting for the funding through a statewide ballot initiative. Read more

The anti-vaxxers are at it again.  Read more

The Missouri Senate recently voted to ban so-called vaccine passports. Vaccine passports are documentation stating someone has been vaccinated for COVID-19. This means that Missouri residents won’t have to show they’ve been vaccinated in order to use transportation such as planes, buses or trains. Read more

Iowa does not have a high crime rate. In fact, it’s the 13th lowest in the nation. But this all may change with a new gun bill that has been signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds.  Read more

Northwest recently announced that it would be seeking to return to a “traditional campus experience” for the fall 2021 semester. The specifics of what that means have yet to be established, but likely it will be a semester that resembles the fall of 2019 more than the fall of 2020. In order … Read more

Tier 3 of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan is finally here in Missouri. All residents over the age of 16 will be eligible to get their first round of shots as soon as next week.  Read more

On March 22, the Maryville City Council voted to terminate the city’s mask mandate effective midnight the next day. The motion, introduced by Councilman Matt Johnson, passed by an overwhelming 4-1 vote with Councilman Tye Parsons serving as the lone dissenting voice in favor of extending the… Read more

The best way to determine someone’s actions in the future is to look at their actions of the past, and Missouri’s action toward public schools has proven they do not believe it is worth investing in. Read more

My first year of college has been anything but normal. COVID-19 and Zoom classes haven’t made for the college experience I dreamed of when I was in high school.  Read more

On March 11, students and staff received a special email from the office of President Jasinski announcing that Friday, April 2, would be designated as a “day of engagement and wellness for students and employees.” There will be no classes and all offices will be closed. Read more

President Joe Biden’s administration is looking to spend money to improve infrastructure, and America needs the money as fast as it can get it. Read more

On March 9, Missouri state Rep. Brian Seitz, a Republican from Branson, referred to the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus” in the House when talking about state revenues legislation. Read more

Northwest Student Senate elections are this week. Once again, many positions, including the entire executive board, are unopposed and high voter turnout is not expected. The second most powerful governing body — behind the Northwest Board of Regents — and self-proclaimed “voice of the studen… Read more

Today is the first Thursday in April, and you know what that means; it’s National Burrito Day.  Read more

Republicans are attempting to make Missouri a less democratic state by making constitutional reform more difficult. Read more

Securing a place to rent in Maryville is like trying to find a parking spot on campus. Read more

I loved watching my brother play video games growing up. I would sit on the couch and watch him play Skyrim, Minecraft, Assassin’s Creed, anything. Sometimes he would hand me a controller, but I mostly watched him play. Read more

The most divisive action the Maryville City Council has taken since the beginning of the pandemic is no more. The mask mandate was revoked after a 4-1 vote Monday — Tye Parsons was alone in his opposition — and as of midnight that day, there was no city face-covering requirement. It’s sad th… Read more

Men have done a poor job. This statement in itself can be applied to a multitude of topics, but specifically, men have done a poor job stopping sexual violence. We need to do better. Read more

The bliss of romantic relationships comes from personalities working together in harmony. Attaining that feeling of comfort, understanding and requited companionship is what many people search for. However, in my experience as a cisgender, heterosexual, Black man, it’s a little harder to fin… Read more

For years people have been told about the negative consequences that can come about from people driving impaired. This has been something that has been stressed over and over, and it will continue to be shared until some real change is made and a stop is put to those who drive while impaired. Read more

America, specifically the Republican Party, is going through a political shift, and Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt is a part of it. This change in the Republican Party will mirror the tea party movement of 2010, a movement that harmed the political discord. Read more

Burny’s Sports Bar & Upper Deck once again hosted the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 13. Hosting the 34th iteration of an event designed to pack spectators together is not a great look during a pandemic. What made it even worse was that it spits in the face of those it w… Read more

Transgender men are men. Transgender women are women. Read more

At first, this story was meant to be a list, essentially — an assortment of facts I gathered from two full seasons of interviews and press conferences with Northwest men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum, as he and Northwest get set to enter another Division II Central Region Tournament. Read more

Women’s History Month celebrates the achievements of women, and the movies they’ve been a part of are a great place to turn for celebrating their accomplishments and embracing female strength, determination and independence. In celebration of Women’s History Month, I’m suggesting five movies… Read more

I can see where some students are coming from. It is unfortunate that unlike other universities and even high schools, our spring break was but a measly Monday. If you’re a student reading this, you might be feeling ripped off, and I can empathize with you. It sucks. But people must realize … Read more

I am an environmental justice activist and have been since September 2019 when I spoke at a climate strike that month. It was the first time I had voiced my fears about climate change, one of the biggest threats my generation faces today. Read more

A little under a year ago our editorial team was sitting in the newsroom trying to grasp the gravity of the situation that was unfolding around us.  Read more

Seven hours and 22 minutes before his team was blown out by Northwest men’s basketball and promptly booted from the MIAA Tournament, Emporia State coach Craig Doty made what should now, with the benefit of hindsight, go down as a mistake.  Read more

It was a little over a year ago that the United States went into lockdown as the coronavirus pandemic swept through the states. There is a drastic difference this March as we see businesses and schools start to open up again. Read more

Prior to my days as a student at Northwest, I came to this town many times. Usually, it was for a football game that my family would watch with my dad’s college buddies. Most of the time when we could come down, we would stop for lunch at arguably the best restaurant in town at the time: Carson’s. Read more

The coronavirus has touched all of our lives in many different ways, forcing everyone to adapt to a new world. Some of these adaptations have been positive.  Read more

In the early days of train transportation, women weren’t allowed to ride because people believed their bodies were incapable of handling 50 mph speeds, and their uteruses would fly out of their bodies if they tried.  Read more

Representation is important. Those on a governing body need to be able to relate to the people they are making decisions for. The undermanned Northwest Board of Regents has one gaping issue when it comes to representation, and it needs to be fixed. One of the open seats should be filled by a… Read more

Last week the United States saw record snow and cold temperatures in most of the Midwest. Southern states such as Texas and Oklahoma that don’t see severely cold weather very often were woefully unprepared as the severe weather caused people to lose power and water for days. Read more

Since it’s Black History Month, I think it’s important to address the lack of Black history taught in American education. African American history curriculum is neglected in schools, with Black culture and experience underrepresented; too often Black history is a footnote in American History… Read more

Most small talk conversations during winter in Maryville and at Northwest follow the same basic structure: an introductory greeting followed by multiple comments on how cold it is followed by a polite goodbye. But the last few weeks were different. Read more

The 2021 NFL offseason has the potential to become one of the craziest offseasons since Payton Manning left the Colts to become a Bronco.      Read more

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Read more

After a one-week hiatus, I’m back. I know that all of you probably missed the most insight you can find regarding Northwest Athletics. If that’s the case, then I apologize I took a week off. If you don’t care too much, then I’m sorry you’re not cool enough to care about this here mailbag column. Read more

When COVID-19 struck the U.S. at the beginning of 2020 and stock prices plummeted, many people saw it as their gateway into the stock market. First-time traders downloaded simple trading apps like Robinhood and Cash App hoping to make extra money.   Read more

Schools across the United States are getting further into the second semester, which means it’s time for college applications, and not only that, but taking the ACT, which is a test that lasts for a few hours and covers English, reading, science and math. Read more

If the American political landscape were The Beatles, local politics would be the George Harrison of the group. The perhaps least “sexy” of political topics, local politics are often more important to our daily lives than anything that would make Fox News or CNN. Local politics have taken so… Read more

What is Black History Month? Is it a time to flaunt fancy quotes from Black celebrities? Is it a time for businesses to appeal to the Black community? Or is it just an excuse for Black supremacy? If you answered yes to any of those, you’re wrong. Especially the last one. Read more

Lisa Montgomery was recently executed by the federal government for the murder and kidnapping she committed in 2004. No matter your view on the death penalty, Montgomery’s death seems to be a capstone of a strange and violent history in Nodaway County. Read more

Imagine you are at a football game, more specifically, a Chiefs game. Read more