If the Democratic primary field for the 2020 presidential election was a kitchen, there’d be too many cooks, and most of them aren’t contributing to the cooking at all. Read more

Someone broke into the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building over the weekend of Oct. 26. The University Police Department is investigating the issue to attempt and find a suspect.  Read more

Massachusetts is a b----. Read more

“If he surrounds himself with good people, he will be a good president,” was the oft-quoted statement from people defending their decision to vote for President Donald Trump. Whether or not the advisers Trump surrounded himself with are “good,” Trump has another problem with his leadership: … Read more

Every day, 1.5 million pairs of eyes are bombarded with advertisements crammed into any and every available space on the familiar social media website, Facebook. Read more

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Capitalism, the beautiful system of America’s economy, allows for money making opportunities in almost every situation. There are a few things that should be off-limits to enterprise and the prison system should be firmly in the off-limits category Read more

My brother is dead. Read more

Every year, people celebrate Columbus Day Oct. 14 in honor of Christopher Columbus; however, traction has been building for renaming the holiday Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This change is necessary to remove the spotlight from a man who has committed countless atrocities while simultaneously re… Read more

A fight for democracy is unfolding in Hong Kong — a fight many involved consider a fight for life or death. Read more

The usual “college athletes shouldn’t be paid” arguments will be ramping up as a result of SB 206, the Fair Pay to Play Act, aimed at allowing college athletes to make money while playing college sports.  Read more

A contentious photo of male actor Benedict Cumberbatch has surfaced recently of him rocking a fashionable t-shirt that reads, “This is what a feminist looks like.” I chuckled initially, but it made me wonder if men can support a cause that doesn’t need them. Read more

Saturday home football games in Maryville always lead to the same two outcomes: an exciting Saturday afternoon followed by a Sunday featuring a trash-ridden campus. Read more

For over 21 years of my life, I had this innate belief that I am strong and I can get through anything. Over time, that thought manifested toxic traits of bottling my emotions up and chasing unrealistic ideas of perfection. So, on Feb. 14, 2017, when I found myself sitting in a cold, dark me… Read more

A 16-year-old from Sweden. Thousands of protesters. Countless celebrity endorsements.  Read more

The formal process that has been rarely used in American history has been circling President Donald Trump for some time now. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, finally picked up her feet and moved forward with the impeachment process.  Read more

Aziz Latif, a 25-year-old Muslim man, filed a lawsuit against Chick-fil-A Oct. 22, 2002 after being fired for refusing to pray to Jesus during a company training session. Read more

Two packets of their patented sauce, a spicy chicken sandwich and a Mountain Dew. A staple at Northwest, Chick-fil-A has provided many stressed students and faculty with the sweet release of delicious fried food and thirst-quenching refreshment. Chick-fil-A is a J.W. Jones Student Union trad… Read more

Northwest needs more gender-inclusive bathrooms on campus to accommodate students, staff, faculty and community members. Read more

Saturday Night Live fired their newly added cast member, Shane Gillis, for mimicking Chinese accents and calling Asian American entrepreneur Andrew Yang a racial slur Sept. 16. Read more

Please stop vaping. Just stop.  Read more

Bright smiles can be seen shining from sea to shining sea. Some states, though, have a few more smiles to see. And Missouri is apparently not one of them. Read more

Many people turn their mental disorders into their biggest personality trait. It’s in their social media bios, and it’s what they constantly talk about. Everything relates back to their depression, their anxiety. Read more

Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the phrase “winners never quit” are the biggest lies we as people were ever be forced to believe. It’s been pushed into our brains our entire lives as a way to motivate us to finish through on what we started. Read more

With election season around the corner, Americans continue to reinforce their lines in the sand with respect to where they stand politically. As more lines are drawn, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the Republican and Democratic Parties continue to stand as giants over their third part… Read more

The projector hums to life, backpacks are collectively unzipped and notebooks and laptops are taken out. Word documents are open and pencils are ready. Read more

Speed Networking. The name implies two things – it will be fast and you will network. But what does that actually mean? Why should you care? Read more

Survivors wade through chest-level water in search of salvageable supplies and anything left from their devastated homes in hopes of recovery from the natural disaster that struck. Read more

I have the pleasure of serving as the Interfraternity Council Vice President of Membership/Development for 2019. Read more

Attendance policies are almost archaic in today’s college lifestyle. The idea that an adult needs to set up a schedule for another fully-functioning adult is, dare I say, moronic.  Read more

If you are born on American soil, you are an American citizen.  Read more

College football season in Maryville, Missouri, comes with a certain degree of expectation. That’s just the reality of the sport here, one that is often unrealistic, bordering on ridiculous. Read more

College is expensive. I think we can agree the amount of debt we are putting on our plates is ridiculous.  Read more

The hearts of the nation collectively sink and the Twitter fingers fire up after the breaking news of another mass shooting hits. Social media becomes a maelstrom of thoughts and prayers, and hate and malice for a few days. Then it slows down until the next tragedy occurs. Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There was a clear gap, at the end of the 2019 MIAA Football Media day, between the teams in the league just hoping to be in the running for the conference title and the teams aching to win a national championship. Read more

Students in the LGBTQ community have been turning to crowdfunding websites like GoFundMe to fund their education, and they need our support. Read more

I am pro-life. When I tell people I believe all have the right to life, they assume my belief  ends once the child is born. This is not the case. I believe everyone has a right to life, including our criminals. Read more

In a world where murder, terrorism and acts of violence are commonplace on the local news, it is sometimes necessary to use capital punishment. Read more

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The Missouri House of Representatives has passed House Bill 258 which allows concealed carry of firearms on campus for faculty. Sponsor of the bill Rep. Jered Taylor (R-Mo.) is adding an amendment to it which would allow students the same rights, stating it’s for their safety. Read more

As students, we learn about the issues leading to the Civil War and the effects of the Nazis during the 1930s and 1940s. Yet, it is rare to learn about Native Americans outside of the context of the Pilgrims or as groups that caused conflict in the American West. Read more

Northwest is known for being green in more than one way, clearly dedicating itself to sustainability and going green environmentally. Read more

Civic engagement is critical, and as Bearcats, we’re severely lacking it. Not civic engagement on a local, state or even national level, but as a campus. Read more

Chances are if someone has ever worked in fast food, retail or a similar customer service based industry, they have heard someone say something along the lines of, “When are you going to get a real job?” Read more

Although online shopping has become more popular, shopping by physically going to stores is more beneficial on both personal and economic levels. Read more

President Donald Trump said April 2 the U.S. southern border would be closed to prevent immigration if he fails to make a deal with Congress over the issue. Read more

Although Rate My Professor sounds like a useful tool, it can be misleading because students usually just air their frustrations, rather than using the site for its rightful purpose. Read more

The war against vaccines is not a battle anybody should need to address. It’s 2019, and having measles outbreaks plastered across multiple headlines is unbelievable with the amount of technology we have. Read more

When California was rampaged by wildfires earlier this school year, we sent aid. When Florida got hit by a hurricane two years ago, we rallied around them. Now,  Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri are asking for help. Read more

Spring break is by far one of the biggest highlights of the second semester. Students spend hundreds of dollars each year to travel to destinations such as Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, or Panama City, Florida. Read more