*Opinions* By Jane Lakayil Staff Writer **Image courtesy of Pixabay From the Charlie Hebdo Massacre in France, to the beheadings by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, to the Chapel Hill shooting in North Carolina, a great deal of our exposure to Islam comes in the form of violence and terrorism.… Read More Islam 101: Practicing Acceptance
*Opinions* Technology Column By Sarah Hayes Staff Writer **Image courtesy of ‘Facebook’ Have you thought about what will happen to your online presence after you die – your Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, Snapchat, or that embarrassing MySpace profile you have had since 1998? You could give your password to a trusted person,… Read More Technology Column: Facebook Legacy Not for Everyone, for Now
*Opinions* Weekly Chuckle Satire Column By Abby Naumann Opinions Editor While the University of Missouri—St. Louis begins expansion projects such as the new Optometry Building and puts the finishing touches on the fitness center, certain University departments are scrambling to adjust. The UMSL Transportation and Shuttle Department met this week to discuss… Read More Weekly Chuckle: UMSL Shuttles Accidentally Arrive on Time
*Opinions* Weekly Chuckle Satire Column By Abby Naumann Opinions Editor Tired of the monotony of cop shows of various acronyms and sci-fi series that fall short? Me too. And that is why I am sharing my fantasmal ideas for hit television shows with you, readers. Join me in sending my ideas to… Read More Less-Boring Pitches for TV Shows
*Opinions* By Albert Nall Staff Writer **Image courtesy of Pixabay The legalization of marijuana is the subject of a new initiative that began on January 7, 2015 in the Missouri legislature. Representative Brandon Ellington introduced HJR 15, the bill that would legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana like alcohol for adults 21 and… Read More Ban Marijuana on Campus, if Legalized
*Opinions* By Albert Nall Staff Writer **Image courtesy of Pixabay Many people in the St. Louis region who did not have anywhere to go on March 1 stayed off of the roads for good reason. A winter snowstorm in Missouri dropped 4.4 inches in St. Louis. While the accumulation that St. Louis… Read More Media Sensationalizes Winter Accidents
*Opinions* Weekly Chuckle Satire Column By Abby Naumann Opinions Editor Last week, 47 Republican US senators gave new meaning to the term ‘law-making body’ when they decided to undergo an experimental procedure to have their bodies surgically conjoined. The surgery was a product of recent efforts by Republican senators to become one,… Read More Weekly Chuckle: 47 Senators Undergo Experimental Surgery to Become One President
*Opinions* By Chanese Davis Staff Writer **Image by Abby Naumann(courtesy of flickr and wikimedia commons)/The Current On March 6, the University of Missouri—St. Louis hosted the seventh International Business Career Conference: Passport to Success. Students learned how to enter into the international business workforce, and network with multinational companies and peers. With… Read More Passport to Nowhere
*Opinions* By Abby Naumann Opinions Editor **Images courtesy of Pixabay The recent Department of Justice investigation of the Ferguson Police Department and the shooting of two St. Louis County cops has done little to calm the nerves of St. Louisans with one question on their minds—where do we go from here? Will… Read More Ferguson. Where Do We Go from Here?
*Opinions* By Sarah Hayes Staff Writer **Image by Sarah Hayes/The Current. Pratchett’s Twitter post. This is not my usual column. I swear, when I sat down Thursday afternoon to pound out several hundred words about technology, I had my usual column in mind. I had a coffee at my elbow and an… Read More Pratchett Lives on Through Stories
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