Sometime in the month of February, don’t be surprised if you hear words like “vagina” echoing through the third floor of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. It’s just the annual performance of “The Vagina Monologues” by Eve Ensler.  READ MORE

The military has this little policy called “don’t ask, don’t tell” that bars gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military. A Pentagon report released on Nov. 30 is just the latest in a mounting pile of research and expert opinion urging a repeal of the policy. READ MORE

A few weeks ago, I was walking towards the Union when I spotted a man ahead of me standing on a bench and waving a Bible. I’ll admit, I rolled my eyes a little and prepared to power-walk past whatever hellfire, brimstone and intolerance he might be preaching. READ MORE

Your legislators are wasting your time and energy. I say ‘your’ because I’m still registered to vote in Texas, where I was born. But spending the next year (or two, or three) of my life here means I have a vested interest in Oklahoma. READ MORE

In case you haven’t already guessed from the influx of rainbow gear on campus, today is National Coming Out Day. For heterosexual members of the community, today is a chance to show your support for those coming out or already out. READ MORE

September is Hunger Action Month. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: This is where I guilt trip you about starving kids in countries you only recognize because of high school geography. But hunger isn’t strictly a third-world issue. READ MORE

On Thursday, a federal judge in California ruled that the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy unconstitutionally violates the rights of gay and lesbian citizens. The decision will almost certainly be appealed by the Department of Justice, starting a prolonged legal struggle – if the Senate doesn’t just vote to overturn the policy first. READ MORE

Male and female students began living in separate suites on a co-ed, upperclassman floor in campus housing this year. It has only been a week, but so far there doesn’t seem to be a rampant orgy problem. READ MORE

We’ve all been there: Stuck in class while someone asks a question they should have asked in high school and forces the professor to take up valuable class time explaining a basic concept. READ MORE

Brooke Myers’ recent column on the shortcomings of Cosmopolitan made a good argument, but it’s based on a serious misconception. READ MORE