Staying civil and unified in a divided world

With our current political leaders, we live in a divided nation. It may be easier to be closed-minded on political and cultural views, but it will ultimately do more harm.

Missouri is a red state, which bodes well for some agendas and doesn’t for others. The University of Missouri remains a fairly liberal campus, yet there are plenty of conflicts of interest between student political views. Contrasting political views can be most distressing in campus living, where roommates may have to live with irreconcilable opposing views under the same roof....