STAFF PICKS: A heartwarming homecoming and a gender gap debate

There's a lot of content on ColumbiaMissourian.com, and we can't expect the average reader to consume every last morsel of it. Still, we fear some of the stories from this week that you need to know about may have been overlooked. So we've compiled a list of recent stories we think you could benefit from reading, ranging from a pleasant piece about a serviceman returning home to surprise his children to an engrossing article about female stereotypes and the role they may play in math performance.