Praiseworthy new initiatives to support mental health of students are in the works on campus. On March 12, the University of Iowa Student Government voted to support two new pieces of legislation supporting...
During spring break, I knew I was going to write an installment for 20 Out of 20. I thought I’d finally cover Joe Biden, the former vice president and leader of virtually every Democratic primary poll...
Over the past few weeks, the Democratic presidential hopefuls have tried to make their case for president to the American people.
One of the ideas that several prominent Democratic candidates — such...
Last semester, I did a school project on how excessive screen time can affect students’ grades. Even though I’m most interested in the community-health benefits of being outdoors, I really enjoyed...
Malvina Reynolds’ song “Little Boxes” from 1962 goes, “Little boxes on the hillside / Little boxes made of ticky tacky / Little boxes on the hillside / Little boxes all the same.” I think...
“The first thought that goes through your mind is what you have been conditioned to think; what you think next defines who you are.” Perhaps this quote was found during an aimless scroll through Tumblr;...
You’d think that in a country that claims to value democracy above everything else, it would be easy to vote. However, that’s not the case in the United States and especially in Iowa recently. Some...
If you know me, you know I love social media — almost to a fault, but that’s another story.
Most of my feed consists of family, friends, a sprinkle of tweets from my favorite celebrities, and of...
This group of faculty, researchers, leaders, staff, graduate, and undergraduate students are committed to the long-term sustainability of energy and water in Iowa. We see the proposed public/private partnership...
