Imagine a readily available source of energy that could produce electricity for our homes and businesses, right where we live and work. Solar energy could be the next new engine of job creation for Iowans,...

Some students at the University of Iowa are fortunate enough to be unaware of Tim Pawlenty. Pawlenty is the former governor of my home state of Minnesota and a 2012 Republican presidential hopeful. He’s...

YES Revamp our electoral system? It might be better than you think. Eleven years after an election that went with the electors (and ultimately, the Supreme Court) instead of the popular vote (and gave...

Six top-25 teams. Twenty-three automatic qualifiers for the 2011 NCAA indoor championships. Nine of a possible 14 returning individual 2010 Big Ten indoor champions. That is the quality of talent looming...

The Iowa men’s swimming team concluded its first day of the Big Ten championships in Minneapolis on Wednesday with school records in both its races — the 200-medley relay and the 800-free relay. In...

The Iowa’s men’s tennis squad (4-3) came out strong Wednesday night against Drake (6-1) and cruised to a 5-2 victory. The doubles set the tone. The Black and Gold claimed victory in all three doubles...

Devon Archie’s ears rang as he lay sprawled on the floor of Indiana’s Assembly Hall on Feb. 5. The Iowa forward had gone airborne to challenge Hoosier guard Victor Oladipo’s shot. The two collided,...

The Hawkeyes probably won’t encounter much resistance on Senior Night. A surging Iowa (20-7, 8-6) will host a lackluster Illinois (7-20, 2-12) in Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 7:30 p.m. today. In a contest...

Women’s gymnastics head coach Larissa Libby came to Iowa from Canada, carrying along a South American Guianese heritage — just as senior Rebecca Simbhudas did. The two came from the same gym and had...

Officials in the Johnson County towns surrounding Iowa City said countywide alcohol policies are unnecessary and they probably wouldn’t enact 21-ordinances in their own cities. During a joint meeting...

Christine Scheetz, the president and CEO of the United Way of Johnson County, gave an update regarding the organization’s Community Needs Assessment at Wednesday’s joint meeting between local government...

Iowa City School Board members said they were unaware of the Iowa Association of School Board’s and the Urban Education Network of Iowa’s intentions to support changes in collective-bargaining rights...