City Councilor Janice Weiner recalled that a conversation with her daughter helped her recognize the reality of systemic racism before summer 2020 when they lived in Washington, D.C.
“My older daughter...
David Drustrup, a police abolition activist, called what happened to Floyd “another chapter of the same book.” He said he distinctly remembers hearing protesters marching past his apartment and on...
Raneem Hamad did not think she would make it out of the protests of summer 2020 alive.
“We really thought our lives were in danger,” she said.
The last time the Iowa Freedom Riders hosted a protest...
Ala Mohamed said protesting in Iowa City in summer 2020 and helping to found the Iowa Freedom Riders was “not the first rodeo” she or fellow Iowa Freedom Riders founder Raneem Hamad had experienced.
During...
Luke Krchak, Opinions Columnist
• October 19, 2021
Iowa City should enlist more local artists and residents to inspire social change by creating public murals.
Historically, art has been more than an icon of beauty and creativity; it also has been a...
It’s important to have crisis mental health resources. However, the University of Iowa needs to invest more in preventative services such as therapy.
The Division of Student Life recently announced...
Conditioning has been a focus for both Iowa men’s and women’s cross country this season, especially as the race distances for the team increase.
Iowa kicked off the 2021-22 season by hosting the...
Iowa can’t make the College Football Playoff anymore.
After Saturday, the Iowa football team's hopes for the College Football Playoff are a thing of the past.
The 24-7 defeat wasn’t just a loss....
Deep down, do I actually believe Iowa football will make the 2021 College Football Playoff? No, not really.
Despite my doubts, I do think there’s still a path the Hawkeyes can take to the College Football...
Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz began his postgame press conference after the previously undefeated and second-ranked Hawkeyes had just lost to Purdue, and said it had been, “A really disappointing and...
Hundreds of viewers of Waitress at Hancher Auditorium this weekend will be greeted by the warm smell of baking pies, and some may even leave the theater with a fresh pie.
The hit Broadway musical is...
