Black students at the University of Iowa have a long history of creating needed change. Alexander G. Clark, Jr. was the first African American student to graduate with a law degree from the College...

Dana Dominguez comes from a family of firsts. Her aunt served as the first Latina Alderman in Moline, Iowa, and her dad was the first Latino police officer in West Liberty, Iowa. This year, Dominguez...

The word Latinx originated in the early 2000s as a more inclusive version of the term Latino, though some say the word can be traced back to chat rooms from the 1990s. The University of Iowa is home...

Cole Grolmus was perched in his grandfather Carroll Scott's season ticket seats at Kinnick Stadium in section 108. He roared on his beloved Hawkeyes from the east stands as they faced Penn State during...

Trigger Warning: This article includes mentions of sexual assault. I was 12 when I first thought I might be gay. I had just finished watching the "Starships" music video, which featured a semi-naked...

September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention month, and individuals are sharing the barriers they face in mental health treatment. While mental health has become less stigmatized over the years,...

Hispanic and Latino/a/x students make up the largest portion of the minority student population on the University of Iowa campus. As National Hispanic Heritage Month begins, UI community members are...

Trevon Coleman was drawing an 8-year-old boy during his previous job as a caricature artist in Orlando, Florida. The boy’s father mentioned an insecurity that his 8-year-old son had about his large...

May is more than mental health awareness month for me. May marks the one-year anniversary of my Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis. At age 15, I was diagnosed with anxiety and...

One of my fondest memories from my childhood is babysitting my little sister, who was an infant at the time, while she took a nap and my mom was busy with housework. I loved stroking her hair and hearing...