Dan Olinghouse is a revolutionary.
He may not look the part, dressed in a fleece jacket and drinking a double espresso — the closest thing he can find to an ’ahwa, or Egyptian coffee — in an Iowa...
Abdullah Azkalany knew something important had happened when his phone started ringing the morning of Feb. 11. Friends and family kept calling.
When the University of Iowa freshman and native of Egypt...
Protesters shivered as they grasped signs and shouted at a rally against potential tuition increases.
Chants of “We have a mission: Don’t raise tuition” rang throughout the Pentacrest on Feb. 11,...
Two state Board of Regents members are taking opposite sides of a proposed bill that would force the University of Iowa to sell its famous Jackson Pollock painting estimated to be worth roughly $140 million.
On...
Shane Burtzlaff, in his own words, is “5-foot-5, 140 pounds, and 20 years old with braces.”
The University of Iowa sophomore admits that isn’t the most intimidating description and says it brings...
A December bus accident has become a learning experience for City High, allowing administrators to think more critically about students’ safety.
The Dec. 4, 2010, crash involved 14 members of the high...
Thousands of political savants — including at least one University of Iowa student — gathered in Washington, D.C., this past weekend for a three-day event that included speeches from potential Republican...
More than 50 feet above the ground, 6-year-old Owen Pyle heaved himself onto an outcropping of a cliff. As he continued up, he peeked momentarily over his shoulder and saw his family below, cheering and...
An entire neighborhood once signed a petition to block a four-unit complex for affordable housing from the area.
That was last year. Now, the Iowa City Planning Department has changed its entire affordable...
For many locals, Thursday meant one thing: the chance to get their very own iPhone.
Verizon customers are now able to purchase the new gadgets, which had previously only been available through At&T.
University...
Officials at the three state Board of Regents’ universities plan to share at least nine courses among the institutions starting in the fall.
Students wil be able to take classes not offered at their...
Elizabeth Hinkler, along with her twin sister Emily, was enlisted in a talent agency at the age of 3 because their parents thought the pair could be the next Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen.
The plan worked,...
