I was in my violin seminar on March 11, 2020 when we received the email that the University of Iowa suspended in-person classes for two weeks following spring break. As my studiomate’s and my phones...
Most employers require some type of experience before hiring, which can be unfortunate for students who can’t afford an unpaid internship.
As summer is approaching and most students are finalizing...
Conducting errands in Iowa City without a car is hard. The current walking score for the city is 44 out of 100. This means that if you need to run to the grocery store or want to go shopping, you most...
For the last three years, spring in Iowa has made me feel nostalgic. The weather reminds me of the weekends I spent growing up immersed in the world of softball. Every weekend, my family would spend...
When Donald Trump left office, environmentalists and nature lovers across the nation were able to let out a brief sigh of relief. Throughout his term, Trump trampled over and tossed countless environmental...
A couple months ago in my ADHD and Development Lab, we discussed a study that found college students used more Adderall during finals week than otherwise. We started discussing possible solutions to...
Health care for transgender people is just that — health care.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and the national ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Project recently filed a lawsuit against the state...
For the past three months, I signed into my Zoom classes with a backdrop of palm trees and hibiscus flowers, and frequent visits from curious lizards climbing the side of my laptop. I drank my coffee...
It seems that Iowa Republicans believe school principals have equal authority and knowledge to public health experts when it comes to mandating safety requirements.
A proposal by Iowa Sen. Amy Sinclair,...
To those concerned: the liberal agenda is not coming for your burgers.
Earlier this month, Sen. Joni Ernst published a column decrying the “war on meat.” Pushing back against the perceived liberal...
Katie Perkins, Opinions Contributor
• April 29, 2021
As life is slowly beginning to return to a sense of normalcy, it is easy to forget that locally owned businesses are continuing to face financial hardships as a lingering result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Back...
Peter Anders, Opinions Contributor
• April 29, 2021
The University of Iowa has well over 200 student organizations and activities to take part in, and students have plenty of opportunities to socialize with one another.
This would be the case during...
