In an era dominated by “fake news” allegations toward the media and toward facts that strike negative chords with readers, it is important to establish fact from opinion. That being said, opinions...

On Feb. 25 at around 8 p.m., a slew of students took to social media to share their experiences of mistreatment, discrimination, and inequality under #DoesUIowaLoveMe. Their outcry came as a response to...

We’ve heard it time and time again: College is a time to nurture your passions and delve into your interests. A situation seldom talked about is the passions that people choose to give up upon reaching...

You always see the heartwarming stories of people who’ve “pulled themselves up by their bootstraps” and “achieved the American Dream” circulating. Those who truly started from the bottom and...

A flood of 2020 presidential candidates have swarmed into Iowa this past month. By traveling to cities all across the state, the potential Democratic nominees aim to target local voters and attract national...

The Iowa caucuses are less than a year away. Yikes. That’s the word that comes to mind when I think of the craziness bound to ensue once we know who’s squaring-up against far-right President Donald...

When I tell new friends of mine who are not from the Midwest that I was raised in the great town of Iowa City, their usual responses are “What is there in Iowa?” My personal favorite was when I once...

The conversation about sexual harassment and assault has transcended global headlines, national initiatives, and the diligence of local advocacy groups — reverberating across all platforms the message...

Iowa may have the first-in-the-nation caucuses, but it seems that every 2020 candidate comes from places far from our Midwest paradise. They’re either from the East Coast — such as Sens. Elizabeth...

This is the first year I can remember that I did not watch the Oscars. It has been a long-held tradition in my family for years, and maybe it’s because I wasn’t in my living room with my family, or...

It seems as if every day another celebrity says something out of line, commits a crime, or simply exists and their fans are socially forced to “cancel” them. Every day you realize you can watch fewer...

I am an English, creative-writing, and Russian major at the University of Iowa. I started teaching myself Russian when I was 14, but once I reached the grammar portion of the language, I quit because it...