Doc (?) Grammar: To heck with politics (in keeping with President H.W. Bush civility), what about the Heisman vote? Dear Question Mark: Nice punctuation. Nice nod toward a return to civility in American...

The impractical number of one-way streets and Cactus Cantinas are just two of the many qualities that I will remember when I think about my time in Iowa City. As hundreds of students prepare to graduate...

Growing up, I didn’t hear a lot of empowering songs about women, for women, or by women. Later down the road, I distinctly remember listening to “Born This Way” by Lady GaGa, and thinking about how...

With finals week in full swing, students begin to lean heavily on study drugs to deliver them through exams. And with college-age students making up one of the largest national groups that abuse drugs,...

Many argue that college athletes — particularly football and basketball players — should be paid. Some argue that these athletes devote time to their sport and make tons of money for their universities....

If I asked you to imagine someone who’s really concerned about the environment, what type of person would come to mind? A hippie college student? A European scientist? How about an Iowa farmer? The...

Once again, the Iowa City School Board has redrawn district boundaries for some of its schools. While this is because of two new schools opening and one school closing, it still has major effects on the...

As a resident of Catlett Hall, I eat at the dining hall twice a day on average. Something that I see on a daily basis is immense food waste by students who put more on their plates than they can actually...

Starting Dec. 14, the highly anticipated film Roma, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, is slated for a limited release. Locally, FilmScene plans on picking up the film for a week. What makes this release unique...

2018 has been a very difficult year in the political sphere, even without including the death of some political titans (see: John McCain). Now, as of Nov. 30, former President George H.W. Bush has joined...

Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty, and David Evans were in their 20s when their lives changed forever. As players on the Duke lacrosse team, they were accused of raping an exotic dancer they had paid to...

Yo, Doc Gram: What’s up with Voice of the Hawkeyes Gary Dolphin and the voiceless Hawkeyes? Yo, Yo: (Apologies to the great cellist.) Apparently, if you don’t don a skimpy cheerleader skirt and...