I was born and raised in Davenport by two immigrant parents. Especially since starting college, I have realized how much I truly love this state. I love taking in Iowa’s natural beauty — the prairies...
Two years ago, Donald Trump announced that he would make Jeff Sessions his attorney general. This announcement was met with immediate opposition from both the left and the right. Sessions’ track record...
Anna Banerjee, Opinion Columnist
• November 11, 2018
The recent midterm elections gave a platform to one of the most interesting races in recent memory. The last time Democrats in Texas won a statewide office was in 1994, and since then, the margins of loss...
The notorious Black Friday, the beast of all sales days, is fast approaching. And I’m sure you all know, with all of the Christmas music (and the freezing cold), Christmas, too, shall follow not long...
It seems as if we can’t go a day without hearing the president talk about immigration, and this time he’s going after birthright citizenship … again. Earlier this year, Trump proposed ending the...
On Oct. 31, Halloween, the sequel to the acclaimed 2015 role-playing game Undertale was released. The creator, Toby Fox, released a number of cryptic hints on Twitter leading up to the eventual drop of...
Republican Steve King will retain his congressional seat in Iowa’s 4th district, despite a greater challenge than in past years. He prevailed with 50.4 percent of the vote to Democrat J.D. Scholten’s...
Dear Doc Grammar:
Is there any hope for the Hawkeye football team? Or should I go hide out in the library and lose myself in the classics?
Dear Faint of Heart:
Of course there’s hope, unless by the...
Before entering undergrad, there is usually an idea of how your college career will be. Go to a college for four years, take the necessary classes, and graduate. What is not always accounted for is life.
Some...
“Entitlement.” It may be a simple word, but it’s sure a provoking word.
Partly, the provoking nature of the word stems from one way in which it is frequently used: to castigate those who are believed...
Nichole Shaw, Opinion Columnist
• November 5, 2018
Caitlin Jenner wrote an opinions piece on Oct. 25 for the Washington Post announcing she could no longer stand by President Trump’s marginalization of minority groups. Jenner’s piece came two years...
Violence on school campuses across the country has dramatically increased, according to a study by the Educator’s School Safety Network, a national non-profit school safety organization. In Iowa, we...
