It is 2018, and we are approaching election season once again. However, this year feels a bit … different. According to RealClearPolitics, President Donald Trump’s job approval is at just 43.6 percent...
It’s been almost a year since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. In one of my first articles, “What hasn’t been said about U.S. efforts in Puerto Rico,” I urged readers to do their own research...
Where can anybody easily access reproductive health services in central Iowa City? If you are a gender-nonconforming, LGBTQ, or heterosexual and have never been to a sexual-health clinic, this may be a...
This summer, I had the opportunity to live in Seattle, a city in the Pacific Northwest with a large tech industry and immense leadership in sustainability.
In Seattle, straws are banned, composting and...
“Don’t die.”
That’s what many view as the No. 1 goal for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
While recent Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh prepares for his Senate hearing, those...
In recent months, the Trump-Mueller investigation seems to be a consistent headline in the media. Tension between President Trump and Special Counsel Robert Mueller is apparent as the investigation of...
And now for today’s good news:
A 500-pound laser-guided bomb fired off by Saudi coalition forces recently wiped out a school bus full of dozens of children in Yemen, CNN and 538’ s SigDigs report.
The...
The beginning of a new semester ushers in “syllabus week,” a time for professors to outline course expectations. A popular classroom policy I’ve noticed, especially for lectures, is a technology...
Another semester begins, and another bar has opened in Iowa City. For all the new students starting classes, all the veterans returning to Iowa City, and all those interested in novelty experiences, I...
President Donald Trump’s latest tirade has a strange victim: conservative brothers Charles and David Koch. The Koch brothers, known for their billionaire financial status, have been accused of funding...
When we think of basketball, we think of LeBron James. The two have been synonymous since the kid from Akron burst onto the scene more than a decade ago and became one of the most polarizing athletes...
Recently, there’s been an uproar about public libraries. Which is odd, because for most communities, libraries function in the background. We sometimes forget they’re there and take them for granted,...
