The death of Linkin Park singer, Chester Bennington, highlights the need for our society to become better educated on mental health. By Travis Coltrain [email protected] Recently, the world...

By the time I got to college freshman year, I thought I had learned how to handle my grief. It had been three years since a car accident took the life of my adored big brother. For three years, I had been...

“Let Obamacare fail.” These demanding words came from President Trump as he declared his plan to work on a new bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. In January, the Congressional Budget Office...

Today marks the 27th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act being passed into law. Thanks to the bipartisan cooperation on Capitol Hill in 1990, new public buildings being constructed must...

Last week (July 19, if you’re going to be all persnickety about it) included at its apex National Hot Dog Day, and I just know that your excitement was as unbridled as mine. (Ever notice that excitement...

Last week, colleague Laura Townsend wrote about the reality of white privilege. Her column relays the experiences of three college-age individuals who feel they have been affected by white privilege. This...

Although Iowa is most notably known for its picturesque cornfields made famous by the well-loved movie Field of Dreams, Iowa is more than just a corn state. Iowa leads the nation in corn production and...

There’s a lot of talk among minority groups about whose responsibility it ultimately is to educate the rest of the public about issues facing each. Is it members of the minority who must speak up and...

Stories from students of different races demonstrate that racial profiling lives. By Laura Townsend [email protected] Early last week, I accompanied my friend to a tattoo parlor. She wanted me...

By Hannah Webster [email protected] Living in 2017, it is apparent that the Internet has taken the world by storm, and it has a monumental effect on anyone and everything around us. Nearly...

Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is tell someone with big dreams they can’t follow them, simply because the world is not yet ready for change. To stomp on a person’s goals not because of any rational...

Religious freedom is one of the founding ideals of this country. In the United States, an individual has the freedom to identify with any religion, whether that be as a member of the First Church of Cannabis...