Iowa farming practices exemplify a paradoxical and toxic relationship between humans and the environment. Aggressive commercial agriculture saps the vitality from Iowa’s ecosystems, and the repercussions...
Bill Nye strikes-out in the first season of “Bill Nye Saves the World,” his new Netflix series. Nye says the series is based on the concept of “discussing controversial subjects in science.”
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In response to a drop in sales, Marvel, one of the largest comic enterprises, recently announced it will return to its original “legacy heroes,” most of which are white males. Recently, Marvel started...
Last week, an advertisement for the “alt-right” was found in the Main Library stacks. The advertisement was a black business card with white and purple text. On the front it said, “America was 90...
by Joe Lane
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In my three years giving nearly 200 tours of the University of Iowa, easily the most common questions are those about alcohol. Campus visitors are concerned about...
by Katrina Custardo
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As a native Minnesotan who went to a very big high school (my graduating class was 760), I have heard about a smaller college called St. Olaf. I even...
By Zach Weigel
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If you’re an avid online shopper, then this article is for you. Those familiar with data analytics and/or economics are also apt to be interested by what...
“We are keeping one promise after another.”
Thus spake Zarathustra, the famous Persian philosopher from 1800 BCE or 1000 BCE or 700 BCE or — well, you get the idea. Sometime back there when people...
Asian-Americans are often stereotyped as the “model minority” — a hardworking, intelligent, and obedient group that exemplifies the American Dream. A recent Pew Research Center study not only deemed...
By Katrina Custardo
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Bordering Syria and Israel is a small country by the name of Lebanon. For a size reference, Lebanon is about one-third of the state of Maryland and has...
Mars Thera Pope
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It’s 1997. Bill Clinton is president, Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind” is the No. 1 song of the year, and Ellen DeGeneres, a famous actor on the sitcom...
By Dan Williams
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Since President Trump’s election, there has been much finger pointing in what amounts to a cultural “whodunnit.” One of the targets of the commentators...
