By Hannah Soyer [email protected] I attended public schools in the Johnston School District in my hometown of Johnston, Iowa, which is the home of ChildServe, an organization that provides many...

By Dan Williams [email protected] A Trump-like president has been a long time in the making. While the left’s widespread protesting and civil unrest succeeded in getting this country out of an...

By Laura Townsend [email protected] I spent Sunday afternoon on the edge of my seat in Mabie Theater, watching with intrigue and astonishment as the Simpsons family took a new form on stage in...

by Logan Pillard [email protected] Drones, pyrotechnics, guitar solos. It’s safe to say that Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl performance was anything but disappointing. There are those, however, that...

by Katrina Custardo [email protected] The city of Flint, Michigan, still does not have clean water. Or did you forget? I know it’s easy to get caught up in whatever new headline President...

By Beau Elliot [email protected] So an old pal (not that he’s old or anything), in a fit of sheer brilliance or something else, has decided to give away his entire library. Maybe it’s these times....

By Mars Thera Pope     [email protected]  Facebook. A fruitful and chaotic platform for all passionate and dull thoughts to find their way to numerous peoples screens. Whether it be a picture of...

By Dot Armstrong     [email protected] Protests — plural manifestations of dissent — are the new normal. Events of late necessitate, it seems, crowds shouting and waving signs. As Iowa...

By Hanna Grissel [email protected] Since Stephen Bannon joined Donald Trump’s campaign, his influence has been stuck on the back of Trump like a — leach. This isn’t to say Trump and Bannon...

By Joe Lane [email protected] As most of the country’s political debate turned to a new aspect of the refugee crisis propagated by the Trump administration, another battle was raging in the young...

By Dot Armstrong [email protected] This article began as a meditation on the conversations I’ve been curating at the Dance Department with visiting performers. So far this year, these conversations...

By Wylliam Smith [email protected] It’s very well-known that the United States is becoming more conscientious. With the country becoming more accepting of communities such as LGBTQ and Black...