Women are being silenced. Women are being stripped of reproductive rights. And soon, children will be considered women. For a while, it may have seemed as if our society was stagnant on key issues....

Over the years, more and more celebrities and public figures have spoken out about their mental health struggles to bring awareness to issues and to better connect with their audiences. The main issue...

Picture this: Before the game, the home team is in the locker room, bursting with adrenaline, ready to run out to thousands of screaming, adoring fans. In a small room right next to them are...

Americans are stupid. Sorry, I got ahead of myself. Most Americans are stupid. Now, before you get angry and throw a fit because a student opinions columnist hurt your feelings, please give me a chance...

Four years. Two hundred twenty-nine days. That is how much time we have left to reverse the drastic effects of global warming. With an increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius to the Earth’s temperature looming,...

Your phone’s cold exterior only worsens the numbing in your fingers as you stare at its screen. Transit says the bus was supposed to arrive at MacBride five minutes ago, but the tired crowd of students...

As a student, you've probably wondered what the oddly shaped bronze panels are between the concrete slabs of the sidewalk on Iowa Avenue. But you’ve probably never given them a second thought. Some...

You’ve just eaten a hearty Thanksgiving meal, tried to discuss politics with family, and gone for a walk. Now it’s time to go to bed in preparation for a day full of shopping. But now, waking...

On the morning of Nov. 6, I went to my local coffee shop, as I do every morning. Like many people in Iowa City, I was distraught over the results of the 2024 presidential election. My distress must...

After the election, my mom confided in me about how terrified she was and shared her own experience seeking an abortion after a miscarriage.  “It was after I had you and before I had your brother,”...

When I think about dealing with climate change, I think of, say, windmills and solar panels. But there are other surprising things we need. An example: Suppose, because of our great wind and solar,...

“But if you can say the N-word, why can’t we?” This is a question I’ve heard far too often in school. Many teachers have long stood by the notion that they should be able to say the N-word...