By Emily Van Kirk [email protected] In mid-October, the New York Times published an article titled “For China’s Leaders, U.S. Election Scandals Make the Case for One-Party Rule.” It claimed...

By Vivian Medithi [email protected] Iowa City is engaged in a manhunt. After the retirement of former Police Chief Sam Hargadine in June, our city is on the lookout for a replacement. After creating...

By Joseph Lane [email protected] The election is finally over. For the past year-and-a-half, conversations and media outlets around the country and the world have been dominated by the presidential...

By Hannah Soyer [email protected] In case you missed the news Sunday evening, FBI Director James Comey reaffirmed his decision to not pursue criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use...

By Marcus Brown [email protected] This year’s presidential election has arguably brought out the best and worst of the American people, with some choosing to stand in solidarity of an unrepentant...

By Beau Elliot [email protected] So, let’s see. According to some reports, the FBI is allegedly looking into, probing, investigating (so many verbs, so little thyme for seasoning) Donald Trump’s...

By Vivian Medithi [email protected] In the drama of this year’s presidential election, it has been easy to overlook local races, which have a greater effect on most people’s day-to-day lives....

By Rebecca Fernandez [email protected] A couple of weeks ago, I woke up ready to ingest as many six-second videos as possible before facing the hideous morning, and I was met with self-help...

By Joseph Lane [email protected] Last week, a 108-year-long wait came to a most incredible end. On Nov. 2, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series. In the process, the team and their fans proved to...

By Hanna Grissel [email protected] Many of us tried to usher in a “radical” candidate, in a day and age where anti-neoliberalism is considered radical and corruption is all too commonplace...

By Vivian Medithi [email protected] I have looked at five election models today, and they all said different things. With days left until Nov. 8, the question of whether Democratic nominee Hillary...

By Hannah Soyer [email protected] Sometimes, policies and ideologies look good on paper or in your mind, but don’t translate well into real life. Like, for example, small government, or less government...