On Tuesday, the Polk County Board of Supervisors voted to hike the minimum wage in Iowa’s most populous county by a series of steps to $10.75 an hour in January 2019. The vote was the first of three...
On Sept. 24, the newest addition to the Smithsonian opened its doors beside the towering Washington Monument on the National Mall. The National Museum of African American History and Culture served up...
In 2015, 3.6 million Americans were prescribed EpiPen. As of writing, the price of EpiPen is $608.61, more than a six-fold increase in price from the 2007 price of $93.88. This 548 percent increase in...
“NASA: We Didn’t Change Your Zodiac Sign, Astrology Isn’t Real” read the headline in Inverse. (Is “in Inverse” a double inverse? You know what that means: porridge for breakfast and some talk...
The first thing you notice en route to 101 Lusk Ave. are the signs. Red and white, imploring STOP ‘KINNICK’ PARTY VENUE”; almost every house in a quarter-mile radius has a sign up. The second thing...
Late one evening last week I sat alone on a cracking, sidewalk curb. Peering up at the green lush of summer oaks fading into spirals of auburn majesty, autumn’s presence is slowly heralding itself throughout...
By Hanna Grissel
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Can’t quite put my finger on it.
You may not have heard that on Sept. 9, a leak was discovered in a small section of Colonial Pipeline underground pipeline...
By Jack Dugan
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Reality is an uncertain, fickle thing. Trusting what we see to be actual, real, un-faltering existence is an act of blind faith. We all know this, we’ve all questioned...
There was once a time when waking up in the morning may have included breakfast provided by the warm hands of a guardian’s care. Your coursework lasted until 5 at night, your heart was held by someone’s...
By Helaina Thompson
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I had heard the news “The new line, called G Organic, will come in lemon, strawberry, and mixed berry flavors,” the New York Times reported in early...
By Joseph Lane
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According to a 2013 study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the prices of textbooks for college students rose 82 percent from 2002-2012, compared to...
The year 2016 has proven to be quite an eventful year to this point. Divisiveness is highly discernible as both citizens and leaders try to grapple with the social and political turmoil that has pervaded...
