A.J.K O'Donnell [email protected] When members of the University of Iowa’s class of 2020 were juniors in high school, Mexico suffered an estimated 164,000 homicides because of drug cartels and violence...

By Helaina Thompson [email protected] For three years, my significant other has worked as a baker, and for the two of those years we’ve known one another, I’ve happily devoured hand made...

Vivian Medithi [email protected] Bipartisanship seems more and more like a fantasy these days. It seems Republicans and Democrats would rather butt heads for rhetorical points than make any meaningful...

By Emily Van Kirk [email protected] Oklahoma experienced a 5.6 magnitude earthquake on Sept. 3, likely resulting from fracking practices. The earthquake could be felt through central Iowa. As...

Hannah Soyer [email protected] On Aug. 29, the Clinton campaign released a detailed plan on how it would address mental-health issues. According to the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health,...

Beau Elliot [email protected] So I’m sitting, because standing is not good geography if you have bad ankles, looking at a dead computer. As cold as a faraway star, if you’re interested in real...

Zach Weigel  [email protected] After the recent three-day weekend in observance of Labor Day, I’m sure I’m not the only one who yearns for every week to include a three-day weekend. Having an...

A.J.K O'Donnell [email protected] It seems that all one must do to realize it is election season in the United States is look out their window or any given media platform. Debates, now for the presidency,...

By Hanna Grissel [email protected] Yet again, another scandal has risen involving Hillary Clinton. For some of us this comes as no surprise and acts to further polarize an already suspicious,...

The room was particularly cold. Though this chilly atmosphere was the product of a highly functional air conditioning system, it was exacerbated by exceptionally frigid words being preached from the pulpit...

For more and more students in the U.S., getting accepted into college isn’t the most difficult part. Even though more students are attending college than in the past, the graduation rate is alarming....

By Helaina Thompson [email protected] From Ryan Lochte’s infamous bathroom shenanigans to the dressage horse that pranced to Santana’s “Smooth,” the 2016 Rio Olympic Games captivated...