Jacob Prall [email protected] Bureaucracy. The ugly B-word that turns smiles to sneers and pressing issues into paperwork. We live in a capitalist society, in which efficiency is the ideal we strive...

Support anti-big money proposal Today, wealthy corporations and special-interest groups can spend limitless sums of money to influence our elections. It’s not surprising that more than 7 in 10 voters...

Beau Elliot [email protected] As we delve, or dive, or disappear deeper into these days (or daze) of peculiar velocity, one thing becomes certain (or nearly certain, or kind of certain, or perhaps)...

Sam Studer [email protected] Officials in the U.S. State Department want a new plan in Syria, and they gave President Obama the chance to help rectify the situation. Even though there was small chance...

By Hanna Grissel [email protected] The Supreme Court handed down four monumental rulings this past week worth noting. The majority championed human rights and equality, while one simultaneously...

By Jacob Prall [email protected] Water. It’s that sweet, delicious stuff that falls from the sky and quenches your thirst. I love it, you love it, fish love it — it’s great. Seeing as it is...

Beau Elliot [email protected] “Think outside the box,” we are often told. It’s even in the Horoscopes today, recheck it (we know you already checked your sign; reach out beyond the box). Less...

Brad pector [email protected] The University of Iowa doesn’t teach you everything. When it comes to higher-education, the average classroom leaves out its own surroundings: our laws, our legislators,...

Lady Gaga, the Dalai Lama, and American entrepreneur Philip Anschutz spoke on a panel at the US Conference of Mayors in Indianapolis on Sunday, discussing the importance of kindness. The event had been...

On Monday, the Supreme Court dealt a great victory for pro-abortion rights activists by cutting down parts of a Texas law that would have complicated the process for women seeking abortions. The law would...

In a rather unlikely turn of events, Britain has opted to leave the European Union in what has been popularly called Brexit. The decision has had immediate effects, with the value of the British pound...

On June 15, the Iowa City City Council voted unanimously to promote Geoff Fruin to city manager. Fruin was interim city manager from March of this year and had previously been assistant city manager from...