What’s in a history? Well, a lot. But what’s in a autobiography? Depends. If you’re Ben Carson, it’s chock-full of stuff. More importantly, it’s a brimming autobiography that helped launch...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 271,000 new jobs were created in October. The government’s report, released Nov. 6, showed the biggest wage gain since 2009. This is encouraging for a rebounding...

Joe Lane Joseph-lane@uiowa.edu The clock struck midnight on Halloween 2015, 12 days ago. So in keeping with the gradual deletion of the month of November from our collective calendar, the holiday (or...

Marcus Brown marcusvbrown@gmail.com A series of protests were held in opposition to racial discrimination felt by African-American students on the University of Missouri campus and came to a dramatic...

Jace Brady jacebrady@gmail.com One weapon in the political arsenal of an elected executive, be it governor or president, is the executive order. Often heralded as bold demonstrations of power against...

Paul Osgerby paul-osgerby@uiowa.edu I had the pleasure to be one of eight members to represent the Daily Iowan Editorial Board and the Ethics and Politics Initiative during a  discussion with Democratic...

Christopher Cervantes crvantes@uiowa.edu On Nov. 6, the Supreme Court decided that it would settle on the controversial issue on whether health insurance should cover birth control. This challenge...

Samuel Studer samuel-studer@uiowa.edu A Halloween shooting in Colorado Springs last weekend left three dead. Noah Harpham shot a bicyclist and two women on the porch of a sober-living home. Police...

Marcus Brown marcusvbrown@gmail.com A great deal of commotion has come about because of a recent drop in U.S. test scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The assessment serves as...

Hannah Soyer hannah-soyer@uiowa.edu Julianna Snow is 5 years old. She has a form of muscular dystrophy called Charcot-Marie-Tooth. She has had to deal with a lot of medical scares so far in her life...

Christopher Cervantes cmikemayvantes@gmail.com From my experiences on a college campus, students rarely have an active filter when it comes to what they say and/or post on social media. For some reason,...

Keith Reed Keith-reed@uiowa.edu It is widely known that the “Freshman 15” is something of a myth. But in my case, it was true. I had a paid U-Bill and an unlimited meal plan; the world was my oyster....