By Jacob Prall [email protected] America is threatened. Heavily armed militants, ready to shoot U.S. federal and state officials in the name of their religion, are on our soil. What’s crazy is...

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] There are certain things that seem to strike a heavy chord with a majority of the public. For example, any crime or violent act done to a child is seen...

Jace Brady [email protected] Last week, you likely heard on the news that Bernie Sanders pulled ahead of Hillary Clinton in a new poll. The poll people refer to comes from the reputable Quinnipiac,...

Beau Elliot [email protected] More from the Department of Geography (which no longer exists at the UI, which is why it’s so hard to find) recurring seminar “Where in the World is Iowa City?”: Apparently,...

Hannah Soyer [email protected] New University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld’s appointment has been met with much resistance from faculty, students, and community members, and with good reason....

Three years ago, I purchased a subscription to National Geographic, thus becoming a member of National Geographic Society. My first issue was the photography issue from that year, with the cover being...

Joe Lane [email protected] Dear Mr. Harreld, I want to apologize. I want to apologize for the behavior of the select few individuals at your Question and Answer session that treated you with such...

Jacob Prall [email protected] Years of civil war have yielded millions of refugees from Syria, desperately searching for food, water, shelter, and a better life. The rise of ISIS has seen a rise...

Sydney Newton [email protected] It seems everyone has heard of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, and many have heard he’s a democratic socialist. What exactly is a socialist? The Merriam-Webster...

Paul Osgerby [email protected] Here in the United States, we love to spotlight flip-floppers. Scott Walker on undocumented immigrant paths to citizenship, Jeb Bush on (re)invading Iraq, and Marco...

Jace Brady [email protected] Last week, a federal judge overturned Tom Brady’s four-game suspensions, which is good news for the Patriots and bad news for the NFL. While there was a time the NFL...

Marcus Brown [email protected] Kim Davis was released from jail on Tuesday in what could be interpreted as a victory for the expression of religious freedom or backsliding back into the realm of...