Former President Donald Trump is still popular among Republicans, and Iowa is no exception. Since the midterm elections, I’ve seen plenty of articles that claim Trump has lost support and influence...

“Before you point a finger at someone else, figure out if it can be pointed right back at you,” my mother used to say. “If so, don’t go pointing anywhere before you fix yourself.”  Western...

When one thinks of philosophy, they may think of the profound questions the discipline seeks to answer, such as “what is the meaning of life?” or “does free will exist?” Though these...

Not everyone on TikTok is a health care provider, but anyone on the app can claim they are. This unsolicited information can have negative ramifications on young platform users. There...

Happy Holidays; what a divisive sentiment. The holiday season begins after Thanksgiving and is marked by religious holidays such as Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. Even people who are not...

Following this year’s midterm election, Iowa and Johnson County brought more racial and ethnic diversity to the political field.  Four years before, the Iowa House had only four people of color.  Before...

Now that Thanksgiving break is over, finals are just around the corner, and University of Iowa students are racing to this semester’s finish line. The period between the end of midterm exams and finals...

The 2022 Midterms confirmed one thing about Iowa — it is not a swing state anymore. Republicans ran the table, as they retained all their statewide offices by comfortable margins. In addition, the...

Politics might have been a hot topic at your Thanksgiving dinner table.  In culmination with the recent midterm election, politics might be the last thing you want to hear about. But as we approach...

I was in fifth grade when Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 Sandy Hook Elementary School students and six teachers in Newtown, Connecticut. That is my first memory of gun violence. Now, almost 10 years...

Iowa City: It has a ring to it that has never left my mind. Several places in Iowa City hold a special place in my heart, from the Fourth of July fireworks over the Old Capital, to eating...

After a 2018 surgery to remove the growing brain tumor in the right anterior lobe of my brain, my neurosurgeon warned my risk of seizures would remain high in my surgical recovery, remission, and...