It is a safe assumption that one of the biggest stressors for college students is the dreaded week of midterms. Starting from the second week of classes, students often begin to prepare for those exams,...

In recent years, we have seen an emergence of eco-friendly consumers opting out of traditional plastic usage. Navigating through the climate crisis, people have passed up on single-use plastics such...

Every Thanksgiving, from when I was a little kid up until 2016, I used to travel from Iowa City to Chicago to visit my grandparents in the city. It was a three-and-a-half-hour trip, not including stops,...

If voters and legislators want to help build a brighter future for Iowa, they should legalize cannabis. When all sides are considered, such as economic benefits and criminal justice reform, the scale...

Due to a very bad case of homesickness, I spent most of my freshman year trying anything and everything I could find on campus to see if there was somewhere I belonged. Thanks to my Resident Assistant,...

January is Poverty Awareness Month. As the month comes to an end, it is clear looking at Iowa's minimum wage that we have some work to do to continue addressing the issue. Poverty is a long-standing...

Recent efforts by the Iowa Legislature demonstrate how engrossed some legislators are in gun rights. A bill following the national trend of “second amendment sanctuaries” aims to prohibit federal...

It’s no argument that books are great tools for education. However, with the recent movement to ban certain books, we need to better understand the value each book brings to education. A new movement...

The everlasting nature of the pandemic has shown that Americans on the left and right are becoming disaffected with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Michel Foucault’s theory of biopower...

Nationwide police violence continues to happen, and yet it seems local attention has waned on abolition efforts. The University of Iowa’s claims of commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion...

As you’re strolling along Gilbert Street or making your way back to Catlett Residence Hall, you probably are not thinking of the rich history of the land you stand on. Long before the University...

Since spring classes began at the University of Iowa, 705 students and employees have been infected with COVID-19. By the time you’re reading this, another 150 to 200 cases may have been reported. In...