I had more fun on Valentine’s Day as a kid. I used to pick out a whole outfit to wear to school when Valentine’s Day fell during the week. Now, as a college student — or even when I was in...

I wasn’t alive when former Sen. Alfonse D’Amato from New York  read from a phone book while filibustering the Senate in 1986, but I am old enough to remember when Sen. Marco Rubio quoted rappers...

Social media usage and apps have been on the rise since the creation of Facebook in 2004. Most of us probably know someone who is addicted to Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter. With little getting in...

Iowa should not endorse charter schools because they exacerbate racial inequality. Charter-school mania has arrived in Iowa as Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Republicans are pushing for a bill that would establish a...

Americans have been locked inside for almost a year now — isolated from each other and their social circles. It’s been an incredibly trying time for everyone and has shown that we’ve got serious...

It’s no secret that the University of Iowa has a drinking problem. We were one of the top 20 party schools nationwide until 2019.  Iowa City plans to open its first non-alcoholic bar, which aims...

Iowa City, we may be in trouble.  Iowa is one of the slowest states in vaccine distribution. The Iowa Department of Public Health issued a supplemental vaccine shortage order that could remain...

Social conservative movements have weaponized the First Amendment for a long time, and now we are seeing it happen at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. This weaponization and lack of action...

Believe me, I’m sick of writing about COVID-19 at this point. However, it is still running our lives. It will continue to run our lives, even when vaccinations are widely distributed and the majority...

Studies show a comprehensive wage increase for all workers would benefit millions across the country, including thousands of people in Iowa. On Jan. 22, President Joe Biden signed an executive order...

A couple summers ago, I attended a camp for others with Turner syndrome — a genetic disorder resulting from a missing X chromosome. Instead of complaining about how the disorder made our lives difficult,...

The first COVID-19 test I took wasn’t provided by a medical institution or pharmacy but instead by the University of Iowa School of Music. Recently, the School of Music partnered with molecular...