I don’t know about you, but if the news wasn’t depressing before it sure is now.
Every day for the last month, our community and government officials tell us the statistics and facts — how...
“If you don’t come out of this quarantine knowing new things or with a new body, you’ve failed as a human being.”
After spending time on social media during spring break and my subsequent extended...
On the morning of St. Patrick’s Day, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a mandate for all bars and restaurants to stop serving dine-in customers by noon. In the month since, that order has been maintained...
With the severity of the spread of COVID-19, it is no surprise that the University of Iowa had to suspend a face-to-face classroom environment and adapt to an online learning system. In the beginning...
Rent was due in two weeks, but I had been furloughed from two jobs. I had decided to contact my landlord early, hoping for any kind of advanced leniency — or even cancellation of rent. His answer...
I know. How can I, a Generation Z young adult, dare be against binge watching TV shows on streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+? Blasphemous, you cry. While I have committed the mighty...
In Iowa and across the nation, Zoom has become a widely used educational tool seemingly overnight. The video-calling service’s quick integration with university networks has made it pivotal to remote...
On Monday, Governor Reynolds expanded the list of businesses that must be shut down until the end of the month. These drastic and economically draining measures are not good enough for some. The mayor...
I never considered myself a green thumb growing up. My father, on the other hand, cherished the flower bed in our front yard every growing season. We have a section in my scrapbook of him elbows deep...
It’s the people, not the buildings, that make the University of Iowa great.
President Emeritus Sandy Boyd’s adage is precisely the sentiment that will get Hawkeyes through the worst public-health...
I have since been furloughed, but two weeks ago I was still working weekends for a local retail business. Usually I enjoy these shifts. But every time the doorbell rang, my chest tightened and I felt...
MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA — Ziggy Stardust started a dance party of one in my parents’ basement this morning. It was calm and carefree. It was just me, my coffee, and David Bowie.
Even before the...
