As someone hoping to break into the advertising industry one day, I find myself intently watching the TV between the scenes of my favorite shows. So, when I first watched the recent Peloton commercial,...

Instead of going to the theater — which is usually how one of my pieces start — I lounged on the floor of my apartment with teddy bear slippers watching Marriage Story. Despite the comfort of home...

The politics of yesterday aren’t built to solve the problems of tomorrow. Former Vice President Joe Biden is the most prominent result of this problem. A man who has been in Washington for longer...

Many students have learned from early partying days that ingesting a substance corrosive as Hawkeye Vodka is physically unhealthy. Pumping gasoline with 10, 15, or 85 percent of a slightly less distilled...

I’m a photographer. When I’m working and out in the field, nothing else matters. It’s me, my camera, and the subjects I’m shooting. Photographing any assignment is stressful; at the Big Ten...

By enrolling in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, students agree to take a required amount of general-education credits that satisfy what a liberal-arts education is intended...

My dad — like many fathers — doesn’t cry often. I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve seen tears escape his eyes, and typically only after a tragedy. But seated one evening months...

With the holidays upon us, it seems as if, more than ever, companies are advertising the latest weight-loss fads. Whether it is Weight Watchers, Noom, or any one of the many weight-loss shakes that...

The nature of marijuana legalization in the Midwest is changing rapidly. Recreational sales in Michigan began last weekend and will become legal in Illinois on Jan. 1 2020. Meanwhile, in Iowa, outlooks...

By the time Thanksgiving break arrives, most students have a word or two to say about their professors. Whether that be good or bad, the University of Iowa does provide an outlet for student feedback —...

Although I spent my childhood watching Dragon Tales and Blue’s Clues — often with a frosted, sprinkled donut in hand — I was truly touched and in awe while diving into Mr. Rogers’ world in A Beautiful...

The transformation to the modern primary system began in the early 1970s after a disastrous 1968 Democratic National Convention that angered a large plurality, if not a majority of the Democratic base....