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...
I lay awake in bed at 1:30 a.m. March 18, focused on the tightness in my chest, my hands and lips tingling. My breathing was labored, my mind was racing. I couldn’t tell if the physical state...
Commencement may not carry on as I had envisioned since I was a little girl.
I had always wanted to attend a large public university such as the University of Iowa, where campus was my world. My...
The University of Iowa community is preparing for two weeks of online course instruction from March 23 through at least April 3 after spring break because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the UI’s independent...
Now that the Iowa Department of Public Health has confirmed 12 presumptive positive cases of coronavirus in Johnson County, it is now more critical than ever to take the steps to protect ourselves from...
“Poor” is a word most college students use liberally.
This raises brows when the same students are able to afford going on a road trip, or travel abroad. Having the income — whether it’s individually...
When you hear “gun violence,” what are the first things that come to mind?
Sandy Hook, Stoneman Douglas, Las Vegas? I’m sure if it wasn’t one of those events I mentioned, it was probably...
Gendered double standards can work in reverse.
With the presence of the #MeToo movement, women’s voices are being heard in profound ways. However, in this process, other interests can go ignored....
If I were a man, my experience in journalism would look a lot different.
Legendary TV host Tom Brokaw sat down in The Daily Iowan newsroom with me and members of my team in January to film an interview...
TikTok is a social-media platform that was released in September 2016, but didn’t gain notable, worldwide attention until 2019. Users can create videos ranging from 15 to 60 seconds and edit them,...
We all have value and deserve to be loved for who we are, but society doesn't always recognize that. There are plenty of different bigotries across history, a major one being social Darwinism, also known...
After 550 diagnoses, 21 deaths, and 34 states, the coronavirus has made its way to the Hawkeye State.
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Sunday that the state has confirmed three cases of the virus here...
