I am only a freshman at the University of Iowa, but I am already impressed with the diversity and engagement I see. However, events can sometimes have catastrophic effects on relationships and open dialogue.
One...
In a recent evaluation of 11 rich countries by the Commonwealth Fund, the U.S. came in last in overall health outcomes and led all countries in inequality of access to care.
Of the 34 countries in the...
I am very disappointed to learn that the University of Iowa Students for Human Rights, the UI English Department, UI Student Government, and the Arab Students Association are sponsoring Remi Kanazi’s...
I read Laura Townsend’s March 20 article “Creative-writing students not prepared for post-grad life” with some considerable pride. After all, who wouldn’t be pleased to see one of our students...
In the fall of 2015, the University of Iowa conducted the Speak Out Iowa survey to better understand students’ experiences with sexual misconduct on campus and their perceptions about the university’s...
Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a phrase Americans have been hearing a lot recently. Well, besides phrases such as “the media are the enemy of the American people” and “alternative facts.”
So,...
As a person of color, there are only two words I think of when I hear the phrase “Stand Your Ground.”
Trayvon Martin.
As a person of color, I see legislation that allows gun owners to discharge...
On Thursday and Friday, we will welcome members of the Lincoln Project to our state to discuss the importance of public research universities to the future of our nation. I am so pleased that one of the...
Most of the media coverage of the painful funding cuts for the Iowa universities and K-12 schools overlooks and inadequately reports the real reason the Iowa Legislature does not have the funds to pay...
We Americans who value history at least a little are familiar with both the Civil War and the Cold War. Right now, we are in the middle of a Civil Cold War. It’s not a phrase I can claim to coin (it’s...
By DANIEL SHOVERS
A group of five Midwestern real-estate developers are building a 350-unit apartment community known as The Quarters to be located approximately three miles from the University of Iowa...
I am fortunate to have health insurance, although I spent many years without it. As an undergraduate student in the early 2000s, I suffered my first major health scare. I was diagnosed with a liver disorder...
