The current pandemic has taken a toll on everybody’s health: physically, socially, and mentally. For many undergraduates, the thought of the unpredictable future brings with it unwelcome, yet, justifiable,...
Signe Nettum, Opinions Columnist
• September 7, 2020
While I have always enjoyed a home-cooked meal, sometimes a restaurant has just what I need.
When COVID-19 hit Iowa City and local restaurants closed for an undetermined time, I knew that people...
From the outside, giving underprivileged, minority students the opportunity to be bused to better-funded and resourced schools appears to be a good idea — however, the problem at hand remains. Even...
Our community is in the midst of a renewed and needed debate about policing, law enforcement, and the impact it has on underrepresented communities, particularly BIPOC individuals. This debate often...
Before anything else, let me say this — I think gun culture is backward and idiotic. Personal ownership of firearms is something I frankly don’t understand, and I personally believe it’s preferable...
Hannah Pinski, Opinions Columnist
• September 3, 2020
The University of Iowa administration has made its decisions dealing with COVID-19 based on self-interest, prioritizing profit at the expense of maintaining a top tier and safe educational institution.
Other...
When the University of Iowa announced that it would be resuming classes as planned this year, I honestly was not too concerned. I had no doubts in my mind that we had the tools and motivation to make...
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases has broken past 6 million nationally, according to the data provided by the CDC. The U.S. is facing a dangerous situation that is badly in need of changes....
Ableist rhetoric is deeply rooted in our society and easy to come by in everyday life. Carelessly throwing around ableist language perpetuates harmful stereotypes associated with the disabled community,...
Hannah Pinski, Opinions Columnist
• September 1, 2020
In about three months, America will decide whether President Trump deserves another term or if Joe Biden will take his place in office. While both the Democratic and Republican parties have hosted...
Let me start with some context: We are amid one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the state, this country and the world. To bring our infection rate down, we must rally all levels of government, all...
As we reach the end of August, a surge of people will be moving across America. To best protect ourselves from the ongoing pandemic, enforcing people to wear masks in public is necessary. However,...
