Certainty is in short supply for students as spring break approaches for the University of Iowa. Classes have been moved online, trips have been canceled, and thousands of students face countless decisions...
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...
The divide between alternative and allopathic medicine dates back to the 1800s and, albeit shrinking, is still very much present today.
As much as public interest in alternative medicine seems...
The UI announced in-person classes will be suspended after spring break through April 3. Read here for more information.
It seems likely that the University of Iowa will shift to online-only classes...
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...
