After being in the news a lot last year, the debate over plastic straws has yet to be settled. While reducing plastic waste helps the environment — which is important to help protect the planet —...

Students deserve to focus on their mental health. Access to these resources, however, is expensive. Professional therapy, pharmaceutical prescriptions, medical care: this all costs thousands of dollars...

The new public/private partnership (P3) provides an unprecedented opportunity for the University of Iowa to deliver on its promise to the people of the state of Iowa and the students it serves. With the...

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,...

The University of Iowa is asking the state Board of Regents today to consider approving a 50-year deal that — if successful — could either change the course of the UI’s path for the better, or cause...

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...

As global leaders meet at the United Nations climate summit in Madrid this week, we plan to continue our yearlong strike and walkouts in Iowa City at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Old Brick.  Since the Iowa...

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...