Is it “people with disabilities” or “disabled people”? To someone without a disability, these may sound exactly the same. To people who have disabilities, your choice of wording makes all the difference...
I am a member of SCOPE, the student organization in charge of setting up the Homecoming concert. The concert took place in front of the Old Capitol facing toward the Pedestrian Mall. While helping set...
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself in a bad state of restlessness. I needed to get away from Iowa City. Every day had become a routine: doing midterm-prep in the same cafes drinking the same kind of...
Iowa has a hand in world affairs because of its role as an international breadbasket. As a result, Iowans have a high incentive to focus on international politics, which has brought some trouble for President...
With all the commotion and chaos of daily news and politics, it often seems like there’s nothing you can do, or that any effort done doesn’t matter. But on Nov. 5, there is something you can do that...
Last week, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the formation of the Governor’s Working Group on Criminal Justice Reform. The formation of the group is in response to Reynolds’ efforts to reduce criminal activity...
I reached my apartment in record time after leaving the theater — having power walked with some serious girl anthems — because the last quarter of Lucy in the Sky left me fuming, teary-eyed, and inspired....
As the founder of the Tenants’ Project, a Goosetown homeowner, and an early supporter of Rockne Cole when Rockne announced that he couldn’t run for City Council, I wasn’t sure where that left pragmatic...
Health care comprises 18 percent of the overall American economy, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Health care is also a pillar of Iowa City’s economy with the University...
The use of electronic cigarettes, or vaping, is strongly linked to the baffling lung diseases that have killed at least 33 people since August.
Confirmed cases of what the Centers for Disease Control...
Seeing Judy Garland back on the big screen was nostalgic, but both she and the audience take a sharp detour from the wonder and hope of the yellow brick road.
By focusing on her infamous performances...
