The 116th Congress has offered us some of the most talked-about stories in the past couple of months. Iowa politics and politicians aren’t often in headlines unless it’s caucus season. However, thanks...
Nichole Shaw, Opinions Columnist
• January 23, 2019
Violence is rampaging throughout Puerto Rico, and nobody in the United States is paying much attention.
Instead, the U.S. is focused on building a wall to attempt to decrease drug trafficking and to...
Elijah Helton, Opinions Columnist
• January 22, 2019
After last November’s midterm elections, many concluded that Iowa was back to its old status as a purple state following a period of deep red victories, and there’s some evidence for that take.
Democrats...
The University of Iowa Campus Activities Board was set to host an event Jan. 18 called “Read Her Lips: What Does Feminism Mean to You?” — but it was postponed because of the ice and snow.
As a 22-year-old...
Tumblr, the blogging and social-networking website, introduced new sensitive content guidelines on Dec. 17, 2018. The site’s creators hoped to make it a “better” tumblr, but they banned not-safe-for-work...
Because President Trump and the Democrats have yet to come to an agreement over whether to begin construction on the southern border wall, the government has been shut down since Dec. 21, 2018.
When...
I know what you’re thinking: “It is way too early to be discussing 2020.” And you’re right — I completely agree with you. Our political climate, however, has changed, and with numerous major...
In the 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt revolutionized how political figures communicated with the everyday person with his radio-broadcast fireside chats.
Amid anxiety and distrust, hearing the...
