The 2016 election saw tremendous support from celebrities such as Elton John, Lena Dunham, and Beyoncé — Hillary Clinton had a stronghold of celebrity endorsements. Her dramatic loss has brought an...
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has been running for president for quite some time. As a young, charismatic African American, he’s drawn his fair share of comparisons to former President Barack Obama. Just...
Taylor Newby, Opinion Columnist
• October 14, 2018
Midterms are grinding by with half-failed attempts in offering students much solace. Grades are heavy, and schedules heavier. With a rapid, busy season approaching, it makes sense for students to hunker...
Nichole Shaw, Opinion Columnist
• October 11, 2018
Rape culture is a systemic problem that has plagued not only college campuses but the nation. Public visibility of sexual violence and rape culture has skyrocketed in the media with the #MeToo movement....
Standup comedy needs to evolve, and Iowa City needs to start taking steps to offer ways for comedians with different voices and points of view to entertain and feel safe while doing it.
Standup comedy...
I have to admit, I was utterly surprised the Senate approved Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court. And no it’s not because I’m some liberal who is simply worried that Kavanaugh will likely swing the...
“This is not possible,” the nurse said, her face turning white as she read the pulse oximeter. “You are a healthy 19-year-old.”
My heart rate was 112 beats per minute lying down and 160 beats...
I have a useless major — two of them if you ask some people. As a cinema and political-science major, with a creative-writing interest, I feel as if I’ve heard every disparaging remark concerning the...
Recently, the University of Iowa dropped from No. 31 to No. 38 on the 2019 “Best Colleges” list by U.S. News & World Report. The drop was expected but nonetheless still shocking. The drop in ranking...
With the 2017 Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch, Republicans in the Senate toyed around a bit with the vote threshold necessary to confirm Supreme Court justices. Ultimately, the vote count was...
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice —”
Well, blahnt that. It obviously no longer applies. Hard to tell what does anymore in this turvy-topsy...
