I have been a barista at Starbucks since May 2020. In years prior, stores have shown support for the LGBTQ+ community during pride month with flags, encouraging messages, media campaigns and themed decor.
This...
Iowa is going in the opposite direction of where it should be when it comes to addressing gender identity and sexual orientation education in public schools.
Recently, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into...
Money corrupts everything it touches, even your own health.
I and many other citizens of this country are unsatisfied with our health care system. How do you take a simple idea like “When someone...
I couldn’t help but choose a Taylor Swift lyric as the headline for my senior column. No, it’s not just because it’s the opener to “The Eras Tour,” which I’m seeing in June.
These...
Ryan Hansen, Managing Digital Editor
• May 9, 2023
My time at The Daily Iowan has been far too brief, filled with countless memories, plenty of new friends, and a whole lot of learning.
When I first joined the DI as a junior, I truly felt...
I didn’t want to write this column at first. Not because I have nothing to say, but because I didn’t feel qualified. After all, I come from an awkward position where I quit working for The Daily...
I’ve been around Iowa City for a long time. I came here in 2017 through the University of Iowa’s REACH Program, which specializes in helping students with cognitive and intellectual disabilities.
Through...
Before my time began at The Daily Iowan, I was rarely in tune with the local news cycle. With this came regret for not knowing what my government was up to. In my time spent at the DI, I truly began...
Julia Richards, Assistant DITV News Director and DITV Sports Reporter
• May 8, 2023
At 16 years old, I was convinced I knew exactly what I wanted to do; I wanted to be a sideline reporter or a sports broadcaster of some sort and show the world that women belong in the sports industry....
Life will never go as planned. My first plan was to become a computer scientist, then it was to graduate in four years. After that, it was to go to law school. None of those things happened. I changed...
Abigail Kurten, DITV Reporter and Digital Liaison
• May 7, 2023
I never intended to be a journalist. When I stepped into my dorm freshman year, I was eager to start my journey as an English and creative writing major and to write as much poetry and fiction I could...
The English and creative writing major comes with numerous benefits despite some concerns.
As a student in this major, I have been asked the question: What are you going to do with your life?
The most...
