The discovery of several 2013 contracts given to “a prominent GOP consultant for polling and social-media services” by the University of Iowa has caused controversy and brings renewed emphasis on calls...

Hannah Soyer [email protected] In the three years since the Sandy Hook shooting in which 20 children and six adult staffers were killed, 555 American children under the age of 12 have died of...

Joe Lane [email protected] Last week, comedian Jon Stewart briefly returned to the show he starred in. Stewart’s return to “The Daily Show,” now hosted by Trevor Noah, was no joking matter,...

Jacob Prall [email protected] There are many cries from both sides in the fight for the survival of the United States’ most notorious prison. I’m here to say, Guantánamo Bay Prison must die. There...

Two degrees Celsius is the magic number, the catastrophic, irreversible temperature shift that scientists warn could change the world in unending and devastating ways. The world is halfway to that mark,...

Marcus Brown [email protected] Affirmative action in college admissions has been brought to the Supreme Court once again with the case of Fisher v. University of Texas-Austin. In 2008, Abigail...

Beau Elliot [email protected] So there I was, minding my own business, listening to a sports-radio show from Miami, because it was a sloooooow December day, gray as eternity, which is the only excuse...

Ending gun violence I am writing in support of President Obama’s proposal to enact common-sense gun regulations in response to the terrorist threat. Obviously, we should block suspected terrorists from...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was named Time’s Person of the Year last week for her “open door” policy on refugees heading into her country. But she’s making headlines again for two seemingly...

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] When you come from a family of educators, you get to witness a lot of interesting things. For one thing, they talk a lot. Whether it is about that one problem...

Jace Brady [email protected] Presidential elections elicit exotic rhetoric from candidates in all parties. In an attempt to differentiate themselves from the competition, they insist on promising...

Keith Reed [email protected] I have always considered myself terrible at drawing. This was something that I knew to be true, and I accepted it. It was not until less than a year ago when I proved...