Economically liberal Democrats have little to look forward to in D.C. Both of the most-likely candidates for Democratic Party leadership (Hillary Clinton and Sen. Charles Schumer, White House and Senate...

Despite the current year being 2015, it seems as if all eyes are focused on the following year and the inevitable high tension of the 2016 presidential election. Given that I attended school here during...

When a student at a small-town Catholic high school in Iowa penned a letter to his father revealing his homosexuality, the father, being away on a business trip, responded with a simple text that read:...

In 2007, the Iowa Legislature passed an anti-bullying bill designed to target the serious, and far too often deadly, problem of bullying in schools. Technology has changed how and when kids can be harassed,...

Today at 1:30 pm, a rally will be held on the Pentacrest to address the issue of staggeringly low pay for adjunct faculty members. This movement is on offshoot of Adjunct Walkout Day, which took place...

Two students at Troy University in Alabama have been charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated 19-year-old woman on the beaches of Florida over spring break, sometime during March 10-12, according...

Over the weekend, Jordan Spieth won the Masters, became the second youngest golfer to take home the title. Is a trend of younger and younger athletes something to be worried about? Life beyond sports Twenty-one-year-old...

It seems with every passing day, the death toll increases in the Middle East as tension continues to rise. Just two days ago, two separate bombs detonated in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing at least...

In a major surprise, Hillary Clinton has jumped into the presidential race (though, technically, she actually jumped into the campaign for the Democratic nomination for president; details, details). And...

This weekend at the Summit of Americas in Panama City, Panama, President Obama has made an historic attempt to reconnect ties with Cuba. Obama and the leader of Cuba, Raul Castro, held the first legitimate...

Comedian George Carlin’s “The Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” was iconic. In many ways it was a landmark discussion into the intricacies of what can and cannot be said on...

On April 9, I had the honor of not only attending but volunteering for Sen. Rand Paul’s visit in Iowa City. The event generated nearly 500 people at the IMU. I was impressed by both Paul’s...