While most countries tend to bicker with their bordering entities, America has historically shared favorable relationships with its two neighbors, Canada and Mexico. Canada is our No. 1 trading partner,...

Osgerby is studying abroad at City University in London. In the past several years, the UK’s public sector has initiated recurring conversations over pay and austerity. This week, the efforts have...

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a Texas law increasing the number of required credentials to vote in the coming election in November. The law mandates that voters must have forms of photo identification...

The magic of supporting the UI When I came to the University of Iowa as a student, I had the opportunity to change who I was. I loved being a finance major. The education I received allowed me to achieve...

With the death toll steadily rising because of the spread of Ebola as well as a rise in the number of confirmed cases in the United States, many have become fearful about a possible epidemic. The Ebola...

The word “Ferguson” has become more than just the name of a city. I for one can say I had never heard of Ferguson, Missouri, before a couple of months ago. However, just that one word has...

It usually pains me to read a book that it seems everyone and their mom is reading, but when that book is turned into a movie that I want to see, I have to make an exception. I have a rule that I never...

Sometimes great intentions have unintended consequences. Every day, doctors prescribe drugs to patients with the hopes of providing much needed relief for excruciating pain. OxyContin, as an example, is...

Phil brings UI community together We Are Phil … What does that mean? Why would I want to get involved? We all have so many things on our plate at the University of Iowa. As chief of staff at the UI...

Sexual-assault awareness is a cause that has seen significant support and growth in the past three years. I am proud to be in a part of the generation of people who have fought to have their voices heard....

The rising cost of tuition has proven to be an enduring issue for college activists, but it has yet to make a major impact in elections. Politicians have paid lip service to the idea of student-debt reform,...

Two years ago, while sitting with my On Iowa group of finance and accounting majors — all of us confident that we were destined for Wall Street — I would never have guessed that “Phil”...