Osgerby is studying abroad at City University in Londan, England As I rode the lift down from the Heathrow terminal to the London Underground for the first time, I was crowded into a small elevator with...

“The union of one man and one woman must be upheld as the national standard,” reads the official stance of the Republican Party, according to CNN. Or at least, that’s what it reads for...

At this point, further discussing the poor track records, shortcomings, rhetorical flops, bad attendance, and general sloppiness of Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and Rep. Bruce Braley, D.-Iowa, as they battle for...

With Uber eyeing Iowa City as a potential location of service, local taxi companies are starting to get very worried about the time they have left as the dominant lucrative transportation service in such...

This summer, I worked and lived in downtown Chicago, right in the Loop. I had a routine every morning when I woke up. Before I stumbled over to my closet to rummage through almost identical dress shirts...

Gov. Terry Branstad recently announced a plan for higher-education reform in Iowa that includes a proposal to cap tuition for students in popular majors to a flat $10,000. While helping certain students,...

In January, State Budget Solutions, a nonprofit organization, released a report that showed that the state of Iowa has a debt of more than $37 billion. This burden is not surprising — most states have...

So I see the University of Iowa is going to create a driverless-car institute. Which is a great idea. I guess. I mean, computers can drive better than humans, from what I’ve seen. Of course, turnips...

I think of myself as a feminist, but I’m tired of feeling like a bad one. When four male students from North Carolina State University concocted a nail polish specifically designed to detect date-rape...

Branstad held his ground “You stop lying about me, and I’ll stop telling the truth about you,” said Sen. Jack Hatch, D-Des Moines, as he quoted former President Ronald Reagan in the...

Byrd is studying abroad at the University of Westminster in London. For the capital of a political entity on the verge of potential amputation, London was quite calm on the evening of Sept. 18. Not...