There’s been a lot of talk about how we in the United States should fear China and its economic prowess. While its growth is unprecedented, China has to face the problems that come along with capitalism...

Last week, The Daily Iowan reported on University of Iowa President Sally Mason’s ambitious plan to introduce a three-year bachelor-degree program for some areas of study. The plan, introduced by...

From Transportation Security Administration body scanners to spying on our cell phones, technology is creeping into our lives at an accelerating rate. The new ways of interacting with our surroundings...

In Defense of Black Bodies is a youth organization that strives to challenge and subvert systems of oppression in the United States that hurt and marginalize black lives. Last week, members of the organization...

On Sept. 13, ISIS released a video of the execution of David Haines. Haines, 44, was a British aid worker who was abducted and beheaded by the extremist group. Yet another public execution of a Western...

Apparently, the whole world is falling apart right before our eyes. Or possibly it’s behind our backs. Always hard to tell with human beings. Just ask any cat. (But don’t ask my cat unless...

I grew up watching football. My father played in college, and my younger brother has been groomed since elementary school to hopefully do the same. I attended cheerleading camp one summer … it wasn’t...

With a myriad of domestic and foreign policy topics for voters to weigh in on this November, will climate change even make the list? Vote for our future What’s more rewarding than a breath of fresh...

Dear President Sally Mason: I recently called for a Million Robot March to permanently delete Kinnick Stadium’s pink locker room, and, not surprisingly, the reaction was harsh. One guy emailed me...

The state Board of Regents had an eventful session Wednesday.  The regents approved a new residence hall at the University of Iowa, moved ahead on a change in the funding model for regent universities,...

Universities are large places in which a lot happens in one day. Some of these things don’t require attention, but others fail to receive the attention they deserve. On the first day of her sophomore...

Last weekend, a friend of mine was having trouble getting a text message to send. After several minutes of unsuccessfully trying to fix the problem, he gave up and reluctantly said, “I guess I’ll...