For quite some time now, the United States and Cuba have had, to put it lightly, a complicated political relationship. U.S.-Cubanties were further complicated by the United States’ latest attempt...

Students walking on campus today may notice messages in the sidewalk. Though the chalk inscriptions are varied in their content, many instruct the reader to do one thing: vote. Specifically, that is, for...

There is no preoccupation more potent than a preoccupation with food. Food is everywhere, and somewhat rightfully so — unlike other substances with addictive qualities, we literally need food to survive....

I recently finished the first five seasons of “Parks and Recreation” on Netflix and was left with a profound sense of ecstasy — and sadness. The fictional town of Pawnee, Ind., is just so...

April is National Donate Life Month, sponsored by the donor advocacy group Donate Life America and meant to encourage people to donate organs, tissues, or eyes in order to save people with life-threatening...

“Black Girls Do Science” is a local effort seeking to reduce the racial and gender disparities of black women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. It will be held on...

One of my friends just told me about a very unsettling encounter she had with a guy at the Sports Column last month. She said he asked for her number, and as she was writing a fake number down (because...

The grandest spectacle in college basketball came to an end Monday night, as the NCAA men’s basketball championship closed with UCon’s 60-54 victory over Kentucky in the title game. The controversy...

Sometimes the news is just so drearily awful that you have to sit back and almost appreciate the pure comedy induced by it. Take this item from Washington, Iowa, where the local police have recently...

This is your brain on the Drug Putin:     Nice, huh? Oh, I know you’ve heard the Drug Putin is a mellowing, relaxing substance that doesn’t harm you at all, that it increases your...

On Wednesday, the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights, based in the College of Law, will host a discussion titled “Ukraine: East and West,” during which experts from the university’s...

Ivan Lopez opened fire at Fort Hood, Texas, at around 4 p.m. on April 2. Using his private handgun, he killed three soldiers and wounded another 16. While — at the time of this writing — the motive...