Recent mass shootings across the nation have generated a lot of concern about mental illnesses and mental-health services. Many Americans are quick to attribute gun violence and violent behavior in general...

A poll of University of Iowa students conducted earlier this month by members of a Polling Literacy and Public Affairs journalism course at the UI found that a large number of students are unfamiliar with...

How tough is the real world, would-be college graduates? UCLA men’s basketball coach Ben Howland (with the help of his players, naturally; most coaches, including the Hawks’ Fran McCafferty,...

It goes without saying that farming is an enormous component of Iowa’s economy, making it all the more essential that the agricultural sector thrive. However, costs for farmers are rising exponentially,...

The cities of Iowa City and Coralville were irresponsible in not thinking about paying for para-transit when they were developing their budgets. According to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, the...

In an interview with The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa President Sally Mason spoke about the school sharing private information protected with the Johnson County Sherriff’s Office concerning the...

Fade in: 1963. Your grandmother, 24-years-old, is blowing smoke rings on an airplane. Wide pan: 85 strangers marinating in a churning cloud of hot, poison breath. The question I struggle with when I think...

The Partnership for Alcohol Safety — the University of Iowa’s and the city of Iowa City’s joint project to reduce high-risk drinking — issued its annual report Wednesday, and it found substantial...

There is a belief in this country that is a product of skewed logic — and perhaps also fear — that the only solution to countering those who mean to do harm through unlawful and malevolent gun use...

It’s the night before your next big midterm, and you still have three chapters to study, a five-page paper to write, and an online quiz to take. There’s just one tiny problem: Everything and everyone...

Whoever coined the phrase “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” clearly had a couple of screws loose. Individuals can tear someone down verbally just as quickly...

When asked about Iowans too poor to afford health insurance, Gov. Terry Branstad talks about health-care saving accounts, increasing co-pays, and people drinking at open bars at weddings. While it’s...