Yes The federal government provides financial aid to approximately half of all college students in the nation. So, of course, there is nothing wrong with making sure its money is being used correctly....

Earlier in the summer, The Daily Iowan ran a column about an organization called Be SAFE Iowa. The founders, Bill Schmooke and Becky Russo, go around Iowa installing digital-readout breath testers in places...

Roving around Mars the other day, Curiosity accidentally killed a couple of Martian cats. (What is Curiosity? you ask. It’s the new Mars rover; where’s your mind been? Lost in Iowa? Lot of...

With still more than two months left until Election Day, the great mud fight for the presidency is barreling through such swing states as Ohio, Nevada, and, of course, Iowa, turning high-school gyms into...

College is downright expensive. The Office of the Registrar estimates that after tuition, fees, housing, and personal expenses, students paying in-state tuition are likely to spend $21,832 this year...

A new online donation service created in the Iowa City and University of Iowa communities offers a new way for small businesses to finance their operations. The company is called Seed Launcher; it allows...

Planned Parenthood Action Fund held a rally Aug. 23 in Des Moines as part of the Women are Watching bus tour, which is crisscrossing the country to educate voters about what’s at stake for women’s...

On Thursday, the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board heard presentation defending an ethics complaint against Board of Regents President Pro Tem Bruce Rastetter. The ethics board unanimously decided...

The University of Iowa has been taking a bit of flak from the public lately for knocking down a historical house on Melrose Avenue. And many have accused the UI of “playing monopoly” with the...

It’s been a while since I’ve been in a university dining hall. It’s surprising, I know, because they hold rare and delicious delicacies like flaccid French fries and globular Oreo goop. This...

Why would four responsible, middle-class, law-abiding Iowa City retirees travel nearly 1,000 miles to face arrest? One year ago this week, we were among the 1,253 persons from all across the United States...

There is no shortage of politics on campus. Since last summer, the University of Iowa has found itself in the center of national political spotlight, and Iowa City specifically has been unable to escape...