No, I'm not going to say anything about the Red Sox. There's nothing to say about the Red Sox, except that it's kind of like the fire in the Iowa City Landfill — it just goes on and on for the longest...

The two biggest addictions in this country are alcohol and tobacco. However, they are culturally accepted. Over time, we have changed our views on substance abuse, and as a culture, we decide what is acceptable....

No Although Prairie Lights and UI are making changes for the future of e-books, the books are still questionable in their use. They may lighten the load in your backpack and save trees, but many studies...

June 26 is a day that will live on in college-football history as arguably the most influential day in Division-1 college athletics. It is the day that the fooball committee announced plans for a four-team...

Now that U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has upheld President Obama's health-care law, it appears some conservatives are eager to revoke Roberts' citizenship. They'll get over it. But as...

Iowa City is a party town. The massive number of bars that make up the downtown scene is a huge reason the binge-drinking culture is what it is — with some bars in particular having a reputation for...

My mother has an obsession with moving — it's one of those things that I'll never understand, like why eating fried butter on a stick is a good idea or how kissing your dashboard after you run a red...

There is an adage, among several million adages that form the soft cliché base of human experience and editorial writing, that states that we learn best from our mistakes unless our mistakes result in...

The Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy announced in a press release that $3.3 million in federal grants will go towards 31 statewide drug-prevention, treatment, and enforcement initiatives last Tuesday...

The new 2012 Party School Rankings have been posted, and the University of Iowa earned a spot at No. 4. The Princeton Review Party School Rankings have noticed the UI as a true contender and listed us...

Yes Hawk Alerts should be frequent, serious, and infectious. With Hawk Alert, the University of Iowa has the ability to reach the entire community — its students and employees — in around 15 minutes....

The Caribbean island of Nevis, Google cheerily informs us, "once issued a postage stamp depicting Christopher Columbus peering into a telescope." I like stamps, in theory. Of course, like most...