I used to play Game Boy on the sidelines of my football games. That is how much I didn't care about sports. After two weeks of training, we had our first game — a bunch of eighth-grade kids running...

George Zimmerman continues to enjoy his right to freedom of movement and residence in Florida after killing the 17-year-old Trayvon Martin about a month ago. This freedom was granted after he told the...

No The controversy surrounding the UI College Republicans' "Conservative Coming Out Week" is blown out of proportion at best and being used as a political divider at worst. Let me preface by...

A year before the 21-ordinance took effect, Iowa City's Partnership for Alcohol Safety was created with the goal of building a safer alcohol environment in Iowa City. Although the group's intentions are...

KRUI's candidate for the University of Iowa Student Government president, Potato, ostensibly seems to be a publicity stunt (if you aren't aware, KRUI endorsed a potato for UISG president—it's on Facebook...

With tax season upon us, Iowans are rummaging through months worth of receipts and returns to figure out exactly what they owe. But some may not know their Iowa use tax — the ones paid for online purchases...

There will always be things you say you'll never do. But then you do them because they are cheap, addicting, and provide you with some sick degree of instant gratification. Like smoking cigarettes or...

While covered by the right to free speech, using the phrase "coming out" for Republicans is propaganda because it erases the distinctions. Experts in the history of sexuality could provide even...

I Party I am running for Student Body President with Jessie Tobin as my vice president because we are committed to informing, improving, and affecting your everyday life. Our experience in student government...

Remember all of the chastising — and bad punning — of Rush Limbaugh and his "rushing to judgment" on Sandra Fluke? People seem to forget so easily or rather refuse to take a dose of their...

Conservatives regularly blame America's social safety net for giving rise to a host of societal ills. In their estimation, the major strands of America's social safety net (such as Social Security, Medicare,...

So, gas. (Insert sophomoric joke here.) (Not to insult freshmanic jokes or anything — which, however, seem to be more manic than fresh.) Hey, it's better than pink slime. (Luckily, I don't eat hamburgers....