Controversy continually surrounds the prospect of administering vaccines to America's youth. Recent efforts to combat the human papillomavirus, and ultimately cervical cancer, through vaccination have...

According to a recent survey, the BBC reports, the good news is that the United States is pretty much the only nation whose politicians don't believe that humans create global-climate change — or...

Talking about the "Occupy" movement, a guy I know said, "I admire it, but it's not very well-defined; sounds more like a class warfare complaint." Let's juxtapose that comment...

I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes … or should I? I honestly see most revolutions as cancerous mutations in our societal genome. Revolutions are extreme and sporadic...

Bars with food-related exemptions to the 21-ordinance should be required to keep their kitchens open until the entire bar closes. The city currently allows establishments that make a certain percentage...

Unless you've been trying to avoid the subject for the last year, you probably know that American budget reform has become something of a train wreck, especially when it comes to any discussion over...

UI Republicans: End ethanol subsidies "Fields of Opportunities" is plastered across every sign and burned into every retina of those that enter our great state. To Iowa's credit, this tacky...

The Monday night HawkAlert — which warned people of a person near the University of Iowa campus with a weapon posing a possible threat to people's safety — instructed recipients to stay in their...

Yes It is definitely worth it to leave and miss class today to participate in Occupy Iowa City's Walkout — besides, that's kind of the point. Students are not just leaving class for the purpose...

It's been a rough couple weeks for Republicans. They were all so excited about Herman Cain. They thought they had a real maverick, and he was finally gaining some steam, butting heads in the polls...

The University of Iowa Cambuses need to run longer. Yes, I know it will be expensive. Yes, I know that it might be hard to find drivers for a midnight to 3 a.m. shift. However, some buses, like the...

It looks as if the do-nothing Congress might actually get something done through common-ground on education reform — well, next year, anyway. Last week, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, announced that...