Apparently, Constitution Week isn't serious enough. According to some in Iowa City, the tone of the mass email sent from Associate Provost Tom Rice's office to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution...

I appreciate The Daily Iowan's concern about students placed in expanded housing ("UI over-housing woes absurd," Aug. 30, 2011). It's a concern I share. In order to reduce the number of students...

If Iowa City doesn’t perceive illegal immigration as detrimental to its community, its taxpayers shouldn’t have to fund federal initiatives with its resources. Later this month, a subcommittee of...

Gov. Gary Johnson is the anti-establishment Republican presidential-nomination candidate. He is committed to cutting spending, balancing the budget, rooting out special interests, and protecting liberty...

A few weeks ago, I submitted an opinion in response to someone who wrote about his lack of help for schizophrenia. It made me realize, even after working with the patients and gamut of brain disorders,...

I have this thing about adverbs. Not to kill them or anything, because, well, we have this thing about killing. Not good. Unless you’re talking about killing the enemies of America, in which case...

When bottled water first became a product, it was originally railed against as one of the most ridiculous sales pitches ever created: How could you possibly persuade people to buy something that was already...

With the recent barrage of anti-welfare legislation being proposed, enacted, and touted around the country, I’m left wondering, “What’s fueling this hatred of poor people, especially in such tough...

Yes University of Iowa students should be actively involved in municipal government leadership because of their significant makeup of the city’s population and their contribution to the city’s economy. There’s...

We’re a curious crowd — such colorful college kids. The college years are the truest times in which we catch a glimpse of our most real selves, even if only for a fleeting second. Somewhere between...

On Sept. 11, 2001, my roommate shook me awake to tell me a plane had flown into the World Trade Center. I got to the television in time to see the second plane hit in real time. Then the television showed...

Nearly 10 years after the horrific attacks carried out on Sept. 11, 2001, our nation continues to struggle with the effects of that fateful morning. Unfortunately, the financial damage dealt, not even...