Numerous unsuccessful print jobs. Thousands of pages lost. Trees killed, and money wasted. Like anyone else who has ever attempted to print in the Main Library, I have found these hassles infuriating....

When I first met Bakr, I wasn’t looking to discuss the struggles of humanity, and I wasn’t feeling particularly benevolent or philanthropic. I needed a ride home, and when my friends and I climbed...

Finger painting and learning the ABCs just got a little more costly for Iowa’s 4-year-olds. At Monday’s press conference, Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds launched their proposal to repeal...

For Iowa City inhabitants, the actual city of Cedar Rapids is a relatively short (and dull) drive away. But those Iowans hoping to the see the city’s namesake film are in for some out-of-state road tripping. “Today...

Jackson Pollock, one of the most influential artists in our country’s history, has lately been inspiring more political debate than artistic imagination. A bill proposed Feb. 9 would force the University...

In Iowa, it seems we have gone from having a Statehouse to having a Strait-House. Why else would Rep. Scott Raecker, R-Urbandale, stop at merely forcing the UI to sell the famous Jackson Pollack painting...

YES Finding a parking spot on campus is a precious gift. But the joy of finding your beloved parking spot turns to shambles when your pockets come up empty of change. Or when you are so in tuned to a...

As the weather gets colder, Cambus ridership increases dramatically — and so do complaints. Drawing on my experience of two years as a Cambus driver, I will attempt to enlighten passengers on the workings...

Illinois is definitely a blue state, led by Democrat Gov. Pat Quinn. Democrats have controlled both the Legislature and the governorship since 2003. The state is in a “crippling” budget crisis, with...

American workers can be an interesting bunch. For decades, most have seen their wages stagnate and the power of transnational corporations grow. Organizing workers and building implacable solidarity,...

We are living in exceptional times. We do not have to look as far as Egypt, even, for verification. Students in the UK (who, by British stereotypes, would have to be one of the most politically apathetic...

Gov. Terry Branstad’s crusades at the expense of working- and middle-class Iowans continue. The governor’s new labor proposals seem to have no discernible motive besides discouraging union membership....