Ostensibly, you can tell how someone votes by which church they attend. The idea, rapidly becoming a truism, is this: Culture-warring evangelicals vote hard-line Republican, reform Jews vote Democrat,...

Earmarks are a very difficult part of the budget to understand. In fiscal 2010, $15.9 billion was spent on earmarks. Given the amount of funds that are spent on earmarks every year, and how most people...

Our university is nearing a critical juncture. Public universities in Iowa receive revenue from two main sources: state appropriations and tuition. During the past two fiscal years, state appropriations...

Student-loan payments, heavy homework loads, time-management learning curves, frequently difficult roommates, and brand-new social situations — these notorious obstacles exasperate even the best-prepared...

Welcome to 1984. Egyptians were effectively cut off from the Internet around 12:30 a.m. Cairo time on Jan. 27, when the government shut down nine of the country’s 10 largest ISPs, blocking Internet access...

Last week’s nearly simultaneous hospitalization of 13 University of Iowa football players drew national attention. And for good reason: It is improbable that so many athletes came down with rhabdomyolysis...

A Jan. 25 editorial provided an interesting review of the University of Iowa’s nontraditional Lifetime Enrichment Adult Program (UI LEAP) — except for a significant flaw. The flaw is that the DI...

YES Soon, there might be a new place you’ll need to show some identification: the voting booth. While many are staunchly opposed to the Iowa House’s recently approved bill, which requires intended...

When someone mentions the words diversity or minority in class, I am the first person to raise my hand. I have a sort of instinct that warns me of imminent attacks on blacks and Latinos. I prepare myself...

Today, members of the Iowa House of Representatives are expected to vote on the Iowa Marriage Amendment, which would force a public referendum on the legality of same-sex marriage. It is incredibly insulting...

Monday’s death marked the second construction-related fatality at the University of Iowa in the last five months. Kevin Dean Hammons was trapped underground by a collapsed beam while working on the...

Forget the much-mythologized vanguard party. We young people have often been the ones at the forefront of political movements, the courageous catalysts for social change. Free of the jaundiced inertia...