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...

Walk through the mechanical swoosh of Wal-Mart doors and you’ll be greeted by aisles of gleaming fresh produce with newly lowered prices. Healthy-shopping enthusiasts do not generally consider this...

• Shay O’Reilly: OK, so this is The Daily Iowan’s live coverage/commentary on the 2011 State of the Union. I’m Shay O’Reilly, Opinions editor. • Shawn Gude: Hey, I’m Shawn Gude — DI columnist. •...

Unpaid wages and unreturned deposits — these problems are nothing new to many people, and Iowa City is no exception. Renters in Iowa City often sign a lease and keep the property in good condition,...

The bad news: According to a new study, 36 percent of us are going to graduate from the University of Iowa having made zero academic progress over the last four years. The good news: Said study has a number...

In the past two weeks, I have joined many Twitter users in paying close attention to the abrupt end of a 23-year-long autocracy in Tunisia, following such hashtags as #Tunisia, #OpTunisia, and #SidiBouzid. Tunisians,...