It appears the state’s under-funding of the University of Iowa will continue. Students would be stuck paying the largest portion of next school year’s budget, under a preliminary version UI officials...

The British election is heating up. While Conservative Party leader David Cameron may have positively rebranded modern conservatism in the United Kingdom (all while trying to compare himself with President...

Last week, the University of Iowa College Republicans hosted “Conservative Coming Out Week” around campus. Throughout the week, we had many promotional events with the purpose of showing fellow conservatives...

YES The ordinance limiting panhandlers in downtown Iowa City is a sound one. Although some may protest that it is unfair to stop misfortunate citizens from asking for help, the ordinance would reasonably...

I’m not sure how I feel about Facebook anymore. As someone who was initially reluctant to sign up for the social network, I’ve gotten my fair share of use from the site. I’ve added friends and...

The sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church has provoked a considerable amount of well-deserved condemnation. The actions of Catholic priests who molested children are rightly regarded as atrocious....

YES It doesn’t take much looking around to see the effects of overcrowding in the dorm system. Estimates say that between 100 and 160 students — at the current enrollment rates — are left without...

I don’t get to see “South Park” all that often — mostly because I don’t watch TV all that often. (Outside of baseball highlights — and speaking of which, in my humble opinion, the Red Sox...

April is Alcohol Awareness Month. So how do we define responsible drinking? Most people know that alcohol abuse costs us all a great deal. An estimated $191 billion each year is lost in productivity,...

Responsibility starts with information. That’s why we support the university’s new freshman Orientation alcohol presentation, which will bring two of the most important stakeholders — students and...

Stop what you’re doing. Take a second to take a deep breath and collect your thoughts. It’s now up to you to save the world. The U.S. Senate has just conscripted your talent and your intellect...

I have always believed that in politics — as in life — once you are on a roll, you keep rolling. President Obama and the Democrats will be both governing and running for election, and that poses an...