At first glance, a glass of Everclear looks like a glass of tap water. But it is almost pure alcohol. Stories abound about Everclear’s lethality when superfluously consumed, but it’s unclear how detrimental...

What Tiger Woods should have said: Usually, I drive better than that. Not that I spend much time worrying about what Tiger Woods does or does not do. In fact, I don’t spend much time thinking about...

“Rhetoric must lead us through the Scramble, the Wrangle of the Market Place, the flurries and flare-ups of the Human Barnyard …” When Kenneth Burke wrote those words after World War II, he undoubtedly...

Standing in line at a bar can be akin to a guessing game. When you first step into line, the cover charge price may be $5 or $10. After a 15-minute wait to get in, however, the amount may have doubled....

The report of the U.N. Fact-Finding Mission into Israel’s incursion into Gaza has generated controversy among critics of Israel, critics of Hamas, and critics of the United Nations. Its report, which...

Hotel visits are a great way to stock up on extra bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and paper-wrapped soap bars. However, they can — and should — provide a whole lot more for our community as well. Iowa...

There is a way to change the perception of Iowa City’s downtown drinking culture that I think is neglected far too often: We have the power to improve it. There is no way to deny that drinking is one...

In 1789, President George Washington issued a Thanksgiving decree ordering a of national observance Nov. 26. The tableau entrenched in the American imagination of feasting pilgrims and compassionate New...

Soon, UI administrators will have more power over students than ever before. They will extend their jurisdiction to include off-campus charges filed against students. Under the new policy, if students...

President Obama’s trip to China this week garnered a lot of attention — and with good reason. It seems like with each passing day, China’s clout on the world stage increases. China is seen as not...

Last week, we commemorated the 20th anniversary of the demolition of the Berlin Wall. The Wall was built in 1961 to prevent the mass exodus from the communist German Democratic Republic to the Federal...

Your heart races while your head spins. The intoxication from alcoholic energy drinks is unmistakable and distinct from other types of intoxication. Alcohol’s depressing numbness dulls the mind, while...