The anecdotes and numbers are stunning. Hysterical, disoriented students, their senses saturated and overwhelmed by alcohol. Skyrocketing ambulance calls to downtown Iowa City. Sharp increases in blood-alcohol...

I like to take I-235 instead of the 80-35 bypass when visiting my friends in West Des Moines. The bypass would be quicker, but taking I-235 through Des Moines allows me to view the downtown skyline. There...

In regards to the editorial in the Nov. 30 Daily Iowan, I don’t think the average UI student or even the editorial writer grasps that the bars exist as businesses and not as a right for students. Bars...

The UI’s established identity as a top research institution is at stake. The state Board of Regents has asked the university to examine if cuts to research awards, which are called Professional Development...

“Cosmopolitan is the lifestylist for millions of fun, fearless females who want to be the best they can be in every area of their lives.” So the titular magazine explains on its website. Given this...

As winter approaches and budget cuts are implemented, it all seems so calm around the Iowa City campus. The panhandlers are at work. Too much alcohol is being consumed. Football fever is in the air. The...

The proposed curfew facing the Iowa City City Council is too broad, and it will punish young people who do not deserve it. Instead of the misguided curfew, the council should opt to hire an officer specifically...

The recent report on the health situation in the chemistry building (Daily Iowan, Nov. 19</a>) was negligent in its failure to assess the response of those in the chemistry department who are afflicted...

History has made it abundantly clear that our flawed health system will not change through voluntary private-sector initiatives. Many books, articles, and films have focused on the crisis in health care...

This is one list of universities the UI shouldn’t want to be associated with. Unlike at other peer institutions, the school’s resident assistants aren’t required to carry identifying credentials,...

Barack Obama is a sign of young peoples’ political apathy. At first glance, that statement appears laughable. How could a figure who attracted two-thirds of 18- to 29-year-old voters be synonymous with...

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...