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...

When Iowans go to the polls in 2010, they will have several interesting choices to make. Among them: Who to choose for in the gubernatorial race, incumbent Chet Culver or the GOP challenger, who could...

The world as we know it (always a dicey proposition) will come crashing to an end in 2012, we have it on good authority. Something like a mystery planet will come hurtling out of nowhere, or a neighborhood...

More than one month ago, Gov. Chet Culver ordered a 10 percent across-the-board cut in the state budget, a percentage more than twice as large as any such cut in the state’s recorded history. The action...

Feel free to smoke up downtown — as long as it doesn’t conflict with businesses’ profit margins. If local business owners get their way, those could be the unfortunate parameters. “We’ll give...

Over the weekend, the UI Student Government served beer at an event for the first time ever. And it was in the IMU. It comes at the same time UI officials are working hard to curb students’ drinking...

Too bad Iowa’s gubernatorial race doesn’t resemble a physical one. If it did, Culver’s down-hill plunge in approval rating would seem like a relief. Culver’s approval rating, down 20 points since...