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...

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...

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,...

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...