It was a revelation to me when I heard Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks made a definitive statement on the House floor that COVID-19 leaked from a Wuhan lab. From what I’ve read, no one knows the genesis...

In January, questions of university email privacy came to light after more than a hundred personal emails sent by former University of Michigan president Mark Schlissel were released to the public....

Swiss Valley in Dubuque, Iowa, is one of the few spaces in the state where wildlife can live with minimal interference from humankind. A small creek cuts through a dense, hilly forest in which the...

Iowans are hardworking people who take pride in their jobs. But fewer Iowans are working today than when Gov. Kim Reynolds took office. There aren't enough workers to keep schools, hospitals, and small...

Missing from conversations about the institutional bastardization of the terms diversity, equity, and inclusion is a demand for proper categorization for Middle Eastern and North Africans living in...

I think it is safe to say that being left out of a conversation is a universal experience we all unfortunately endure. Whether it’s your friends discussing plans or your parents talking about you...

It is a safe assumption that one of the biggest stressors for college students is the dreaded week of midterms. Starting from the second week of classes, students often begin to prepare for those exams,...

In recent years, we have seen an emergence of eco-friendly consumers opting out of traditional plastic usage. Navigating through the climate crisis, people have passed up on single-use plastics such...

Every Thanksgiving, from when I was a little kid up until 2016, I used to travel from Iowa City to Chicago to visit my grandparents in the city. It was a three-and-a-half-hour trip, not including stops,...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 2.8 million infections are caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the U.S. every year. Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria...

If voters and legislators want to help build a brighter future for Iowa, they should legalize cannabis. When all sides are considered, such as economic benefits and criminal justice reform, the scale...

Due to a very bad case of homesickness, I spent most of my freshman year trying anything and everything I could find on campus to see if there was somewhere I belonged. Thanks to my Resident Assistant,...