The one year anniversary of last summer’s flood is upon us. These 12 months have tested the resolve and the will of our campus and community like nothing we could have expected. Twenty of our buildings...

It being summer, I’ve once again traded mind-numbingly pointless homework for soul-crushingly repetitive work. This forces me to spend less time guiltily tabbing through Wikipedia entries that are at...

In the wake of final exams, papers, portfolios and the reading, studying, and memorizing sessions crammed in between them, many students at the UI are collapsing with exhaustion. But, quite commonly, the...

“I’ll take a coffee and a paper.” And so it goes — the age-old of tradition of breakfast and news. For some, those were the first words spoken in the morning. But then, the Internet came along,...

Leaders from the pantheon of America’s health-care industry sent President Obama a two-page letter Monday, pledging a series of reforms to reduce America’s health-care costs by — insert raised pinky...

What if there were a way to get around Iowa City without having to wage battle with thousands of vehicles all vying for the one spot? What if the UI decided to follow through on its promise to improve...

“You’re graduating? Congratulations!” Ouch — hey, what’d I do to you? “So what’re you doing afterwards?” Jesus, that one was below the belt. Wouldja lay off already? “Got a job lined...

At the heart of the tenant-landlord relationship is trust. Though money may seem a substitute for trust, it often does little to calm fears from both the tenant and landlord have that the other party...

Hello again, and welcome back for the second (and final) installment of “The Best of The Essential Mighty Shop,” a collection of tales plucked from the depths of the L&M Mighty Shop log books....

If the Republican Party thinks it has problems now, just wait. The party’s incredibly poor performance among young voters in the 2008 election raises questions about the long-term competitiveness of...

The U.S. economy dropped another 539,000 jobs in April, according to various reports — which I realize is not the news that those of you about to embark on what we euphemistically call “the real world”...

Some topics get saved for big moments, such as commencement addresses, “last lectures,” and retirement parties. But others need to be spoken within the daily give and take. Being direct has its place....