The Federal Contested Election Act of 1969 is the statutory basis, designed by the Congress, to resolve election disputes like the one between Rita Hart and Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa's 2nd Congressional...
Jacob Wendell, Opinions Contributor
• January 27, 2021
Last Wednesday, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States amid unprecedented circumstances. The theme of Joe Biden’s inaugural address was unity. However, I struggle to...
Iowa lawmakers have recently pushed to bring back the death penalty, but execution has long been a problematic and cruel punishment that has no place in the Hawkeye State.
A bill introduced in the...
Ally Pronina, Opinions Columnist
• January 27, 2021
The Iowa City Community School District must accommodate Islamic holidays in order to be fair and continue their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
The Iowa City Community School District...
Have you or your friends ever gone out drinking and woke up the next morning to a half-eaten pizza you don’t remember ordering? If so, you’re not alone. As Barnet et al. found in a 2014 study,...
No matter what we look like or who we vote for, most of us believe our elected leaders have a duty to uphold our democracy and govern in our interests. Any elected official who lies to the American...
The board of directors and staff of Riverside Theatre are happy to announce that we have found a new permanent home in the historic Crescent Building on the Ped Mall of downtown Iowa City. The new...
Marijuana prohibition has been a costly failure and is ending across America because it’s caused far more harm than good.
It has broken up too many families, upended too many livelihoods, thrown...
Ally Pronina, Opinions Columnist
• January 24, 2021
The capitol rioters do not define all conservatives — and the Republican Party must unify against such acts of violence and disinformation that led to an insurrection.
The Iowa State College...
Iowa has saved nearly a billion dollars in a rainy-day fund. Yet, Iowa Republicans have continued to underfund critical services in fighting the pandemic, including Iowa’s public universities.
Look...
Nearly a year has passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the virus came fear and uncertainty because of fast-spreading misinformation.
Social media plays an intrinsic role in our...
In addition to Jan. 25 being the first day of classes for Hawkeyes this year, thousands around the world will be taking a stand to say No to the utterly devastating War on Yemen. Over 300 organizations...
