Sarah Fisher Gardial promptly walked into High Ground Cafe at 7:30 a.m. The sun was slowly rising across the lacquered veneer tables that accent the coffee shop; one of Gardial’s go-to spots for...
One University of Iowa student would've been among the 400 arrested at Causeway Bay in Hong Kong on Jan. 1 had they chosen to stay at a pro-democracy protest just 15 minutes longer.
“I feel relieved,...
A triple-major with hope for effective policy. A woman from a Republican family stepping foot on a liberal campus. A student with conservative viewpoints trying to create relationships with those who hold...
The crowds of Iowans who attend political rallies are familiar with long waits, shifting from foot to tired foot and bouncing slightly to the background music while wishing they brought a snack.
These...
In Tom Brands’ head coaching office, a photo is tacked behind the desk. In it, he is staring at a hawk perched on his arm, and the hawk is staring right back.
The toughness shown in that photo combined...
John Hands left England behind in 1881, deciding that the United States was the key to his future in the jewelry business. Like thousands of other immigrants who traveled to the U.S. during this time,...
Iowa women’s basketball head coach Lisa Bluder’s mark on the University of Iowa Athletics Department is unquestionable; the wins, trophies, and accolades that have come to the Hawkeyes are to be expected...
My father, Daniel, was having dinner at his friend Oscar’s house when Oscar’s father said, “I get along with everyone, except the Jews.”
“But Dad,” Oscar explained, “Dan is Jewish.”
“Oh...
Carrying several pounds of peanut butter, milk, and minimal produce in their oversized backpacks, a young couple walks heavily from the Food Pantry at Iowa in the Iowa Memorial Union to their home one-and-a-half...
Hanging on the wall in Laura Calderwood’s bedroom is a self-portrait her daughter, Mollie Tibbetts, drew when she was 5.
The picture is large, and Mollie’s crayon-drawn face dominates the tan paper....
