“Probably my first football game in the stands. We were cheering, and I was like, ‘You know what, this is it.’ I was thankful to be a part of the Hawkeye Nation, especially after we did The Wave.”

So yes, Black Friday was started by retailers to boost their sales and probably their Christmas bonuses. And despite what many people have come to believe, Black Friday was not a term that originated...

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, has long been associated with a number of different ideas in the public. It serves as the busiest shopping day of the year, despite some declining turnout numbers...

“Friendsgiving to me means spending time with friends who feel like family. It’s a time I get to reconnect with friends I used to be so close to, and get closer to the immediate friends in my life...

Friendsgiving is a time for me to put in the work and whip out that turk. It gives me a chance to serve my friends a well deserved dinner while enjoying their company.”

“Friendsgiving is just a time set aside for a small friendly gathering that is used as a break from the real world, school and life just in general to just relax and have fun. It lets you destress event...

"For me, I think it’s really easy to take your friends for granted for all they do. Getting together for Friendsgiving is a time we can all put aside the distractions from school and/or work and show...

“Friendsgiving is about celebrating with the people in your life that you have chosen to surround yourself with. It’s about bringing together friends old and new, and simply giving thanks through food,...

In one of two ascensions in the Republican political leadership for Iowa Senators on Wednesday, Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was elected to become the Chairwoman of the Senate Republican Conference. She'll be the...

Why do we have Daylight Saving Time? Despite what you may erroneously believe, the origins of daylight time have nothing to do with agriculture. Although Benjamin Franklin did propose the institution...

With the recent turning back of the clocks by one hour on Nov. 4, most people in the U.S. received one more hour of sleep because of Daylight Saving Time. That’s something that’s hard for people to...

Matthew Whitaker, a University of Iowa graduate and recently-appointed acting attorney general, will appear at at the Rural and Tribal Elder Justice Summit in Des Moines on Wednesday. He will speak...