I was born in Togo, a country in West Africa, and raised in Moline, Ill. Coming to the University of Iowa was exciting for me because I thought my days of culture shock were behind me, but I was wrong. "Diversity"...

The United States is at both an economic and cultural crossroads. The economy is still suffering from the "Great Recession" with slow economic growth and 9.1 percent unemployment. The credit...

While the Palestinian National Authority has been steadily widening political support for the upcoming U.N. vote, the international community has diverted attention from a central issue: the economic and...

I appreciate The Daily Iowan's concern about students placed in expanded housing ("UI over-housing woes absurd," Aug. 30, 2011). It's a concern I share. In order to reduce the number of students...

A few weeks ago, I submitted an opinion in response to someone who wrote about his lack of help for schizophrenia. It made me realize, even after working with the patients and gamut of brain disorders,...

When bottled water first became a product, it was originally railed against as one of the most ridiculous sales pitches ever created: How could you possibly persuade people to buy something that was already...

On Sept. 11, 2001, my roommate shook me awake to tell me a plane had flown into the World Trade Center. I got to the television in time to see the second plane hit in real time. Then the television showed...

On Thursday, members of the UI College Republicans offered their solution to job creation in the first twice-monthly exchange. Today, the University Democrats respond. The middle class is key. The best...

Beginning today, the DI will run a twice-monthly University of Iowa Democrat/Republican exchange in which both sides will answer one prompt, due to the editor on the same day. President Obama is scheduled...

As a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan reflecting on my time in service, I'm not sure why the United States continues to fight the War on Terror. The horrible terrorist acts on 9/11 were not because of...

I’ve been with KRUI for more than four years now, and I have the pleasure of serving as general manager, a position I will relinquish in a month because of increased time constraints. At KRUI, we work...

Marcellus Andrews was brutally beaten to death on Aug. 19 in Waterloo. Let this remind us of the uphill battle we still face here in Iowa. Whether you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or straight...