There is a bonding relationship between the physical copy of a book and its unexpected in-person find that the internet cannot replicate. With many local bookstores closed for in-person browsing, and...

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics network is impressive and a positive force in Iowa City and to the global community. Its health care workers deserve adequate pay to keep up with patient...

My dad was a Virginia Polytechnic Institute graduate student during the horrific shooting. Seung-Hi Cho, the student responsible for these heartbreaking murders, wrote violent assignments for English...

With everyone's eyes on the criminal justice system in the wake of Derek Chauvin’s trial, there's an important aspect that relates directly back to Iowa that we need to speak about. American prisons...

Iowa’s voter redistricting process is unique and one of the fairest in the country, but it’s about to face a new challenge. The delay in U.S. census results caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...

Nearly 172,000 migrants were stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border in March, the highest number recorded since March 2001. This record number of migrants seeking asylum into the U.S. has overwhelmed housing...

The past year has been traumatic enough for communities of color across the country. The start of Derek Chauvin’s trial at the end of March was in and of itself taxing to watch as a Black person,...

Housing in Iowa could become unaffordable in the near future unless policymakers take the necessary steps to correct the current trends. In the past four years, the median listing price in Iowa...

The University of Iowa Environmental Coalition, an ecological activist group on campus, has been advocating for the ban of pesticides since 1990. With goals to promote human and environmental health...

Turner syndrome led me to one of the most impactful experiences. Having a medical condition that media organizations often overlook or misrepresent is what inspired me to join The Daily Iowan’s Diversity,...

When people talk about party schools in the U.S., the University of Iowa is often mentioned in some of these conversations — perhaps less frequently than in years past. While the UI has fallen in...

Over the years, gun safety has been a major concern for Americans. It’s even more so for Iowans now that Gov. Kim Reynolds has rolled back requirements for obtaining a permit to purchase a handgun,...