There seems to be an unsettling number of confounding truths at work when it comes to higher education in America. It's a trying time to be a student. Amid the chaos of a depressed economy, certain...

[(Time required for college kids to vote) + (super busy college schedules)] x (any amount of apathy)2 = Probably not a lot of student-votes for student-candidate for City Council Raj Patel. Guess which...

Yes One year after Iowa City upheld its decision to keep its bar-entry age at 21, the University of Iowa is deep in the midst of a change in reputation. In terms of the national perspective, however,...

The Iowa wrestling team has announced the starting times for this week's wrestle-offs. The intrasquad competition, which helps determine the team's starting lineup to open the season, will begin at...

Iowa golfer Chris Brant has been invited to play in the Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic in El Paso, Texas, on Nov. 20-22, according to a release. The Titleist Long Drive Contest and...

Iowa swimmers Becky Stoughton and Paul Gordon were named the Division-I National Swimmers of the Week by collegeswimming.com, according to a release. Stoughton set pool records in all three of her...

The Iowa field-hockey team (15-4) received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, and it will take on No. 4 Maryland (15-4) in College Park, Md., in the first round on Saturday. The game's time has...

Iowa volleyball head coach Sharon Dingman paused the bustle of a scrimmage-style drill in practice Tuesday to address the team. She reminded the Hawkeyes that Purdue's powerful outside hitter, Ariel...

First it was the linebackers. Now, the defensive line appears under siege. Just when Iowa's D-line appeared to return to full strength — tackle Tom Nardo returned Nov. 5 against Michigan after missing...

Head coaches from around the Big Ten reacted to the sex-abuse scandal surrounding the Penn State football program during the conference's weekly teleconference on Tuesday. The coaches all declined to...

Kirk Ferentz was terse on Tuesday when asked about Joe Paterno and the recent events at Penn State. The Iowa coach instead chose to steer the conversation back toward his team's game Saturday against...

Iowa City police charged a local man Nov. 3 with unlawful use of a credit card after he allegedly stole a purse and tried to purchase an iPad with one of the credit cards inside. The police received...