My parents didn’t go to college, but they lived a middle-class life in southwestern Iowa, where they raised my brother, sister, and me. But by the time I graduated high school, the middle-class was...

College students pay an arm and a leg for education at a university level, but what are they really paying for? As Iowa’s lawmakers debate whether to raise the tuition for universities in Iowa, Germany...

Growing up, I had constructed the idea that “being a feminist” was something a woman shouldn’t be. It was taboo, considering all feminists were bra-burning radicals who felt that they...

As the race for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District grows closer, it has become increasingly clear to the Daily Iowan Editorial Board that one candidate stands above the other. The incumbent and Democratic...

The Iowa women’s tennis team finished its fall schedule at the Drake Jamboree this past weekend. The Hawkeyes had a great deal of success, finishing with a resounding 26-6 record overall while going...

The Iowa volleyball team traveled to Minnesota this past weekend for a match with the Golden Gophers. Iowa dropped the match in straight sets, falling to 9-12 overall, 1-9 in the Big Ten. After the Hawkeyes...

The Iowa Hawkeyes will play their final tournament of the autumn today and Tuesday in Dallas. Last year, the team finished tied for sixth with a score of 1,058. Steven Ihm was the low Hawkeye, finishing...

In a weekend that was crucial to the Hawkeyes’ chances of getting into the Big Ten Tournament, they responded. The first game of the weekend, a 2-1 victory over Ohio State on Oct. 24 was a good...

So here we are. Iowa is seven games into the season, with five more games to go. The Hawkeyes sit with a 5-2 record. This week, Iowa prepares for Northwestern, which has a 3-4 record, and like Iowa, is...

The Big Ten West Division is wide open after another weekend of football. Things change pretty fast in college football. Very fast, actually, so it’s important to know that everything I’m...

One of the captains on the Hawkeye soccer team and a key defender on its vaunted defense, Melanie Pickert has this practice off, resting and preparing for the rigors of the weekend ahead. Normally, the...

With its latest statement win over Penn State on Oct. 25, the Iowa field-hockey team has just one game left before it embarks on another run at the Big Ten Tournament championship in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...