A brightly colored shirt shifted in the breeze on the Pentacrest, its message loud and clear. It read: “Domestic Violence, 1 in 4 … It affects us all.” Other bright short sleeves with similar...
As an offensive tackle from Iowa, Andrew Donnal was always going to get a look from NFL scouts.
After all, Iowa is known as something akin to an offensive-line factory, and many of those products get...
CEDAR RAPIDS — In an effort to raise awareness about the tragedy that has struck Nepal, community members gathered for a candlelight vigil Tuesday in Cedar Rapids.
Binod Sharma, a Nepal native who has...
By Ben Marks
On a podium in Lignano, Italy, surrounded by her team and a cheering crowd, Whittney Seckar-Anderson finally held the gold trophy she and her team had worked so hard for.
The group competed...
By Conor McBrien
Comedy can be tough.
It forces performers to be creatures of the night. They work in spotlights in the center of dim rooms. Their habitats are basements, bars, and theaters But this artform...
By Devyn Young
At the beginning of the show, there are three pieces onstage: a chimney, a fireplace, and the outside of the cottage, a black curtain serving as a backdrop. The narrator, a man dressed entirely...
Giving is a surprisingly complex notion. Why we give is the subject of numerous Ph.D. dissertations in psychology and the social sciences. Certainly one reason we give is because it feels good. It is also...
My parents met at the University of Iowa, just as my wife, Nancy, and I did — and they were the first people who taught me about the value of private philanthropy to the university.
When they reached...
Last week, two gay hotel owners hosted a dinner with presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Following the New York Times story about the dinner, a Facebook group was organized with the name “Boycott...
The city of Baltimore entered a state of emergency after violence broke out in the streets on Monday afternoon. The situation is so severe that 500 National Guard troops joined the Baltimore police, with...
DES MOINES — The Drake Relays were supposed to be the place where a shaky men’s 4x100 relay ream would to figure things out.
The Hawkeyes did not, however, as junior Vinnie Saucer, sophomore Aaron...
At first glace, the Iowa track and field relay teams look as though they will be ready for the Big Ten Championships, which are less than three weeks away — set to take place in East Lansing, Michigan,...
