It's almost time for Iowa to become relevant again. With the Iowa primaries just around the corner, campaigns are ramping up their advertising and trying to sell people on their platforms. Pete Buttigieg...
President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike on Jan. 3 to assassinate Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. This, like many major news events these days, resulted in a lot of internet chatter. Included in...
A new generational war has broken out, and words are the weapon of choice. Two little words in particular have sparked fury in the middle-aged and plastered smug grins on the faces of teenagers and twenty-somethings...
Unpopular opinions are becoming, ironically, more popular, so here’s mine: the current gun control conversations are not being conducted correctly. Political officials, though they do have expertise,...
Volunteering for this, volunteering for that, blah blah blah. Volunteering never really made sense to me. Why would I be wasting my time doing something that didn’t necessarily benefit me? I could be...
Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor
• November 15, 2019
Nov. 14 was National Diabetes Day. For those who don’t know what diabetes is, let me explain. There are two types. Type 1 is insulin-dependent, this means that your pancreas stops making insulin. Type...
Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
• November 12, 2019
When Greta Thunberg came to Iowa City on Oct. 4, one of the subjects she spoke about was the University of Iowa’s coal power plant. She challenged the University to stop using coal power and to begin...
Imagine you wake up in the morning and open your Instagram, Youtube, or Twitter feed to see your name trending across all platforms, thousands of people calling you out, tagging you in harsh comments....
Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief
• October 28, 2019
“I can’t focus on what my teacher is saying because I’m thinking about school shootings.”
This was a statement made by a friend during a conversation about school security. As we continued to...
While confined in the windowless prison that is Northwest Junior High, I set goals for my high school career. Ms. Ellis, the health teacher, had asked us to make a goal card that presumably we would keep...
Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
• October 17, 2019
Samuel Little is the worst serial killer in American history. According to the FBI he murdered at least 61 people and possibly up to 93. Samuel Little is not an evil genius. His highest level of education...
When one pictures everyday life at an American public high school, quintessential trends of adolescence come to mind. One may reminisce on the unique fashion from the past or the academic-related stress...
