As the Iowa legislature’s second funnel deadline loomed, multiple higher education bills were passed out of the Senate Education committee, including HF 401, HF 295 and HF 856. These bills have all been...
As a Political Science professor, my classes often touch on current events. I lean into controversial topics by providing my professional, fact-based perspectives. Last week, I mentioned Rumeysa Ozturk,...
Steve Corbin, Professor Emeritus of Marketing
• Mar 11, 2025
Only an insecure person would send letters to high schools, colleges and SAT College Board personnel threatening them with legal action if they released their academic records. It’s sad that a 78 year...
This weekend, the Love is Blind season eight reunion aired on Netflix to cap off one of the most criticized seasons in Love is Blind history. As the show celebrated five years with a countdown of the show’s...
**Editors Note: Add "nonbinary, and intersex" before "existence," on print, it says "nonbinary, intersex and transgender women to stay in men's prisons and detention centers."
It has been 43 days since...
Last week, the Northern Iowan published an article detailing House Study Bill 63 and how it could potentially affect UNIFI, UNI’s new general education program.
This bill (now House File 401) was...
As a journalist, there is nothing more important than the first amendment. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging...
Hugo Balta, executive editor of The Fulcrum, whose social media platform exhibits highly factual and credible ratings from Media Bias/Fact Check, wrote in his Jan. 25 op-ed “now is the time to advance...
“What’s the difference between equity and equality?”
This question has been posed by many, especially with the recent uptick in conversations regarding DEI. The definition of equity is often...
Disclaimer: The following opinion article contains spoilers for “Sex and the City” past season one.
As “Sex and the City” makes a resurgence in the pop culture zeitgeist, so does the conversation...
10,000.
That’s the number of doors Senator Eric Giddens and his team knocked on over the course of 18 months. After six legislative sessions, Giddens wants to return to the Iowa Senate floor to represent...
This past Sunday, I was given the opportunity to have a sit-down interview with State Senate candidate Dave Sires in his Cedar Falls home. Having never spoken to Sires on the phone, despite a few brief...
