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The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan
All content by ABBI COBB
Opinion columnist Abbi Cobb reflects on her time at the Northern Iowan, dating back to her first story involving Miriam Brysk, a Holocaust survivor.

Cobb reflects on time at UNI

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Apr 23, 2018
Opinion columnist Abbi Cobb discusses the issue of police violence against black Americans and the disproportionately low incarceration numbers for police officers involved in related shootings.

Police rarely punished for shooting black civilians

ABBI COBB, Opinon Columnist
Apr 2, 2018
Opinion columnist Abbi Cobb discusses the harmful stereotype "welfare queen," which was first coined by President Ronald Reagan.

Understanding public aid recipents

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Feb 12, 2018
Opinion columnist Abbi Cobb criticizes spanking as a cruel and ineffective form of discipline for children.

Spanking is traumatic and ineffective

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Jan 29, 2018
Opinion columnist Abbi Cobb recaps Tuesday’s state and local election results, which saw many Democratic candidates come out on top in elections at every level across the country. Pictured above is Melvin Carter, who became the first black mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota on Tuesday.

Election results restore hope

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Nov 9, 2017
Opinion columnist Abbi Cobb takes a look at the validity of some notable breast cancer campaigns, such as the NFL's annual awareness effort.

Breast cancer campaigns do little to help cause

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Oct 23, 2017
In response to the deadly shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday, opinion columnist Abbi Cobb calls for America to take a deeper look at the causes of mass murder.

Taking a closer look at mass murder

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Oct 5, 2017
Opinion columnist Abbi Cobb urges legislators to challenge multibillion dollar increases in military spending.

Military spending overshadows education

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Sep 21, 2017
Opinion columnist Abbi Cobb argues that celebrating the perceived progress made since the days of segregation and the height of the Civil Rights movement distracts from the work that still remains to be done.

Much work remains for racial equality

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Sep 11, 2017
Opinion columnist Abbi Cobb examines the increasingly common trend of child deaths by vehicular hyperthermia.

Empathy, not blame needed

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Aug 28, 2017
All-staff opinion column

All-staff opinion column

ABBI COBB, JOSHUA DAUSENER, and KYLE DAY
Apr 27, 2017
The United States dropped the most powerful conventional bomb in the American arsenal on April 13 according to the New York Times. The strike was the first combat use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB). The MOAB is also commonly referred to as the "mother of all bombs."

Obama, Trump have ‘desensitized’ us to military violence

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Apr 17, 2017
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) cites a study by Lisa Fedina, Jennifer Lynne Holmes and Bethany Backes using this definition of sexual assault. The full study, "How Prevalent Is Campus Sexual Assault in the United States?" was published in 2016.

‘Bad studies’ column misguided ‘mansplaining’

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Apr 6, 2017
All-staff opinion column: What's the role of the press and campus newspaper?

All-staff opinion column: What’s the role of the press and campus newspaper?

KYLE DAY, ABBI COBB, ANDREW HEPPEARD, and JOSHUA DAUSENER
Mar 9, 2017
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed into law a bill that would limit public-sector union negotiations to base wages only. This rewrites the previous bill that had been in place for more than 40 years. Previously, unions had negotiated benefits such as health care and working conditions.

Columnists address unions

KYLE DAY and ABBI COBB
Mar 2, 2017
Protesters demonstrate in Women's March in Washington D.C. Saturday.

D.C. Women’s March demonstrates unity

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Jan 23, 2017
Hundreds march through downtown Chicago Nov. 12 in protest of the presidential election of Donald Trump. One sign reads "FIGHT THE SYSTEM NOT EACH OTHER [sic]." Columnist Cobb urges those unhappy with Trump's win to blame institutions and not individuals for this result.

Individuals not to blame for Trump

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Nov 14, 2016

Columnists address voting in the 2016 election

KYLE DAY, ABBI COBB, and LEZIGA BARIKOR
Nov 7, 2016
One of the largest prison strikes in US history is underway, with 24,000 inmates refusing to work, going on hunger strikes and occupying certain areas of facilities. Cobb takes issue with the "media blackout" on these events.

‘Modern-day slavery’ and media blackout

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Oct 27, 2016
Columnist Cobb discusses reports that show multiple suits filed against Donald Trump accusing him of sexual assault in the past. One alleged incident, involving a 13-year-old girl at a party, is moving forward after having been denied three times. A federal judge recently ordered that the case move forward.

Trump’s lewd comments follow from past predation

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Oct 10, 2016
The first 2016 Presidential debate Monday, Sept. 26 drew the highest television ratings in history

Columnist respond to Presidential debate

KYLE DAY, ABBI COBB, NICOLE BAXTER, ANDREW HEPPEARD, and LEZIGA BARIKOR
Oct 3, 2016
As of Sept. 14, the deficit between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton has narrowed, according to a national poll. Columnist Cobb advocates voting with an eye to campaign finance reform.

Vote for campaign finance reform

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Sep 22, 2016
Labor Day isn't Veteran Appreciation Day

Labor Day isn’t Veteran Appreciation Day

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Sep 8, 2016
Cobb says a study released April 10 by the Journal of the American Medical Association confirms what was already known - economic inequality is dangerous

Income inequality shortens lifespans

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Apr 14, 2016
Time to think critically about ag industry

Time to think critically about ag industry

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Mar 31, 2016
Columnist ponders the implications of fundraising by young students, especially those who come from poor families

What do we teach our kids when they fundraise for their school?

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Feb 29, 2016
What does Sanders' NH primary victory tell us?

What does Sanders’ NH primary victory tell us?

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Feb 11, 2016

Hyper-masculinity kills

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Jan 28, 2016
Protesters gather outside of Donald Trump's rally at UNI on Tuesday in what they dubbed the "Dump on Trump"

Five irrelevant issues in Donald Trump’s speech

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Jan 14, 2016

“Curse” plagues child of UNI professor

ABBI COBB, Staff Writer
Nov 16, 2015
My cousin in a murderer, and he's a person, too

My cousin in a murderer, and he’s a person, too

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Nov 12, 2015
'Meninism': latest scourge of ignorance

‘Meninism’: latest scourge of ignorance

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Oct 22, 2015

From law enforcement to incarceration

ABBI COBB, Staff Writer
Oct 19, 2015

Columnist misses the mark on tuition ‘truth’

ABBI COBB, Columnist
Oct 12, 2015
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump stops to give an autograph after speaking to supporters aboard the USS Iowa battleship in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Why is Donald Trump ‘inconvenienced’ by political correctness?

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Sep 28, 2015
"A pollinator is any animal that helps a plant reproduce by moving its pollen from one plant to another,î says Matthew Shepherd, spokesman for The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation in Portland, Ore. ìBees are the most important group of pollinators in North America, but it also extends to flies that pollinate, moths, butterflies. Broaden it beyond insects and youíll find some species of bats that pollinate." (Scott Strazzante/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Bat crazy: an unexpected roommate

ABBI COBB, Opinion Columnist
Sep 3, 2015
Making that Major Decision

Making that Major Decision

Abbi Cobb, Opinion Writer
Aug 27, 2015
Burqa Bans

Burqa Bans

ABBI COBB
Apr 30, 2015

Remembering the Holocaust

ABBI COBB
Apr 23, 2015

Companionship for the elderly

ABBI COBB
Apr 16, 2015

Personal stories expose truth at Queer Monologues

ABBI COBB
Apr 9, 2015
SigEp see-SAAWs against assault

SigEp see-SAAWs against assault

ABBI COBB
Apr 2, 2015
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