Columns
Opinion: Don’t let college pass you by
One frigid day last semester I sprinted across campus for my grade. I had forgotten my book on the day of an open book quiz, the last one of the semester, and with my A hanging in the […]
Editorial
Editorial
Opinion: Trump’s paradoxical feud with the press
I can say without reservation that not much of what came out of Donald Trump’s mouth resonated or even registered with me at the Iowa caucuses. The billionaire real estate mogul was his usual bombastic […]
Editorial
Inside Democratic strategy falls short
The nature of the Democratic process at the Iowa caucuses has historically causes presidential candidates strategize in attempts to increase their chances of victory at the event — but Iowans are used to these tricks. […]
Editorial
Columns
Columns
Opinion: You don’t need to know English to live in America
There is a total of 7,102 distinct languages spoken around the world, according to the 2015 edition of Ethnologue. English is only one of these languages, and it is no more beautiful or significant than any of those […]
Columns
From the Desk of the Editor: What will you fight for?
I had a violent confrontation with reality Monday while sitting in a classroom. Ready for another a normal 80-minute class, I instead was shaken by my professor’s casual mention that Europol suspects many migrants vanishing from European refugee shelters […]
Columns
Opinion: Truman should have democratically run residence halls
When my grandfather attended Kansas State University, he lived in a “cooperative housing” arrangement called the Scholarship House. The 45 residents rotated through various duties, such as cooking and cleaning, and had meetings where they determined the common […]
Columns
From Within the crowd: Trump Monday Morning Rally Lacks Energy
After the hype of Donald Trump events being compared to rowdy sports events that draw crowds of thousands, Monday’s rally in Waterloo, Iowa, felt more like a mandatory school assembly with lackluster attendance. It was […]
Columns
From within the crowd: Hillary Rally Brings Out Enthused, Longtime Supports, Few Millennials
So many people piled into the Hillary Clinton’s rally at the Lincoln High School Road House, the gym air was thick and stuffy. From the moment we checked in with the uptight campaign workers that almost […]
Columns
Columns
Opinion: Christie slams senate
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, one of 12 remaining Republican presidential candidates, spoke at an intimate rally at a pub last night, 24 hours before the start of the Iowa Caucus. Christie spoke of his […]