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Northern Iowan

Steve Corbin, UNI professor emeritus of marketing, urges readers to elect leaders of all parties who will put the people before the party and protect freedom.

America’s global leadership is threatened

Letter to the Editor Oct 1, 2018

Editors Note: This letter to the editor was submitted by Steve Corbin, UNI professor emeritus of marketing. Of the 195 countries the United States interacts with, three countries are not fazed by President...

Opinion columnist Brenna Wolfe discusses the importance of voting in local elections and the impact it has on students, as well as UNI as a whole.

Votes in local elections matter

BRENNA WOLFE, Opinion Columnist Sep 27, 2018

Voting matters at UNI. Not only is voting easy to do on our campus, but it is also really important. You are spending 4 plus years of your life in Cedar Falls, and therefore, local politics affects you!...

LTE: Delay drives Kavanaugh accusation

Letter to the Editor Sep 27, 2018

Editors Note: This letter to the editor was submitted by Lucas Boyer, Young Americans for Freedom chairman. It is in response to a column titled “Kavanaugh hearing must be postponed,” which ran in...

Opinion columnist Sam King discusses the benefits of Spotifys new program that allows free uploading of music for independent artists.

Spotify supporting indie artists

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist Sep 24, 2018

Let’s talk about some good news in the media world. Spotify, everyone’s favorite music app, has rolled out a new beta program that will now allow independent artists to directly upload their music...

Opinion columnist Alvin Kong, who is writing from abroad in Hull, England, discusses important tips he learned from traveling to his study abroad location.

Tips to remember while packing for study abroad

ALVIN KONG, Opinion Columnist Sep 24, 2018

Studying abroad is a big decision that introduces you to many new experiences and cultures. An important thing you can do beforehand to prepare for your experience is to know what to bring with you on...

Opinion columnist Jack Ave discusses the recent sexual assault allegation toward Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Senate must postpone hearing

JACK AVE, Opinion Columnist Sep 20, 2018

Content Warning: description of sexual assault, rape culture "But fortunately, we had a good saying that we've held firm to this day... which is: What happens at Georgetown Prep, stays at Georgetown Prep....

Opinion columnist Albie Nicol writes about the similarities between politics and sports and how he views both sides can be divisive.

Between sports and politics, we are all one

ALBIE NICOL, Opinion Columnist Sep 20, 2018

Scrolling through social media the past couple days has made me realize the true nature of sports: competition and division. I know- you’re probably all thinking, “Duh, that’s kind of the objective...

Opinion columnist Sam King writes about the recent EU Articles 11 and 13 and the impact they would have on the United States in addition to Europe.

EU articles harm free speech

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist Sep 17, 2018

While I’m happy to see some of the social media drama over Twitter dying down, there’s now an equally bad issue affecting the internet this week. It seems like we have traded one problem for another. ...

Is your phone your life support?

ADRIANA MIENE, Opinion Columnist Sep 17, 2018

Take a look around. How many people do you see looking at their phones? If you’re somewhere that I like to call “a place of waiting,” such as a doctor’s office, airport or the DMV, then chances...

Opinion columnist Brenna Wolfe reacts to the Sept. 8 Serena Williams coaching accusations and what it means in terms of the larger picture.

William’s fights for social justice

BRENNA WOLFE, Opinion Columnist Sep 13, 2018

Serena Williams is the greatest tennis player alive. She is currently making headlines for arguing with an umpire. Most people don’t follow tennis, which makes this incident look like just another athlete...

President Trump with his executive order to withdraw from the Trans Pacific Partnership on Jan. 23, 2017.

Trump’s trade policy is harmful to the U.S.

Letter to the Editor Sep 13, 2018

Editor's Note: This Letter to the Editor was submitted by Steve Corbin, UNI professor emeritus of marketing. Most Americans are life-long learners and will change their mind when facts become known. ...

Opinion columnist Sam King writes about the controversy surrounding shadowbans and censoring users on social media.

Alex Jones ban a good thing

SAM KING, Opinion Columnist Sep 10, 2018

If you’ve been looking at any news outlet lately, you’ve probably seen a few articles about how the Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, went before Congress to discuss online election meddling as well as some...

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