In a few short months, the students will vote for their new student body president and vice president. Almost invariably candidates propose as part of their platform an item about making Northern Iowa...
In the wake of the widely-considered surprising results of the past US elections, many have endeavored to explain what happened this cycle and why.
We wish to offer our own interpretation of the events...
Every year when November draws near, people typically ask, “What are you most thankful for?”
You stop and think. Maybe you’re thankful for your friends and family, having the ability to read or...
Donald Trump, a volatile, fear-mongering, prejudiced, self-proclaimed sexual predator, billionaire man-child is the president-elect of the United States. And people are very angry for good reason. How...
Each post-election process features “party soul-searching” for the losing side. In 2012, Republicans faced questions about the direction of their party. Prevailing opinion was that in order to have...
This election has not gone the way that many had hoped — not even the way that the majority of voters had hoped — but this is not the time for running or for violence.
Many of us have friends who...
Where do we go from here?
Sifting through the post election emotions, both positive and negative, brings out conflicting feelings. For Democrats, it is easy to react with resentment and fear. For Republicans,...
Last Tuesday night, I was privileged to watch this election cycle’s results at the PIPAC Center with the Black Hawk County Republicans. There, I witnessed in real time, and celebrated, the electoral...
It feels important to begin this letter with a confession at the risk of forfeiting my right to an opinion, at least in the eyes of many – you see, I did not vote.
When given the choice between two...
Editor's note: Kirby Davis is a current UNI student studying abroad at the University of Newcastle in Australia. She will be contributing to the Northern Iowan with her experiences on the other side of...
During the 2010-11 academic year, I was Director of Governmental Relations for the University of Northern Iowa’s (UNI) Student Government. My fellow officers and I visited the Iowa Capitol in the spring...
All-staff opinion column:
Much has been said this election about why you should not vote for [insert candidate here], and I’m sympathetic, having said much of that myself. But I wish to get away...
![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 Trumps win to blame institutions and not individuals for this result.](https://www.northerniowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/US_NEWS_TRUMP-PROTESTS_24_TB-900x583.jpg)
