This fall, the UNI Counseling Center has officially kicked off their Let’s Talk program. Let’s Talk is a free program that provides students with easy access to informal and confidential consultations...
Before this weekend I never really made the connection that children being forced into militias was also a form of human trafficking.
The topic came up at what some might consider an unconventional scenario...
In life, we are so preoccupied with choosing the right path. There seems to be so much pressure to choose “correctly” that it becomes overwhelming for many of us. Being so young, we all have some...
Too much is made out of polls and projections regarding elections and political decisions. People see polls and statistics for what analysts believe will happen, but relying on this data can often be subversive...
If you didn’t catch it over the weekend, the release of a misogynistic recording of Donald Trump from 2005 forced the GOP to finally cut off support to him exactly one month before Election Day, according...
As a political junkie, I’m all but obligated to pay attention to the things other Americans don’t. One of these is the vice presidential debate from last Tuesday night, to which I was looking forward...
With a political atmosphere charged with negativity and flat-out falsehoods, it is hard to find anyone with a leg to stand on.
In one corner, an ego inflated with hot air arguably sporting the most talked...
As the weekend approaches, many of your fellow students will pack their duffle bags and make the trek home for the weekend. Considering UNI has the reputation of being a “suitcase school”, it is no...
For many on campus, last week’s presidential debate may have been their first, and for many others this will be their first election.
What I couldn’t shake in this debate was Trump’s claims that...
First, there is an important disclaimer for readers to consider. Yes, this is indeed an analysis of the political debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump from this past Monday. However, this is...
This semester has filled our pages here at the Northern Iowan with those of us who exercise our free speech on the subject of free speech, and it seems like the dust stirred up has begun to turn to mud...
I know — yet another op-ed about free speech. It’s gotten just a little much already. In my defense, though, I’m the NI’s resident straight, white, male, conservative columnist, how long could...
