Our campus has received a lot of talk about free speech, and what that means on a campus. This raises the question of what “free speech” is as defined by the Constitution, and what types of speech...
Have you ever walked by someone and wanted to say hi, but decided not to? I think the majority of us have been in a situation where we wanted to be friendly to the stranger walking past us, but instead...
My time at UNI started in the Fall of 2012, just after the fall of many programs on campus. Unfortunately for UNI, many of the programs cut were language programs including French, German and Russian,...
Welcome back, Panthers! We hope your first few weeks of school here have gotten off to a great start! Each month we -- the Northern Iowa Student Government -- hope to update you on some of the initiatives...
One of the most common conversations on campus this Fall has been on the upcoming election and the distaste for both main party candidates.
“Who are you voting for?”
“I don’t...
With all the recent debate on trigger warnings on college campuses, I began to really examine what it means to have free speech. The highly polarized political climate in America this season has already...
My generation—the millennials—is now as large a bloc of eligible voters as the Baby Boomers, giving us the power to demand real solutions to the most urgent problems facing our nation—but only...
By now, you’ve probably heard something or another about the “burkini” and the banning of it by European localities, especially in France. Chances are you’ve seen the viral clip of four armed French...
Labor Day: The first Monday of September and yet another holiday that has been hijacked by American nationalism and patriotic ideals.
Scrolling through my Facebook timeline on Monday irked me more...
The world is buzzing over a letter sent by University of Chicago’s Dean of Students, John Ellison, to UChicago’s incoming students, and what it might mean to universities across the country.
Ellison’s...
I know politics may seem like a joke these days because there is no shortage of comedic digs towards the floppy toupee and polyester pantsuits, but this is still a serious matter.
Election day is coming...
With the school year in full swing, I couldn’t help but think about how much I wish I was at a music festival instead.
Not everyone may share my same sentiment, but my friends and I spent most of...