Anti-wokeness and Iowa’s dismantling of education

May 2, 2025

Republicans have successfully captured key state judicial and legislative procedures and used them to strangle the institutions and legal precedents that stand to curtail their agenda and limit their power.

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Forever Howlong: The Windmill scene’s flagship project.

April 30, 2025

By Amman Hassan

Black Country, New Road has released their most anticipated album to date: Forever Howlong. The band’s new sound is a welcome one and cements them as the cream of the current rock crop.

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Iowa’s First of Its Kind Anti-Trans Legislation

February 25, 2025

By Amman Hassan

The Iowa State Legislature has attacked its trans residents by writing laws that attack their existence, including removing their civil rights protections. Iowans from across the state have voiced their opposition to this bill.

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Michael Knowles and a Case Study of Tolerating Intolerance

December 3, 2024

By Amman Hassan

The student group Young Americans for Freedom once again were allowed by the university to host another transphobic speaker at the Iowa Memorial Union. The lecture was met with protests outside by students and those in the Iowa City community who showed up to support trans people.

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How Nurses are Affecting the Doctor Shortage

August 11, 2024

By Amman Hassan

Across the country and in Iowa, many rural areas are experiencing a shortage in doctors. The roles of nurses and physician assistants are altering their roles to help fill in those gaps.

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Kanye’s Empty First Entry in the Vultures Series

February 19, 2024

By Amman Hassan

Kanye after coming off a very problematic year comes out with a very problematic album. Along with this, the album is completely uninspired.

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Op-Ed: We Will Not Wait For the Next School Shooting

January 24, 2024

By Amman Hassan

An op-ed written by university students from several schools across the nation, calling on politicians to enact gun control.

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Vivek Was In Iowa Again, and He Can’t Stop Lying

December 19, 2023

By Amman Hassan

Vivek Ramaswamy made a campaign tour stop in Iowa City earlier this month. Many of the things he said were lies or misinformed.

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Protesters Gather at the Old Capital in Response to the Israel Palestine Conflict

November 7, 2023

By Amman Hassan

Pro-Palestinian protesters gathering on the Pentacrest in Iowa City came out to voice their stance against Israeli bombings of Gaza. They were met with some pro-Israeli opposition.

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Frustrations of the Student Body, and Chloe Cole’s Awkward Position Among Conservatives

October 21, 2023

By Amman Hassan

Protester demonstrated outside of the Iowa Memorial Union to express their frustrations over anti-trans rhetoric being platformed by the University of Iowa, and the YAF.

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Your Arms Are My Cocoon brought the death of a rabbit tour to Iowa City (again!) – September 23, 2025

Last week, Chicago’s emo sweethearts Your Arms Are My Cocoon returned to Iowa City (again!), this time in the basement of someone’s house.

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NewDad on homesickness, fame and sacrifice in their latest album: Altar

Amidst 2025’s exciting alternative rock scene, Irish trio NewDad released their second studio album on September 19, Altar. Expanding on punk and soft rock elements from their first studio album Madra, the band also pulls from shoegaze with the explosive, distorted guitars and airy vocals that build the new record’s atmosphere.

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Law Enforcement Warns Students About Fentanyl-laced Prescription Pills.

Cartels have increasingly looked to social media to move counterfeit medications made to resemble authentic prescriptions, often laced with deadly doses of fentanyl.

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Des Moines’ plan to solve its budget crisis: gentrification

Des Moines is facing the culmination of multiple long-standing budgetary crises resulting in its present $17 million annual deficit. Without room in the general fund, transportation is facing cuts, utility rates have been hiked, and agencies reorganized…

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The Time is ‘Nowski: Hawks Fight Their Way Out Of Piscataway, 38-28

Iowa unveiled a far more dynamic offense at Rutgers, mixing creativity with big-play confidence behind Mark Gronowski’s command. The result was a 38-28 road win that felt like a turning point for the Hawkeyes’ attack.

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Alone at the Top

As the final seconds drained away at Kinnick Stadium, Kirk Ferentz was doused in orange Gatorade and handed his place in history. With win No. 206, Ferentz passed Woody Hayes to become the winningest coach in Big Ten history, his understated Midwestern legacy built less on titles than on the thousands of players who call him their coach.

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Your Arms Are My Cocoon brought the death of a rabbit tour to Iowa City (again!) – September 23, 2025

September 21, BOOTCAMP release show, “The Love” and the importance of local music scenes.

NewDad on homesickness, fame and sacrifice in their latest album: Altar

‘Bluff Street: From the Vault’ preview

Interview: Iona Zajac on The Pogues, “Bang”, and the Lash

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Amman Hassan

Law Enforcement Warns Students About Fentanyl-laced Prescription Pills.

Des Moines’ plan to solve its budget crisis: gentrification

Interview: Jackson Hoewing, new chair of University of Iowa Democrats

Anti-wokeness and Iowa’s dismantling of education

Forever Howlong: The Windmill scene’s flagship project.

Iowa’s First of Its Kind Anti-Trans Legislation

Michael Knowles and a Case Study of Tolerating Intolerance

How Nurses are Affecting the Doctor Shortage

Kanye’s Empty First Entry in the Vultures Series

Op-Ed: We Will Not Wait For the Next School Shooting

Vivek Was In Iowa Again, and He Can’t Stop Lying

Protesters Gather at the Old Capital in Response to the Israel Palestine Conflict

Frustrations of the Student Body, and Chloe Cole’s Awkward Position Among Conservatives

Your Arms Are My Cocoon brought the death of a rabbit tour to Iowa City (again!) – September 23, 2025

NewDad on homesickness, fame and sacrifice in their latest album: Altar

Law Enforcement Warns Students About Fentanyl-laced Prescription Pills.

Des Moines’ plan to solve its budget crisis: gentrification

The Time is ‘Nowski: Hawks Fight Their Way Out Of Piscataway, 38-28

Alone at the Top

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