Elite universities across the country are transitioning from test optional applications to what they’re calling ‘test flexible,’ a format that will accept scores from a wide variety of tests.
With...
Menopause is a natural biological process marking the end of a woman's reproductive years, typically occurring in her late 40s or early 50s. Despite its universality, menopause remains shrouded in stigma...
In 2023, the United States fell from 15th to 23rd place out of 143 countries in the World Happiness Report. Surprisingly, Israel, the country facing a war, ranks 5th on this list.
The mental health...
Spencer Johnson, Sports Editor, Student Life Editor
• April 4, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration announced on March 21 its plan to approve $5.8 billion dollars worth of student loan relief, pardoning approximately 77,700 Americans from completing these payments.
The...
The city of Osceola, Iowa, only 50 minutes from the capital Des Moines, is grappling with the rapid impacts of a drought crisis.
The city's water supply has been a topic of concern for years because it...
Every parent wants to protect their kids from danger. In school, it’s at the root of every book challenge and curriculum complaint.
But soon, something far more dangerous than a copy of "To Kill a...
As many college students went home over the holidays and began the process of completing the FAFSA, families were shocked to see a significant increase in the tuition they were expected to pay.
Free...
Iowa’s human growth and development classes will now be requiring all students to watch a computer-generated video regarding abortion.
‘Baby Olivia’ is an animated fetus that will be shown growing...
Some 55 years after Tinker v. Des Moines guaranteed students their First Amendment rights in public schools, many teachers and students are concerned that history is repeating itself in Iowa.
Senate...
Iowa governor Kim Reynolds proposed a bill in early January that would entirely reconstruct the state’s Area Education Agency (AEA) system, limiting the organizations’ services and granting increased...
When people are presented with controversial opinions they disagree with, it would naturally make sense to contest those ideas with facts and logic to make a reasonable discourse.
However, some have...
Windows 10 has been on the market since 2015, and was touted as “the last ever version of Windows.” The goal of Windows 10 was to receive updates throughout the years and add new features. However,...
