Humans have a long history of rejecting one another. In Nathaniel Hawthorn’s “The Scarlet Letter,” Hester Prynne is deemed an outcast and subjected to public ridicule for committing adultery. For...
As rowdy rioters outside the Capitol building on January 6 turned into a violent mob that overran security forces and forced elected officials into hiding, the nation was gripped by many questions. They...
Spanish. Hispanic. Latino. Latina. Latinx.
These words are labels. But what do these labels mean? What’s the difference? Can’t I use them interchangeably? Why is this important?
I was hesitant...
“We made a total mess. We threw flour at each other, but it just felt perfect. It felt like home,” said Emily Andrews, a junior at Grand View University.
Andrews was referencing the first time...
Go to the Des Moines Social Club’s website, and you will find the following note: “For more than 10 years the Des Moines Social Club has served this community’s growing, artistic community. Our...
A study of 51 Grand View University students found that 31.4 percent of respondents have experienced food insecurity at some point in their life. In 2019, one in eight Iowans are food insecure. Food insecurity...
