Opinion

Caucus underwhelms first-timer

Caucus underwhelms first-timer

February 24, 2016 at 10:46 am 0 comments

The usual cacophony of hungry teenagers talking over each other, trying to squeeze a full day’s events into their 30-minute lunch break was gone. Replacing it was the calm rumble of politically-inclined, aging middle-class voters. Scanning the room, I looked for familiar faces, but I only recognized a few people.Read More

The Fear of Failure

February 17, 2016 at 12:02 pm 0 comments

How many of us can admit we live with some type of fear, be it completely irrational or somewhat justifiable? Most people know exactly what they fear in this life and can spot it from a mile away. Typically, fears are tangible objects or ideas. Take the phobia of heightsRead More

Live from Des Moines, it's the second Democratic Debate

Live from Des Moines, it’s the second Democratic Debate

December 2, 2015 at 12:35 pm 0 comments

Many historical events have taken place at Drake University. They include the annual Drake Relays, which launched the careers of many famous runners, and the campus paper starting the infamous “Paul is Dead” hoax. Drake recently added a new accomplishment to their roster: the site of the second Democratic DebateRead More

Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2

Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2

December 2, 2015 at 12:28 pm 0 comments

One of the most anticipated films of this fall has been “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2,” the final installment of “The Hunger Games” film series. The film, which stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen starts where the last film left off with Katniss waking up in the infirmary ofRead More

Syria: A mile in their shoes

Syria: A mile in their shoes

December 2, 2015 at 12:21 pm 0 comments

Imagine if the KKK gained members and military strength. Now imagine that very same group went town to town and killed anyone that opposed them. You see them going door-to-door and continuously killing people. You go to the same church as your neighbors but they just killed him saying “theseRead More

Being transgender isn’t pleasant anywhere, but it may be better in Iowa

December 2, 2015 at 12:11 pm 0 comments

Written by guest writer Dylan Nikkel Seriously, what’s not to love about Keeping Up with the Kardashians? Since I was eleven, I’ve been infatuated by the documentation of the Kardashian-Jenner family. As a devout Kardashian follower, I was promptly forced to educate myself on the concept of transgenderism when patriarchRead More

Letter to the editor

December 2, 2015 at 11:24 am 0 comments

Dear Chronicle, I’m writing this email in hopes of combating some of the under-researched misinformation in the article on e-cigarettes. Firstly, It is overwhelmingly clear that the author was approaching this “story” from an editorial standpoint; what with her overt generalization of a non-smoker’s reaction to someone smelling like smoke: “They are the friend withRead More

To Beard or Not to Beard

To Beard or Not to Beard

November 12, 2015 at 10:28 am 0 comments

The phenomenon known today as “No Shave November” started out as a way of spreading awareness for cancers that specifically are in men, such as prostate and testicular cancer. I wear a beard all year long; it’s part of who I am at this point. I’ve had my beard moreRead More