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The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

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Iowa U.S. Senate Race

Jesse Hausknecht-Brown, Feature Editor May 18, 2020

On June 2, 2020, Iowans will be able to head to the polls to vote in the primaries of the United States Senate election for the Iowa seat currently held by Joni Ernst (R), who was first elected in 2014. There...

Why voting for Joe Biden in the general election is essential for democrats to beat Donald Trump

Democrats: Now You Have to Vote for Joe Biden

Jesse Hausknecht-Brown, Feature Editor May 17, 2020

Not long ago, the world watched as 12 Democratic presidential candidates gathered in Westerville, Ohio for the largest ever democratic debate. Now democrats are left with one candidate, the safe choice,...

Researchers at Harvard found that voters view power-seeking women as angry, aggressive and unlikeable, while power-seeking men were strong, stoic, and capable.

Electability and Sexism

Jesse Hausknecht-Brown, Features Editor February 26, 2020

In the 2020 presidential election cycle, American voters have seen a more diverse field of candidates than ever before. Multiple women, people of color, people from different religious backgrounds, and...

Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at a town hall at the IMU on December 2

Elizabeth Warren Spreads her Message of “Big, Structural Change” in Iowa City

Jesse Hausknecht-Brown, Features Editor December 3, 2019

A crowd of cheering people raised their liberty-green “Dream Big, Fight Hard” signs in the air as Senator Elizabeth Warren walked out on the makeshift stage at her town hall in the Iowa Memorial Union....

California Senator Kamala Harris, South Bend In. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

One Year Out

Jesse Hausknecht-Brown, Features Editor November 14, 2019

13,000 color-coordinated supporters cheered loudly as their candidates walked out to blaring music on a stage surrounded by fog machines. The Liberty and Justice Celebration in Des Moines on Friday, November...

Congressman Loebsack Visits iJAG Class

Congressman Loebsack Visits iJAG Class

Mariam Keita, Reporter September 6, 2019

On Wednesday morning, in a small rectangular room in an often forgotten hallway of City High, an Iowa congressman spoke to a roomful of iJAG students. While there, Congressman David Loebsack answered...

Medical Amnesty Bill Passes Through Judiciary Committee

Medical Amnesty Bill Passes Through Judiciary Committee

Esti Brady, Opinion Editor May 31, 2019

The act of consuming alcohol can be dangerous at any age, but when this act is illegal and must be kept under wraps, the possibilities of things going awry skyrocket. “Even though high school students...

What Senator Warren Got Wrong

What Senator Warren Got Wrong

Mariam Keita November 30, 2018

Earlier this week, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, publicly released results from a DNA analysis in the form of a video. This act, seemingly in response to prodding from President Trump questioning...

After The Election

After The Election

Mariam Keita and Danielle Tang February 9, 2017

The day after the election, English teacher Mandy Sotillo got online and searched for ways to address all of her students about the results. “In previous elections, I had an easier time remaining...

Politikid Podcast brings LH reporters voice on current political issues.

Politikid: Planned Parenthood

Innes Hicsasmaz, Ellis Fontana, and Sophia Schlesinger October 15, 2015

https://soundcloud.com/thelittlehawk/politikid Little Hawk editors Ellis Fontana, Sophia Schlesinger, and Innes Hicsasmaz discuss the pressing issue of funding for Planned Parenthood, as it has been...

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