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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Yes

Naomi Rivera Morales, Opinions Columnist March 28, 2023

Debt accrued from student loans should be forgiven. Student debt has been a large burden for many people. According to the Federal Student Aid website, student loan forgiveness would mean that...

No

Shahab Khan, Opinions Columnist March 28, 2023

A blanket cancellation on student loans is a poor policy that will exacerbate inflation in the short run. It also mostly benefits a select number of high-income earners. If the federal government...

Opinion | E-waste is a bigger problem than you may think

Opinion | E-waste is a bigger problem than you may think

Katie Perkins, Opinions Columnist March 28, 2023

The landfills piled with unwanted junk illustrated in the movie WALL-E are not far off from what our future could look like. There are plenty of places that resemble these junkyards today, as the...

Iowa delegates navigate mixed-control in Congress

Iowa delegates navigate mixed-control in Congress

Lauren White, Politics Reporter March 28, 2023

WASHINGTON  — Despite increases in perceived political polarization across the country, Iowa’s six Congressional delegates are forced to engage in bipartisanship to pass legislation and navigate...

The U.S. Capitol is seen on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.

Iowa lawmakers drive parental rights debate on national stage

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 28, 2023

WASHINGTON — Iowa lawmakers are leading the push for parental rights on a statewide and national level following the passage of the “Parents Bill of Rights Act” last week. The U.S. House...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks with "The Daily Iowan" in his office in the Hart building in Washington D.C. The DI sat down with Grassley to discuss recent state and local legislation.

Iowa senators attribute Silicon Valley Bank’s failure to bank, regulator mismanagement

Hannah Pinski, Executive Editor March 28, 2023

WASHINGTON  — Iowa’s senators don’t believe Congress needs to strengthen bank regulations following the fallout of the Silicon Valley Bank — at least for right now. Sen. Chuck Grassley,...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark hypes up the crowd during the 2023 NCAA Second Round women’s basketball game between No. 2 Iowa and No. 10 Georgia at a sold-out Carver Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, March 19, 2022. The Hawkeyes defeated the Lady Bulldogs, 74-66.

Hawkeye fans nationwide excited to see Iowa women’s basketball team in the Final Four

Colin Votzmeyer, Sports Reporter March 28, 2023

Hawkeye fans are excited to see the Iowa women’s basketball team compete in the NCAA Tournament Final Four on Friday, declaring the steep ticket prices worth the cost. Second-seeded Iowa...

Iowa’s Necole Tunsil (left) and Tia Jackson (right) compete in the 1993 NCAA Tournament Final Four women’s basketball game between Iowa and Ohio State in Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday, April 3, 1993. The Buckeyes defeated the Hawkeyes, 73-72, in overtime. Ohio State lost to Texas Tech in the finals, 84-82.

Iowa women’s basketball’s 1993 Final Four squad has high hopes for 2023 team

Kenna Roering, Sports Reporter March 28, 2023

Members of the Iowa women’s basketball 1993 Final Four squad still keep in touch. When this year’s Hawkeyes prevailed over the Louisville Cardinals, 97-83, in the Elite Eight of the NCAA...

February 10, 2019; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Wayne Shorter accepts the award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for Emanon by The Wayne Shorter Quartet at the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Calif. Mandatory

‘Children of the Light Trio’ set to play Hancher in commemorative performance

Grace Westergaard, Arts Reporter March 28, 2023

An evening of extraordinary jazz music awaits all those who will attend the Children of the Light trio — previously known as the “Wayne Shorter Quartet” — performance on Thursday at Hancher...

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Student Spotlight: MFA student converses with former self to reflects on growth as an artist

Emma Gaughan, Arts Reporter March 28, 2023

When Barry Phipps started working toward his Master of Fine Arts in photography at the University of Iowa, he decided to pick up right where he left off after he graduated with his bachelor’s in...

Winterland performs at the Summer of the Arts in the Spring event at the Englert Theater on Sunday, March 26 2023.

Summer of the Arts in the Spring at the Englert raises the roof for arts community funding

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter March 28, 2023

From the Old West to underground bars to summer road trips, Iowa City’s local bands took audiences on an eclectic trip through time and sound in a show of support for Summer of the Arts. The...

Photo contributed by Christopher Harris

Afro-Brazilian film to take center stage in ‘Frequências,’ 2023 Obermann Humanities Symposium

Emma Gaughan, Arts Reporter March 28, 2023

“Expect the unexpected” is what professor Cris Lira of the University of Georgia said about the Obermann Humanities Symposium, “Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black...