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The Daily Iowan

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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First-hand experiences of Asian American racism in the age of COVID-19

Hannah Pinski, Opinions Columnist October 27, 2020

My name is Hannah Maree Eun Pinski. My middle name is shortened from Eunme — the Korean name I was given before I was adopted from South Korea at four months old. At age nine when I was attending...

Illustration by Kate Doolittle

Coming Out: University of Iowa students share their stories

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter October 13, 2020

On the night before my first day of high school, my mom said her church warned her of the mandatory health class I was enrolled in, saying it would teach us that being gay is OK. My teacher never...

Students embrace hidden disabilities

Students embrace hidden disabilities

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor September 29, 2020

I was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder a little over a year ago, just a month before the most important academic and professional year of my life. As the politics editor of The Daily Iowan during...

Illustration by Kate Doolittle

Standing Together: Latinx communities voice their support for Black lives

Mary Hartel and Alexandra Skores September 15, 2020

Latinx Heritage Month begins at a time like no other in modern history. Calls for racial justice ring out across the country as Black lives are continuously lost at the hands of law enforcement — and...