Opinion | The police must be defunded
Peyton Downing, Opinions Editor
July 9, 2020
There are no words to adequately express the shame and indignation I feel as a citizen of the United States in the wake of all the violence that has occurred in the past weeks, months, and years at the hands of the police. To even begin to reconcile the damage that has been done to American commun...
Opinion | Think before traveling this summer
Signe Nettum, Opinions Columnist
July 8, 2020
I have family on the west coast. I can only see them once a year, usually during the summer, and our trip only lasts a week. Due to COVID-19, our plans have drastically changed this summer. While traveling is certainly not the best of ideas, sometimes it is necessary to move. As some states begin to l...
Opinion | Shut it all down — again
Chloe Peterson, Opinions Columnist
July 7, 2020
States need to shut down again to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. If there’s one thing that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us, it's that the American people cannot take care of themselves. The very day that states opened bars, restaurants, or beaches, thousands of people were going out, not w...
Opinion | It’s time to fix American History classes
Hannah Pinski, Opinions Columnist
July 5, 2020
The American education system has an immense issue that needs to be addressed. Students are learning a sugar-coated version of American history which only addresses the ideal and triumphant aspects and ignores the dark and ugly parts. American history was a part of my education all the way from first gra...
Opinion | Stay close while maintaining distance
Signe Nettum, Opinions Columnist
July 2, 2020
Here we are, more than a hundred days since students went home for spring break, and subsequently the COVID-19 quarantine break. Roughly fifty days left until school starts. What have you been doing since you left school? What will you do to fill the time until returning — if you return at all? ...
Opinion | Masks may be optional individually, but they’re mandatory for public safety
Chloe Peterson, Opinions Columnist
July 1, 2020
Wear a mask in public. In case you’ve forgotten, we’re still in the middle of a pandemic. It may not feel like it, with states reopening and sports coming back, but the United States recorded its highest ever number of new cases in one day for the fifth-straight day on Saturday, with 44,7...
Opinion | Keep faith in troubled times
Ally Pronina, Opinions Columnist
June 30, 2020
There has been a lot of darkness in the world recently with George Floyd’s murder, protests against police brutality and racial injustice, and a seemingly endless quarantine. We all need something to help us see the light at the end of the tunnel right now. For me and others with religious belie...
Opinion | The University of Iowa must continue to improve the ASL program
Ally Pronina, Opinions Columnist
June 29, 2020
This week is Helen Keller and Deafness and Blindness Awareness week, making it timely to discuss what the University of Iowa can do to make its campus a more inclusive place for students and faculty who are blind or deaf. While it is possible for them to succeed at the UI, listening to their needs w...
Opinion | Why Pride means more than just parades
Peyton Downing, Opinions Editor
June 28, 2020
Queer oppression has not stopped in the 21st century, and with that fact comes the necessity of Pride. In this world, where Black trans women are abused, beaten, and murdered for existing, where anti-queer hate crimes are on the rise, where it is now legal to deny people health care simply because ...
Opinion | Cutting ties with Iowa City police department too simple an answer to complicated problem
Jason O'Day, Opinions Columnist
June 25, 2020
Editor’s note: Jason O’Day is no longer a member of The Daily Iowan staff. In June of 2020 editors learned O’Day was running a Facebook page separate from his personal account that included inappropriate posts and views that do not align with the DI’s policies, standards, or core values. ...
Opinion | The Tulsa rally shows how not to have large-scale events this coming semester
![People listen to President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., Saturday, June 20, 2020. [Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman]](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ops-Trump-Rally-475x317.jpg)
Hannah Pinski, Opinions Columnist
June 24, 2020
On June 15, Brad Parscale, the chairman of Trump’s reelection campaign, excitedly tweeted “ Over 1 M requests for the Trump Maga Rally in Tulsa on Saturday.” However, according to Tulsa officials, fewer than 6,200 were accounted for in the 19,000 capacity center. While this rally may have been small in scale, the return to the University of Iowa in the fall will no...
Opinion | Teachers need better safety protections when schools reopen
Jason O'Day, Opinions Columnist
June 25, 2020
One silver lining of the coronavirus school closings is that teachers got a respite from classroom abuse. It is an unfortunate reality that in our current school system, teachers are under-protected in a multitude of ways from the harms of their profession. They are ill-equipped in dealing with stud...