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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Opinion | Why do we always have our headphones on?

Opinion | Why do we always have our headphones on?

James McCurtis, Opinions Columnist September 11, 2024

Think about the last time you ate food by yourself without watching something or putting your earbuds in. Was it recent? Was it by choice, or did you just not have access to your phone? Over the years,...

Trucks parked in the ship dock at the new Maryville Amazon facility on Thursday Oct. 5, 2023.

Opinion | Big Tech has gone from big to colossal. These companies need restructuring.

Caden Bell, Opinions Columnist September 11, 2024

Within the last year, the biggest tech companies have hit their largest market cap yet thanks to the introduction of artificial intelligence into their software. Now, just a handful of tech companies...

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Opinion | Social media traps teens in cycles of unnecessary spending

Muskan Mehta, Opinions Columnist September 10, 2024

Social media is a trap — and it’s too easily given to young hands. In this age of online marketplaces, kids have immediate access to anything they might desire. Oftentimes, this spirals into a cart...

Opinion | Dear reality TV: time for a reality check

Opinion | Dear reality TV: time for a reality check

Kennedy Lein, Opinions Columnist September 10, 2024

Grab your snacks and comfy clothes, turn on the TV, and press play. Put down your popcorn and look in the mirror — frumpy, stained outfit and all. Now, turn off the TV. And maybe contemplate...

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Opinion | Stop worrying. Let them let you down

Kennedy Lein, Opinions Columnist September 9, 2024

Something I’ve learned in my 21 years of life — I know, a lot of time — is that people are going to disappoint you. They are going to let you down. They aren’t always going to be what you need....

The first original location of the food chain Pancheros in Iowa City as seen on Nov. 26, 2018.

Opinion | Iowa City’s late-night dining options are too limited

James McCurtis, Opinions Columnist September 5, 2024

Picture this: It’s your first time exploring the streets of Iowa City at night with your friends, and you can’t wait to venture somewhere you’ve never dared before — the bars. The sidewalks are...

The Pomerantz Center is seen in Iowa City on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

Opinion | Qualifying Illinois students should be offered discounted tuition

Cole Walker, Opinions Columnist September 5, 2024

The classic quip ‘Iowa City: Chicago’s favorite suburb’ is totted as an exaggerated wisecrack about the number of Illinois students who decide to attend the University of Iowa, but there’s far...

A Portillo's original hotdog is seen on March 8, 2021.

Opinion | A Portillo’s in Iowa City could bring a taste of Chicago

Caden Bell, Opinions Columnist September 5, 2024

Being from Des Moines, there’s one thing I always have to get when I’m in Chicago — Portillo’s. The Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, and their famous chocolate cake shake are...

The Iowa Women’s Archives are seen on the third floor of the Iowa Main Library on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.

Opinion | More students should visit the Iowa Women’s Archives

Cole Walker, Opinions Columnist September 3, 2024

The Iowa Women’s Archives, or IWA, continues to prove it is one of the most important and consequential entities in the vast University of Iowa Libraries system, despite a lack of public recognition....

Indiana guard Caitlin Clark shoots the ball over Minnesota forward Bridget Carleton during a WNBA game between the Minnesota Lynx and the Indiana Fever at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. The Lynx defeated the Fever, 90-80.

Opinion | The WNBA should expand to Iowa

Chris Meglio, Sports Reporter September 3, 2024

It’s been nearly 75 years since Iowa had a professional basketball team, and the time is better than ever for an expansion. The Waterloo Hawks were Iowa’s first and only major professional sports...

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Northwestern High School in Detroit during a Labor Day rally on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

Opinion | We are in desperate need of a woman president

Kennedy Lein, Opinions Columnist September 3, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris is on her way to making history by becoming the first-ever woman president of the United States, but some are still uncertain about having a woman in office. What this...

The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Opinion | The gender polarization of American politics

Muskan Mehta, Opinions Columnist August 29, 2024

America is divided. Since the 2016 election of former President Donald Trump, one of the most troubling aspects of our society is the polarization in the country’s political atmosphere. Elected officials...