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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

The Daily Iowan

Banerjee: Activism isn’t a race or a competition

Banerjee: Activism isn’t a race or a competition

Anna Banerjee, Opinion Columnist October 17, 2018

With the 24-hour news cycle and social media, it’s difficult — if entirely impossible — to avoid the ever-changing and evolving nature of the world’s problems. It’s not that they’ve necessarily...

DI columnist Beau Elliot

Elliot: Take a number, any number

Beau Elliot, Opinion Columnist October 16, 2018

The problem with numbers, of course, is that there are so many of them. So many that you might say that numbers are numberless. Well, you might say that if your mind was bent in a certain way, which we...

Shaw: Native American voting rights are at risk

Shaw: Native American voting rights are at risk

Nichole Shaw, Opinion Columnist October 16, 2018

The Supreme Court refused to overturn a controversial voter-ID law in North Dakota on Oct. 9. The biggest controversy: The law only permits residential street addresses on identification cards for voting. Many...

Rosario: Individual lifestyle changes won’t stop climate change

Rosario: Individual lifestyle changes won’t stop climate change

Isabella Rosario, Opinion Columnist October 15, 2018

The potentially catastrophic effects of climate change are not a distant reality. A recent exhaustive report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — written by 133 authors...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on April 30, 2015 during an event at Teslas plant in Hawthorne, California.  (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Laursen: Tesla won’t stand the test of time

Lucee Laursen, Opinions Editor October 15, 2018

Over the past few weeks, Tesla’s stock has ridden a $60 plus range. For a stockholder, that is a pretty turbulent ride. And though many still believe in Elon Musk and Tesla, the stock’s erratic behavior...

Taylor Swift performs on Dec. 10, 2017 in London.  (Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment/Abaca Press/TNS)

Jaimes: Celebrity activism should be criticized on a case-by-case basis

Marina Jaimes, Opinion Columnist October 15, 2018

The 2016 election saw tremendous support from celebrities such as Elton John, Lena Dunham, and Beyoncé — Hillary Clinton had a stronghold of celebrity endorsements. Her dramatic loss has brought an...

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker speaks to supporters on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 in Des Moines.

Helton: 20 Out of 20: Will Cory Booker’s better angels fly him to the White House?

Elijah Helton, Opinion Columnist October 14, 2018

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has been running for president for quite some time. As a young, charismatic African American, he’s drawn his fair share of comparisons to former President Barack Obama. Just...

Newby: Making room for reading is rewarding

Newby: Making room for reading is rewarding

Taylor Newby, Opinion Columnist October 14, 2018

Midterms are grinding by with half-failed attempts in offering students much solace. Grades are heavy, and schedules heavier. With a rapid, busy season approaching, it makes sense for students to hunker...

Shaw: Men, start talking about rape culture and how to end it

Shaw: Men, start talking about rape culture and how to end it

Nichole Shaw, Opinion Columnist October 11, 2018

Rape culture is a systemic problem that has plagued not only college campuses but the nation. Public visibility of sexual violence and rape culture has skyrocketed in the media with the #MeToo movement....

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in by chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. (Tom Williams/Pool/CQ Roll Call/Abaca Press/TNS)

Weigel: Partisanship plagues the American political process

Zach Weigel, Opinion Columnist October 11, 2018

I have to admit, I was utterly surprised the Senate approved Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court. And no it’s not because I’m some liberal who is simply worried that Kavanaugh will likely swing the...

Isabella Rosario sits in her apartment in Iowa City.

Rosario: ‘Doctors said it was all in my head. I actually had dysautonomia.’

Isabella Rosario, Opinion Columnist October 11, 2018

“This is not possible,” the nurse said, her face turning white as she read the pulse oximeter. “You are a healthy 19-year-old.” My heart rate was 112 beats per minute lying down and 160 beats...

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