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Jaimes: Handling conservatism on campus

Jaimes: Handling conservatism on campus

As my year as president of Turning Point USA at the UI comes to an end, I found my best activism on campus was done through civil engagement and friendly conversation.
Iowa outfielder Robert Neustrom makes contact during Iowa's game against Oklahoma State at Duane Banks Field on Saturday May 5, 2018. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cowboys 16-14. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Hensley: Iowa baseball heating up at the right time

Adam Hensley, [email protected] May 8, 2018

I’m a firm believer that when it comes to postseason play, the better team doesn’t always win — the team that’s the hottest has the best shot. In 2010, my beloved Green Bay Packers went on...

Elliot: Don’t sweat the split infinitive

Elliot: Don’t sweat the split infinitive

Beau Elliot, [email protected] May 7, 2018

“ho doesn’t love some free Panchero’s?” is what we read recently on the UI Main Calendar of Events. Obviously, a job for Dr. Life Grammar. Dear Dr. Life Grammar: Try as I might, I can’t seem...

Shaw: Childish Gambino, This Is America, brilliantly depicts gross systemic social issues

Shaw: Childish Gambino, This Is America, brilliantly depicts gross systemic social issues

Nichole Shaw, [email protected] May 7, 2018

Donald Glover, otherwise known as Childish Gambino, released the intense music video for “This Is America” on May 5 and shocked the American people. It was a brutally accurate depiction of what life...

Guests listen during the "White Privilege 101: Getting in on the Conversations" session in the Lindquist Center on January 25, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Rosario: Conversations on racism deserve empathy

Last week, DI columnist Wylliam Smith wrote a piece criticizing treating black students as tokens. Smith gave a definition of tokenism and dissected its racist implications on college campuses. In response,...

U.S President Donald Trump speaks about tax cuts for American workers in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Prall: Tax cuts not working for America

Jacob Prall, [email protected] May 3, 2018
Wealthy investors are making off with billions of dollars from Trump’s tax cuts. We’re still waiting for GOP promises to be fulfilled — and all signs point to more waiting.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during her first Condition of the State address in the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Reynolds took over the governor office in May of 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Laursen: Reynolds faces polarizing decision with ‘heartbeat bill’

The Legislature has passed a bill attempting to ban most abortions after six weeks, pushing Gov. Kim Reynolds to make a polarizing decision.
Suspected Waffle House gunman Travis Reinking was arrested in suburban Nashville, Tenn. on Monday, April 23, 2018, reportedly after hiding in the woods of suburban Nashville. (Nashville Police Department)

Shaw: Trump’s silence about the Waffle House shooting smacks of racism

May 2, 2018

America needs to hold Trump responsible for his racial insensitivity and demand he respect the victims. Nichole Shaw [email protected] The Waffle House shooting on April 22 was yet another bloody...

Bill Cosby leaves the courtroom after he was found guilty following his sexual assault trial on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Laursen: #MeToo opens the door to eradicating sexual assault

May 2, 2018

Bill Cosby’s new verdict indicates that #MeToo is improving sexual-assault awareness, but there is still a lot of work to do. Lucee Laursen [email protected] “Although justice was delayed,...

Smith: The Reality of Being Black in Iowa

Smith: The Reality of Being Black in Iowa

A DI columnist discusses how he feels he must conform to the white-centered structure in order to feel welcome on campus.
Smith: Do not make Tokens of Black Students

Smith: Do not make Tokens of Black Students

Tokenizing people of color is damaging to those people no matter the intent or motive, because it generalizes particular race or ethnic group and does not actually help with diversity.
North Johnston High School senior Paula Luper, right, 18, takes a Principles of Business quiz in the teachers lounge so that she can avoid distraction, May 24, 2007, in Micro, North Carolina. Luper, who was diagnosed with ADHD in elementary school, uses this method for focusing while at school. (Juli Leonard/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)

Newby: The effect of Adderall on abusers is staggering

April 30, 2018
The effect of Adderall on people without ADHD can result in addiction, and its abuse needs to be taken more seriously.