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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

The Daily Iowan

U.S. President Donald Trump waves from Air Force One on Thursday, March 29, 2018 upon arrival in West Palm Beach Airport, Florida. (Johnny Louis/Sipa USA/TNS)

Elliot: Zero tolerance, zero humanity, infinite insanity

June 18, 2018

Beau Elliot [email protected] It’s so easy to hate America. Especially, but not necessarily limited to, white America. It’s white America, after all, that owns most of the wealth....

(Marsha Halper/Miami Herald/MCT)

Rosario: Story on emotional-support animals was murky

Isabella Rosario, ‪[email protected] June 17, 2018

Last week, The Daily Iowan ran the article “UI will continue to allow emotional-support animals despite discrediting study.” The article said the study “dispels the idea that emotional-support...

Anthony Bourdain is photographed at the Hazlitts club in London on Sept. 2, 2010. Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room of a suicide at age 61. (Ian West/PA Wire/Abaca Press/TNS)

Wooden: Anthony Bourdain and America

June 17, 2018

Glenn “Sonnie" Wooden Jr. [email protected] I have always had a love/hate relationship with Anthony Bourdain. His “Parts Unknown” was and is one of my favorite shows. For me when I watched,...

Anthony Bourdain is photographed at the Hazlitts club in London on Sept. 2, 2010. Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room of a suicide at age 61. (Ian West/PA Wire/Abaca Press/TNS)

Peckman: In the wake of Spade and Bourdain, what can be done?

Charles Peckman, [email protected] June 14, 2018

Kate Spade. Then Anthony Bourdain. Merely days apart, the suicides of these icons in their respective fields left many questioning the merits of achieving fame and success. To many, it may seem as though...

The Old Capitol is shown on Monday, July 25, 2016.

Laursen: Sexual misconduct on college campuses continues to be a massive problem

June 13, 2018

A viral tweet by a UI student brings attention to the university administration’s continued inability to deal with sexual misconduct on campuses effectively. Lucee Laursen [email protected] It...

Anthony Bourdain is photographed at the Hazlitts club in London on Sept. 2, 2010. Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room of a suicide at age 61. (Ian West/PA Wire/Abaca Press/TNS)

Leonard: String of celebrity suicides leaves us with questions

Braxton Leonard, [email protected] June 13, 2018

A string of recent celebrity suicides has sparked questions about the state of mental-health resources in America. Just last week, longtime storyteller and television chef Anthony Bourdain, as well as...

The College of Public Health Building is seen on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017.

Meet DI health columnist Caroline Woods

Caroline Woods, [email protected] June 13, 2018

Hey there, my name is Caroline Woods. I am joining The Daily Iowan to write a regular column on community health. I will be around campus and on the Ped Mall, asking people what public-health issues...

Iowa Democratic nominee for governor Fred Hubbell speaks at a campaign event at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City on Sunday, June 3. Hubbell will face off against incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds in November. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Weigel: Take the time to get to know the candidates, not just their parties

Zach Weigel, [email protected] June 11, 2018

If you have seen the results of the June 5 primary, then you know that sadly, Iowa isn’t like California where the top two candidates, regardless of party, are nominated to face off against one another...

Donald trump speaks to a room of supporters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 28, 2016. Trump was joined by Iowa GOP members Joni Ernst, and Terry Branstad. (File Photo/The Daily Iowan)

Elliot: Backdoor news & tariffs ahoy

Beau Elliot, [email protected] June 11, 2018

In the grand whirl of things, we’re lucky to have such items of distraction as sports. No, not curling. Curling might be a sport (it also might be Northern hokum, which is colder and less folksy...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

Shaw: Student debt will leave individuals living with their parents forever

June 11, 2018

Nichole Shaw [email protected] Iowa college students average $30,000 in student-loan debt, according to The Des Moines Register, and they’re positioned to tumble deeper into debt. The rise...

Donald Trump gives a speech during the Freedom Summit in the Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.  (File Photo/The Daily Iowan)

Jaimes: Immigration … is it actually all Trump’s fault?

June 10, 2018

Marina Jaimes [email protected] In late May, KDSM Fox 17 released an article describing recent immigration-related arrests around Iowa. The incident adds to the list of immigration debates...

Former Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nate Boulton speaks with members of the media during Gov. Reynolds first Condition of the State address in the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018.  (File Photo/The Daily Iowan)

Rosario: Nate Boulton controversy highlights hypocrisy in Democratic Party

A day after allegations of sexual misconduct by Nate Boulton surfaced (May 23), the state senator from Des Moines rightly suspended his campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. But initially,...