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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Faculty Senate gavel sits in the Old Capital Senate Chambers on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2017.

Laursen: Girls receive unequal treatment in the criminal justice system

Lucee Laursen, [email protected] April 4, 2018
In 2014, the only state training school for girls was shut down. This closing has led to unequal treatment of girls in the criminal-justice system.
A Keurig coffee machine is seen during a ribbon cutting event for the Hilton Garden Inn on Clinton Street on Thursday, Nov., 30, 2017. (File Photo/The Daily Iowan)

Lee: Everything’s a carcinogen, so stop worrying

April 4, 2018
There’s no point in stressing about what causes cancer because everything does. Don’t live in fear, life is too short.
Laura Ingraham speaks during the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on July 20, 2016. (David Swanson/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Shaw: Ingraham’s role as media-influencer questionable

April 4, 2018
Laura Ingraham unfairly targeted David Hogg on Twitter, showing the kind of immaturity media influencers have.
Miskimen: What the DI has given me

Miskimen: What the DI has given me

Gage Miskimen, [email protected] April 3, 2018
The DI’s next editor-in-chief reflects on his experience as a student journalist as 1 Day for Iowa arrives.
Villanova celebrates beating Michigan 79-62 the NCAA National Championship game Monday, April 2, 2018 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. (Steven M. Falk/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Hensley: It’s time we stop counting out Villanova

Adam Hensley, [email protected] April 3, 2018
For those who counted out Villanova, including me, that was a big mistake — the Wildcats aren’t going anywhere.
during the Iowa City school board meeting at the Professional Development Center on March 27, 2018. Members of the school board discussed the possibility of creating a safety task force. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Newby: Media cannot keep manipulating the message of movements

April 3, 2018
On March 27, Tarana Burke visited the University of Iowa campus and shared in conversation with hundreds of students regarding the force and foundation of her #MeToo Movement.
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)

Helton: Yes and: how improv comedy can help fix public discourse

April 3, 2018
By prioritizing conversation over quarreling, government can start moving again.
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: GROUNDHOG KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY KEN CEDENO/KRT (December 7) WASHINGTON, DC--  Rep. John Peterson (R-PA) leans over to check out Punxsutawney Phil while Bill Cooper holds him December 7, 2004 during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Peterson is defending a $100,000 grant which he secured for the Discovery Center in the 2005 Omnibus Appropriations bill against charges made by Taxpayers for Common Sense that the grant was a "pork" project. (lde) 2004

Elliot: Whether you can believe in

Beau Elliot, [email protected] April 3, 2018
Members of the whether staff become detectives in order to unearth spring, Punxsutawney Phill, March Madness, and other modern myths.
Hassane Muhammed speaks to UI students and Iowa City community members at the Afro-American Cultural Center on Feb. 1, 2018. Mohammed, President of Justice Law PLLC discussed the history and future of the African American community before a lecture from the “Black Lawyers for Justice” founder, Dr. Malik Zulu Shabazz. (Ashley Morris/The Daily Iowan)

Smith: Why the UI needs more black professors

Wylliam Smith, [email protected] April 1, 2018
Black faculty and staff, and other minority faculty and staff, are needed to make the campus climate more comfortable for minority students. Doing this will avoid ‘othering’ students of color in the classroom and give black students role models.
Students shoot hoops on the T. Anne Cleary Walkway on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. UISG hosted tables where students could register to vote.

Payne: Justice not served by failing to disclose potential UISG election code violation

Marissa Payne, [email protected] April 1, 2018
The UISG Student Judicial Court did not serve justice by failing to inform students about potential election-code violations and the resulting consequences before polls opened.
Former United Nations ambassador John Bolton arrives for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York in December 2016. (Abaca Press/TNS)

Prall: Bolton a disaster for diplomacy, level-headedness

Jacob Prall, [email protected] March 29, 2018
Newly nominated to be national security adviser, John Bolton has a history of lying, shady dealings, and bullying.
The busy intersection of Clinton and Burlington Streets as seen on Thursday, March 29, 2018. (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

Lee: Extensive testing should be required before robots hit the roads

Ella Lee, [email protected] March 29, 2018
Autonomous vehicles should not be allowed on the road unless they are deemed wholly functional and safe.