The Daily Iowan

Jaimes: Broward County Sheriff’s Office and the case for girls and guns

Marina Jaimes, [email protected] • February 28, 2018

Individualism, female empowerment, and the Second Amendment should come to the fore.

Shaw: Trump’s support of giving guns to teachers is problematic and not plausible

February 27, 2018

The proposal to arm teachers with firearms by Trump is implausible in the ways that it could enable more budget cuts to schools, not deter school shooters, and culminate in turning preconceived biases about students of color into threats.

Elliot: And the beast goes on

February 27, 2018

The mass shooting that refused to quietly drift away.

Newby: Investing in early childhood is imperative

February 25, 2018

With President Trump’s new budget proposal, children’s lives across the world would be put into question.

Rosario: NRA spokeswoman bashes journalists, touts concern for minorities

Isabella Rosario, [email protected] • February 25, 2018

Harsh but empty verbal attacks won’t solve America’s gun problem, and they deepen the country’s enormous political divide.

$Lee: Yes, you are a math person$

Lee: Yes, you are a math person

February 22, 2018

Thinking negatively about a subject will affect overall performance.

Laursen: Iowa stand-your-ground immunity clause causes discrepancy

February 22, 2018

Iowa Stand Your Ground law has been used in two different court cases, but judges held immunity hearings at different times in trial proceedings.

Newby: President Trump speaks against #MeToo, and America keeps talking

February 22, 2018

In light of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, President Donald Trump voices his opinion that resides in contrast with the rest of America.

Shaw: Nikolas Cruz isn’t a ‘broken child,’ he is an intolerable accused killer

February 22, 2018

Research and countless studies show that racial disparity and discrimination occurs in the justice system. Nikolas Cruz doesn’t deserve your sympathy.