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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

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In the halls of Hillcrest as seen on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. Hillcrest is one of the University of Iowa's Residence Halls. (Ashley Morris/The Daily Iowan)

Shanahan: ‘Hillcrest finds some squatters: cockroaches’

October 10, 2017

Residents have found cockroaches in Hillcrest in all parts of the residence hall, from the hallways to the laundry rooms and even the lobby. By Julia Shanahan [email protected] Move-in day for...

Many of the Buffalo Bill players kneel on the sidelines for the national anthem before the game with the Atlanta Falcons in the land of the free on Oct. 1, 2017 in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

Elliot: Honor kneels, politics walks

Beau Elliot, [email protected] October 9, 2017

From the Halls of Your Government at Work for You: So on Sunday, Our Great Leader’s sidekick, VP Mike Pence, attended an NFL game in Indianapolis in the White House’s continuing quest to defend the...

FILE - UI senior Spencer Smith writes on a board for the Freedom of Speech protest put on by Young Americans for Liberty group on the Pentacrest on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.

Jaimes: Ending the drug war, abolishing free-speech zones

Marina Jaimes, [email protected] October 9, 2017

On Oct. 4, students from Young Americans for Liberty hosted a former police chief from Missouri, Larry Kirk. His presentation, “Stop the Drug War: How a failed drug policy has destroyed lives, communities,...

(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom/Zuma Press/TNS)

Pope: What bipartisan unity could mean for U.S.

October 8, 2017

After Democratic representatives vocalize their goal to work with the other side of the aisle, possible compromises become more fathomable. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Rep....

Protestors from College Republicans, Young Americans for Liberty, and Turning Point protest a visit by Sen. Bernie Sanders on the side of Park Rd. on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. Young Americans for Liberty opposes the University of Iowa’s free speech zones. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Laursen: UI speech codes violate First Amendment

October 8, 2017

An online watchdog group has given the University of Iowa a Yellow rating for its speech code expressed in specific policies. Lucee Laursen [email protected] What is a university for if not to...

Foreign nationals at the Krome detention center, where those with criminal records and deportation orders are often held, in Miami in September 2015. In the latest Trump administration effort to spotlight crimes committed by immigrants in the United States illegally, the head of the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, April 26, 2017, launched a new office to help victims of crimes commited by immigrants. (Jose A. Iglesias/Miami Herald/TNS)

Laursen: Should Homeland Security prohibit free speech?

Lucee Laursen, [email protected] October 5, 2017

Every year, close to 1 million people immigrate to the United States, most of them seeking a freer and more prosperous future. On Sept. 18, the Department of Homeland Security published new rules in the...

A student checks his phone while passing over the Iowa Avenue bridge on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. The bridge was built in 1916, after replacing the Centennial Bridge, it was later updated in 1985. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Kumar: Divisiveness is caused by distraction

Michelle Kumar, [email protected] October 5, 2017

Lately, it seems like the world is ending, burning, imploding, or all three at the same time. Everywhere you look, it’s not hard to find people arguing and fighting. When you turn on the news, it seems...

Law enforcement officers cordon off a crime scene after a gunman opened fire from an upper story of Mandalay Bay resort on a country music festival across the street on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night, leaving at least 58 dead and more than 500 injured, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Oct. 2, 2017. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Rosario: Reducing U.S. gun violence will involve numerous solutions

October 5, 2017

United States gun violence can’t only matter after mass shootings, and there is no “magic answer” to the problem. By Isabella Rosario [email protected] Almost 60 people are dead and more...

Laursen: Part one of three free speech: Who gets free speech?

October 5, 2017

In light of recent events, it is clear that Trump feels that some should not be able to peacefully protest against the government. By Lucee Laursen [email protected] The First Amendment explicitly...

From left, San Francisco 49ers' Eli Harold (58), quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) and Eric Reid (35) kneel during the national anthem before their NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 in Santa Clara, Calif. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

Smith: Who gets to define the flag, and why?

October 3, 2017

With Trump reigniting the NFL kneeling controversy, many are choosing sides. Instead of jumping on the bandwagon of hate, why don’t we sit back and try to understand why people kneel for the flag and...

KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: HEFNER KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY CHARLES OSGOOD/CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Lee: Hefner’s death spotlights troubled legacy

October 3, 2017

By Ella Lee [email protected] On April 9, 1926, Hugh Hefner was born into a conservative Midwestern family in Chicago; 27 years later, he went on to create one of the world’s most familiar and enduring...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presides over a military parade held in Pyongyang to mark the 105th birthday of late founder Kim Il-sung on April 15, 2017. (Yonhap News/Newscom/Zuma Press/TNS)

Elliot: Trump flounders on North Korea, tax reform

Beau Elliot, [email protected] October 2, 2017

Given our times (and they are the only times we’ve been given), “confusing” seems to be the word of the day. If we have a word of the day. That’s another point of confusion. Take North Korea....