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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Valerie Castile, mother of Philando Castile, spoke with passion about her reaction to a not guilty verdict for Officer Jeronimo Yanez at the Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday June 16, 2017.  (Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP)

Smith: Long Way to go in police and race relations

June 28, 2017

By Wylliam Smith [email protected] The United States has come a long way in regards to being more accepting. Sadly,  equality is still just out of America’s reach. According to a study done...

FILE - In this March 16, 2016, file photo, American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. The death last week of American student Warmbier, who fell into a coma after being arrested in North Korea, has raised questions about whether his tour agency was adequately prepared for its trips into the hard-line communist state. The Young Pioneer Tours agency built up a business attracting young travelers with cut-rate, hard-partying adventures into one of the world’s most isolated countries. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

Schrichfield: Trump’s reaction to Otto Warmbier’s death divides us further

June 28, 2017

By Stephen Schrichfield [email protected] We’ve come to a moral morass, and it’s been a long time coming. America has become so polarized that those who blindly support President Trump...

FILE - (The Daily Iowan/McCall Radavich)

Armstrong: The sting of lost pollinators: lost food production

June 27, 2017

By Dot Armstrong [email protected] Although you folks reading this column don’t agree on the type or provenance of our food, the availability of food itself is an obvious source of common...

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Webster: Antiquated rape law needs to change

June 27, 2017

By Hannah Webster [email protected] “North Carolina is the only state in U.S. where no doesn’t mean no,” Sen. Jeff Jackson, D-North Carolina District 37, said in an interview with the Fayetteville...

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, left, and Sen. Dean Heller during a press conference where the senator announced he will vote no on the proposed GOP healthcare bill at the Grant Sawyer State Office Building on Friday, June 23, 2017 in Las Vegas. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Elliot: Sartre and hah-hah care

June 26, 2017

By Beau Elliot [email protected]                                         This is the week that was; Congress will decide to be cutting-edge and exciting and make all video games...

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Williams: Christopher Hitchens, a Man Alone

June 26, 2017

By  Dan Williams [email protected]                                       After critiquing American imperialism for decades, columnist and social critic Christopher Hitchens’s...

University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld, right, speaks with Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, left, and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, center, during a visit on the University of Iowa campus to learn about diversifying biomass fuel sources on at the Cambus Maintenance Facility on Wednesday, June, 7, 2017. Reynolds and Gregg met with President Harreld and other university experts on their visit while discussing the university's biomass portfolio. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Soyer: An open letter to Gov. Reynolds

June 19, 2017

Hannah Soyer [email protected] Dear Gov. Kim Reynolds, My name is Hannah Soyer. I am from Johnston, Iowa, and just recently graduated from the University of Iowa with degrees in journalism and...

Coltrain: Pornography’s effects on consent

Coltrain: Pornography’s effects on consent

June 18, 2017

Travis Coltrain [email protected]   Pornography isn’t as taboo as it used to be. With smartphones and the Internet, pornography is easily accessible at almost anytime. This has created...

Laura Juanes Micas, of Facebook, center, talks to visitors about the how teaming data and social media can help people live healthier lives, at the Facebook booth, at eMerge Americas technology conference, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Miami Beach, Fla. eMerge Americas is a platform for the advancement of technology, a forum for idea exchange, and a launch pad for innovation connecting Latin America, North America, and Europe. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Webster: Memes have more power than you think

June 14, 2017

By Hannah WEbster [email protected] When it comes to social media, we millennials tend to act carelessly and not think of the potential outcome from our actions. Whether it is cyber-bullying or...

Townsend: Wonder Woman and its message to boys and girls

Townsend: Wonder Woman and its message to boys and girls

June 14, 2017

By LAURA TOWNSEND [email protected] I spent this afternoon getting my nails done at the Coral Ridge Mall, a spontaneous splurge to kill time. Across the room, two middle-age men were getting pedicures....

Lindsay Chastain of Sauvaged Jewelry conducts a fitting with Emma Liebe Hart in preparation for the Flyover Fashion festival on Thursday May 4, 2017. Chastain's designs will be featured in the TRVE VVILL show Friday at 10pm at RAD in Iowa City.

Smith: RADInc is a needed space for local artists

Wylliam Smith, [email protected] June 13, 2017

In a society of ever-changing memes, five-second fame, remakes, and quick fads, it can be hard to get noticed for original content. Especially when you are in the art industry, where networking and relationships...

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in the House of Commons, London, during its first sitting since the election, Tuesday June 13, 2017. Britain's prime minister has opened talks with a Northern Ireland-based party Tuesday to see if they can create an alliance to push through the Conservative Party's agenda after a disastrous snap election left her short of a majority in Parliament. (PA via AP)

Armstrong: An unexpected political sacrifice in Britain

June 13, 2017

The British Green Party did what American third-parties couldn’t and threw their power behind a main candidate, making all the difference. By Dot Armstrong [email protected] This column...