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The Daily Iowan

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

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Weigel: Foundation for tyranny

April 26, 2017

By Zach Weigel [email protected] With the passage of Easter and recent bout of warmer weather it appears safe to say that spring has finally sprung. Yet for those of us attuned to the news...

Rosario: Stand Your Ground bad

Rosario: Stand Your Ground bad

April 25, 2017

By Isabella Rosario [email protected] Earlier this month, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad signed a bill that foresees major changes to the state’s firearm laws — including a new Stand Your...

Elliot: Leap the year, more or less

Elliot: Leap the year, more or less

April 24, 2017

By Beau Elliot [email protected] So there I was, minding my own business when a friend sauntered up (saunter alert) and asked me who invented leap years.Trick question, I figured. Kind of like...

Schrichfield: No more ignorance

Schrichfield: No more ignorance

April 24, 2017

By Stephen Schrichfield [email protected] A recent Oval Office photo of President Trump posing at the resolute desk surrounded by Sarah Palin, Kid Rock, and Ted Nugent made something...

FILE - In this March 22, 2017 file photo, then-Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Just 11 days on the job, Supreme Court, Gorsuch had an early taste of the weighty power that sometimes comes to a member of the nation’s highest court. Gorsuch for the first time faced a vote in which he could have spared a man’s life. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Custardo: Gorsuch’s first decision turns out to be pro-death

April 23, 2017

By Katrina Custardo [email protected] Well, here we are. After refusing to do their jobs as senators during the end of the Obama administration, and after completely ignoring how to do things...

(The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale)

Smith: Acting black, acting the part

April 20, 2017

By Wylliam Smith [email protected] I was sitting in my French class about a week ago when I overheard a conversation that truly shocked me. A student was talking about how he was robbed. It...

Williams: Open dialogue furthers learning

Williams: Open dialogue furthers learning

April 20, 2017

By Dan Williams [email protected] I’d like to draw a line between two sorts of political correctness. On the one side is the good, the genuinely helpful, the uncontroversial need for there to...

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Floodwaters engulf Lower City Park on Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

Townsend: Pay to protect against risk

April 19, 2017

By Laura Townsend [email protected] Nearly nine years after the infamous flood of June 2008 struck Iowa City, the University of Iowa remains stringent about protecting against possible future...

Custardo: Dear Iowa: You’re one step closer

Custardo: Dear Iowa: You’re one step closer

April 19, 2017

By Katrina Custardo  [email protected] Calls to decriminalize cannabis have increased across the country, and this time, Iowa is part of the new movement. It started in the Iowa Senate with...

Coltrain: The war on Big Pharma

Coltrain: The war on Big Pharma

April 19, 2017

By Travis Coltrain [email protected] Since former President Nixon declared a “war on drugs” in 1971, the battle has been going strong. However, the focus has shifted since the 1970s....

At-large senators await the UISG election results at the IMU on Friday, April 14. Jacob Simpson and Lilian Sanchez won the presidential ticket for Bridge UI along with 38 senators. (The Daily Iowan/Ben Smith)

Armstong: Building bridges at UI

April 18, 2017

By Dot Armstrong  [email protected] I have a confession to make: I did not vote in the University of Iowa Student Government elections. I was in a fog of senioritis and forgot to perform...

President Donald Trump speaks in Sheslow Auditorium during a Veterans benefit hosted by Trump at Drake University on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. Trump did not participate in Thursdays debate. This benefit raised early six million dollars for veterans. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Lane: Cold War never ends

April 18, 2017

By Joe Lane [email protected] According to the history books, the Cold War ended in 1991 with the fall of the Soviet Union. Despite the implementation of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty...