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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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Custardo: Oscars not #SoWhite this year

Custardo: Oscars not #SoWhite this year

January 31, 2017

by Katrina Custardo [email protected] The nominations for this year’s Oscars came out this past week, and this year, the Oscars aren’t so white as they have been in the past. People of color...

Pillard: A Muslim ban, plain and simple

Pillard: A Muslim ban, plain and simple

January 31, 2017

by Logan Pillard [email protected] Jan. 27, 2017, will go down in history as the day the American Dream died. With a flick of his tiny hand, President Trump signed an executive order barring the...

President Donald J. Trump looks to supporters during an event for Trump and Vice President-Elect Mike Pence in Des Moines on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Trump and Pence are completing a Thank You tour across the country. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Elliot: Clowns running the 7-ring circus

January 31, 2017

By Beau Elliot [email protected] “Confusion is a small price to pay to make America safe.” — the Fake-News-in-Chief Well, if confusion is what he wished for, it’s certainly what he got. Be...

A group of protesters burn American flags on the pedestrian mall along Clinton Street on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. (David Scrivner/Iowa City Press-Citizen)

Williams: Flag burning not effective

January 30, 2017

By Daniel Williams [email protected] It is unfortunate that such quaint radical pastimes as flag burning are still believed to be serious political messages. The image is hardly shocking. True, one...

A woman cries while reading a speech during a protest in Des Moines on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. According to organizers an estimated 26,000 people attended the march and rally at the state capitol building. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Pope: How we can march together

January 30, 2017

By Mars Thera Pope     [email protected]  The march for life started in 1974, the year after the legalization of abortion in Roe v. Wade. The march serves as an act of protest against the Supreme...

Editorial: New immigration ban is America’s Brexit

Editorial: New immigration ban is America’s Brexit

January 30, 2017

On Jan. 27, President Trump instituted, through an executive order, a temporary ban on immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Trump...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Briar Woods High School, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Grissel: Trump lies, and no ally for the working

January 27, 2017

By Hannah Grissel [email protected] President Trump and his administration are carrying out a hostile corporate coup that will harden America’s already present oligarchical political system....

Williams: A true conservative

Williams: A true conservative

January 27, 2017

By DanielWilliams [email protected] In my experience, conservatism is not well-represented in Iowa City, let alone America. I grew up in Cedar Rapids, where the situation is only marginally better. Conservatism...

A group of protesters burn American flags on the pedestrian mall along Clinton Street on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. (David Scrivner/Iowa City Press-Citizen)

Dugan: Setting fire as Trump era burns on

January 27, 2017

By Jack Dugan [email protected] President Trump’s inauguration has lit a fire in the once timid liberal heart. Since the downfall of Occupy Wall Street, the vocal left had reserved itself to casual...

President Donald Trump, left, reaches out for his wife Melania during an election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York. From left, Trump, son Barron, wife Melania, Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Custardo:Trump, where are your tax returns?

January 26, 2017

By Katrina Custardo [email protected] During the election, Trump decided to go against every other presidential nominee since the 1970s and not release his tax returns. He claimed it was because...

White House press secretary Sean Spicer calls on a reporter during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. Spicer answered questions about the Dakota Pipeline, infrastructure, jobs and other topics. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Lane: Trump seems uncertain on job responsibilities so far

January 26, 2017

By Joe Lane [email protected] On Jan. 21, President Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, berated reporters in a briefing room over what he considered “shameful and wrong” attempts to “lessen...

Smith: Perfect atmosphere to cultivate underage drinking

Smith: Perfect atmosphere to cultivate underage drinking

January 26, 2017

By Wylliam Smith [email protected] College is a time of freedom. Young adults leave their parents’ homes and go off to school to begin their lives. College comes with many experiences, one of...