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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

Pillard: Yet another education problem

Pillard: Yet another education problem

March 20, 2017

By Logan Pillard [email protected] Spring break season is finally here, but students may not want to be so quick to take the lavished vacations that are engraved in the collegiate tradition....

Writers from around Iowa City work on the short stories and novels  at the Iowa City Public Library, in Iowa City on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. The Iowa City Public Library will be hosting meetings to for writers to celebrate National Novel Writing Month. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Armstrong: Young writers in Iowa’s juvenile diaspora

March 19, 2017

By DOT ARMSTRONG [email protected] Refugees don’t always come from Syria or Sudan. In fact, an unrepresented segment of the Iowa population has been searching for a home since 2014. Here’s...

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad gestures while speaking  after being appointed as Trump's ambassador to China during an event for President-Elect Donald J. 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)

Soyer: Privatized Medicaid a disaster

March 19, 2017

By Hannah Soyer [email protected] While I was home over spring break, my family received the great news from the Department of Human Services that the cuts that had been made to my personal-care...

A Casey's employee washes dishes in the kitchen during a night shift in Iowa City on Monday. Casey's General Stores, a popular gas station chain, is well known for their pizza. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Rosario: Minimum wage should be a livable wage in Iowa

March 10, 2017

By Isabella Rosario [email protected] When people think of minimum-wage workers, they often imagine  teenager, living with their parents, working to earn extra spending money. But according...

Williams: Baroque tax code leads to less funding

Williams: Baroque tax code leads to less funding

March 10, 2017

By Dan Willaims [email protected] It’s hard to stave off the urge to yawn when researching tax policy. David Foster Wallace committed suicide while writing a novel about the IRS — confounded...

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Townsend: Creative-writing students not prepared for post-grad life

March 10, 2017

By Laura Townsend [email protected] I pocket-dialed my mother last night while I was heating up packaged lasagna in the microwave. I heard a tiny “Hello? Hello?” coming from my jeans and...

Smith: LGBTQ and Christianity: not mutually exclusive

Smith: LGBTQ and Christianity: not mutually exclusive

March 9, 2017

By Wylliam Smith [email protected] I came out to my mother over winter break. On the ride back home from Iowa to Michigan, I told her that I was bisexual. She told me the classic mother trope....

"No DAPL" protest graffiti towers over downtown on Monday. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Pillard: DAPL spillage will fall on Iowa

March 9, 2017

By LOGAN PILLARD [email protected] On Tuesday, a federal judge struck down the latest attempt to halt construction Dakota Access Pipeline, furthering protests across the nation. While the protest...

Weigel: Big government takes over Iowa

Weigel: Big government takes over Iowa

March 8, 2017

By Zach Weigel [email protected] There are many ways to characterize “big government,” ranging from Thomas Hobbes’ political philosophy equating an oppressive state to Leviathan —...

University of Iowa Student Kyle Losik test drives the ATV Simulator at the Center of Computer-Aided Design on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. The new ATV simulator will allow researchers to run tests simulating a variety of scenarios in a controlled environment. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Lane: Universities should sell experiences, not classes

March 8, 2017

By Joe Lane [email protected] As a graduating (nonresident) senior, with no other family members preparing to come to the University of Iowa, the budget cuts announced last week do not affect...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the South Florida Fairgrounds and Convention Center, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Elliot: The Russians are coming to a theater near you

March 6, 2017

By Beau Elliot [email protected] “Don’t try to escape from reality,” the all-knowing Horoscope advises. Well, of course not. That would be like trying to escape your teeth, and metric...

Pope: The fate of sanctuary cities

Pope: The fate of sanctuary cities

March 6, 2017

Another disturbing bill has hit the Iowa Senate floor. Senate Study Bill 1172 would essentially ensure all counties, cities, and public campuses in Iowa comply with requests for immigrants’ information...