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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

Elliot: Driverless is all the rage

Elliot: Driverless is all the rage

February 20, 2017

By Beau Elliot [email protected] So I heard, through my sources, that Iowa City will become a site for testing driverless cars. And I just had to laugh. As any local pedestrian can tell you,...

President Barack Obama delivers a health care address to a joint session of Congress at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
 
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Custardo: Protect the Environmental Protect Agency

February 20, 2017

By KATRINA CUSTARDO [email protected] The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has just introduced a new bill attacking the EPA. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., introduced the measure...

Dugan: Cuts in funding not undergrads’ responsibility

Dugan: Cuts in funding not undergrads’ responsibility

February 20, 2017

by JACK DUGAN [email protected] Ever since Gov. Terry Branstad made the announcement that Iowa’s public higher-education institutions will receive another loss in state funding, this time...

Williams: Anti-collective bargaining a disgrace

Williams: Anti-collective bargaining a disgrace

February 17, 2017

By Dan Williams [email protected] Neoliberalism, like identity politics, has become one of the buzzwords people use to try to explain the bizarre state of affairs that is today’s world. Visiting...

Townsend: Make politics welcome in the classroom

Townsend: Make politics welcome in the classroom

February 17, 2017

By Laura Townsend [email protected] Politics should be welcome in the classroom. It can often feel overwhelming (and even impossible) to stay on top of the rapidity of news coming from the White...

Rosario: Black artists deserve better

Rosario: Black artists deserve better

February 15, 2017

By Isabella Rosario [email protected] At her post-Grammy press session, Adele echoed many viewers’ thoughts when she asked, “What the f--- does she have to do to win Album of the Year?” The...

Armstrong: Planned Parenthood deserves a promotion

Armstrong: Planned Parenthood deserves a promotion

February 15, 2017

By Dot Armstrong [email protected] Last week saw the inaugural meeting of the Student Advocates for Planned Parenthood, birthed by University of Iowa sophomores Adelaide Zwick and Gina...

Custardo: Idaho rapist receives proverbial judicial wrist slap

Custardo: Idaho rapist receives proverbial judicial wrist slap

February 15, 2017

by Katrina Custardo [email protected] In October 2015, 18-year-old Cody Duane Scott Herrera of Idaho was charged with raping a 14-year-old girl. Now, 16 months later, the case is receiving...

Lane: Businesses should be involved in politics

Lane: Businesses should be involved in politics

February 15, 2017

By Joe Lane [email protected] Politics has always been intertwined with business. Wealthy leaders of prominent companies constantly make donations to political campaigns they feel will benefit...

Donald trump speaks to a room of more than a thousy and supporters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 28, 2016. Trump was joined by Iowa GOP members Joni Ernst, and Terry Branstad. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale)

Pillard: Laugh through the fear with ‘Saturday Night Live’

February 14, 2017

by Logan Pillard [email protected] “Saturday Night Live” has gone down as one of the most revolutionary television shows in the history of late night. From its first season in 1975, it...

Elliot: Sisyphus again and the boulder of our days

Elliot: Sisyphus again and the boulder of our days

February 14, 2017

By Beau Elliot [email protected] It was well-known during the not-so-recently concluded presidential campaign — which somehow never seems to conclude, actually. It just keeps going on and on...

FILE - In this file photo, Donald Trump speaks to a crowd at the University of Iowa Field house on Tuesday Jan 26, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale, file)

Weigel: Trump leaves his supporters behind

February 13, 2017

By Zach Weigel [email protected] We are only three weeks into President Trump’s administration, yet already he is reneging on many of his campaign promises. In fact, some of the potential...