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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

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...

Pedestrians cross Clinton St. and enter the Pedestrian Mall in Downtown Iowa City on Monday June 27, 2016.

Armstrong: Homeless Hawkeyes in the future?

March 6, 2017

By Dot Armstrong [email protected] The University of Iowa dominates the center of Iowa City. Its campus extends across the river, with buildings of all shapes and sizes sprawling toward...

Dugan: Hollow research for empty conclusions

Dugan: Hollow research for empty conclusions

March 6, 2017

By Jack Dugan [email protected] In a post-truth world in which all the news is fake and social media are a primary method of information consumption, cognitive dissonance is an unfortunate resolve...

Williams: What party of FDR?

Williams: What party of FDR?

March 3, 2017

By Dan Williams [email protected] More likely than not, you have heard or will hear calls for a “return to the party of FDR” from liberals desperately trying to recover their party’s dignity...

Employees use a cash register at Cortado Coffee & Cafe on S. Clinton st. on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Businesses all over Johnson County will be impacted by the change in minimum wage. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Smith: All I’ll get from college is debt

March 2, 2017

By Wylliam Smith [email protected] College is expensive. That is as clear as the sky is blue. But in the wise words of my mother, “Education isn’t free, so get a job.” On the University of...

Coltrain: Moonlight’s win illuminates a new road for Liberty City and its varied inhabitants

Coltrain: Moonlight’s win illuminates a new road for Liberty City and its varied inhabitants

March 2, 2017

Travis Coltrain [email protected] Moonlight’s monumental Oscar win over La La Land for Best Picture hit home for this Daily Iowan reporter. Hailing from Miami, I spent most of my youth just...

President Donald Trump looks around the room at the 2015 Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines on May 16, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Pillard: President uses of minority groups to push agenda

March 2, 2017

by Logan Pillard [email protected] Trump’s address to a joint Congress on Tuesday night has been viewed as oddly presidential by pundits and celebrated as a change of tide from his 3 a.m. tweets...