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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

University of Iowa's Kinnick Stadium on Stadium Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. The University of Iowa is considering spending $100,000 to renovate a portion of the stadium. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Lane: Money from sports not the UI solution

February 28, 2017

by Joe Lane [email protected] Last week, the University of Iowa announced its plan to compensate for the $8 million reduction in state appropriations caused by a budget shortfall. The plan — which...

University of Iowa Student Government Senator Alex Bare speaks during a discussion over S.S.R. #25 on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. S.S.R. #25 is an opposition bill against Iowa state Senator Jake Chapman's SF256 which would allow weapons on Regent funded Universities. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Custardo: College campuses are no place for firearms

February 28, 2017

By Katrina Custardo [email protected] In the state Legislature, a bill has been introduced in the Republican-dominated House that broadly changes the current gun laws in Iowa. These changes...

Grissel: Dems search for unity

Grissel: Dems search for unity

February 28, 2017

by Hanna Grissel [email protected] On Feb. 25, the Obama administration’s former Labor Secretary, Tom Perez, beat out Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., 235-200 in a close race for the position of...

Elliot: Bonnie & Clyde & us

Elliot: Bonnie & Clyde & us

February 28, 2017

By Beau Elliot [email protected] Well, once again, Bonnie & Clyde died in a fusillade of whatever that was Sunday evening in the river of the Hollywood of Our Imagination. It was in ultra slow...

Rosario: Poor students are not ‘worth-less’

Rosario: Poor students are not ‘worth-less’

February 28, 2017

By Isabella Rosario [email protected] Faced with declining enrollment and an inequitable state funding formula, the Davenport School District’s fight for equal funding in Iowa has been an...

Weigel: Stop feeding the beast

Weigel: Stop feeding the beast

February 28, 2017

By Zach Weigel [email protected] Donald Trump is more than our president; he is also a king when it comes to publicity, thanks to years of basking in the public limelight, a lavish supply of money,...

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2015 file photo, then presidential nominee Donald Trump gives a speech inside Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport.
 Trump took to Twitter on July 26 to announce his plan to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. (Sergio Flores/The Daily Iowan, file)

Pope: The reality of new fascist regime

February 27, 2017

by Mars thera pope [email protected] Several news organizations were barred from the Trump White House press briefing on Feb. 24. Such news outlets as CNN, Buzzfeed, and the New York Times were not...

Dugan: Defunding academic success not the path

Dugan: Defunding academic success not the path

February 27, 2017

By Jack dugan [email protected] Earlier last week, a letter was sent to Thomas Bradshaw, one of the nearly 3,000  students affected by the recent University of Iowa scholarship cuts. Bradshaw...

Armstrong: Transgender tolerance takes a step backwards

Armstrong: Transgender tolerance takes a step backwards

February 26, 2017

by DOT ARMSTRONG [email protected] In January, there was a small victory in the ongoing fight for gender equality: in an unprecedented gesture of inclusiveness, the Boy Scouts of America welcomed...

Williams: Time to reject metaphysical politics

Williams: Time to reject metaphysical politics

February 24, 2017

By Dan Williams [email protected] Because we do not live in a pure democracy, it is not required — in fact it is often illegal, as Michael Flynn found out — for ordinary citizens to participate...

Townsend: Television: a tool for fighting stigma

Townsend: Television: a tool for fighting stigma

February 23, 2017

By Laura Townsend [email protected] Television has the power to make real change happen fast. It has the power to humanize largely stigmatized groups of people through empathy, comedy, and captivating...

Coltrain: Why Saudi Arabia will never find itself on Trump’s travel ban

Coltrain: Why Saudi Arabia will never find itself on Trump’s travel ban

February 23, 2017

By Travis Coltrain [email protected] President Trump’s revised travel ban has been made public, and it targets the same seven Muslim-majority countries. Out of these seven countries, zero have...