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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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FILE - In this file photo then-Republican Candidate Donald Trump delivers a speech at the Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines on Saturday, May 16, 2015.

Weigel: Trump: Excuses, excuses, excuses

Zach Weigel, [email protected] October 18, 2016

As we sit on the precipice of the third and final presidential debate, the major-party candidates have had their fair share of bad moments. Fewer than three weeks from Election Day, the Hillary Clinton...

Van Kirk: Haiti just cannot win

Van Kirk: Haiti just cannot win

Emily Van-Kirk, [email protected] October 17, 2016

Sean Penn, Hollywood actor and ambassador-at-large for development efforts in Haiti, criticized the media and celebrities alike at the 2012 Cannes Film festival. This was after his organization’s efforts...

Medithi: Public figures flawed, but liable

Medithi: Public figures flawed, but liable

Vivian Medithi, [email protected] October 17, 2016

What does it mean to be a public figure? From celebrities to politicians, the digital age’s questions about privacy, public personas, and audience entitlement have been writ large across hundreds of...

Presidential nominee Donald Trump gives a speech inside Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Trump has been the leader in the polls for the GOP since he announced his candidacy. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Elliot: Melting like the glaciers did

Beau Elliot, [email protected] October 17, 2016

So, we’ve experienced the Donald Trump meltdown. Pretty spectacular. If you like volcanoes tapping out. You have to admit, not since Howard Dean in 2004 (in Iowa), or cheese on a grilled burger, have...

Medithi: Caricature that keeps on giving

Medithi: Caricature that keeps on giving

Vivian Medithi, [email protected] October 16, 2016

It’s 6:14 a.m. on a Sunday; the birds are chirping, and Donald Trump is tweeting, “Watched ‘Saturday Night Live’ hit job on me. Time to retire the boring and unfunny show. Alec Baldwin portrayal...

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)

Weigel: Trump’s tax trickery confusing

Zach Weigel, [email protected] October 13, 2016

Painstakingly, by this point in the presidential campaign, you can all but expect Donald Trump to say or suggest something controversial at least once a week, and I’m being generous as once a week may...

Soyer: Please don’t forget so soon about Haiti

Soyer: Please don’t forget so soon about Haiti

Hannah Soyer, [email protected] October 12, 2016

Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti Oct. 4, and since then, the total death toll has risen to 1,000. In addition, the U.N. has reported that it has left 1.2 million people in need of humanitarian aid and assistance....

Lane: Painting the world white

Lane: Painting the world white

Joe Lane, [email protected] October 12, 2016

At this year’s Academy Awards, the hashtag “#OscarsSoWhite” surfaced and took hold of Twitter. This was in response to the fact that — for the second year in a row — all 20 of the nominees for...

O'Donnell: Sexism and Clinton campaign

O’Donnell: Sexism and Clinton campaign

A.J.K O'Donnell, [email protected] October 11, 2016

If anything has remained consistent during the 2016 election cycle, it is the undeniably problematic rhetoric and actions of Donald Trump. As the events unfold from the horrendous recording of Trump demeaning...

Medithi:Trump: bad to worse & worse

Medithi:Trump: bad to worse & worse

Vivian Medithi, [email protected] October 10, 2016

How depraved will America allow Donald Trump to be? Is there anything this man will not be allowed to say or do in his quest for the presidency? You, of course, know what I’m talking about; it’s all...

Elliot: Samsung or the Trumpster?

Elliot: Samsung or the Trumpster?

Beau Elliot, [email protected] October 10, 2016

Is Donald Trump actually a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone? You know, the one Samsung had to recall millions of because it kept melting down?Well, probably not. Our knowledge of alien life is not sophisticated...

Brown: Which imitates what?

Brown: Which imitates what?

Marcus Brown, [email protected] October 9, 2016

Television usually has dual use. It is a medium that can entertain or inform, and part of doing so in both circumstances has resulted in an emphasis on encapsulating semi-niche communities and lifestyles...