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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The Peculiar velocity strikes

The Peculiar velocity strikes

July 4, 2016

Beau Elliot [email protected] As we delve, or dive, or disappear deeper into these days (or daze) of peculiar velocity, one thing becomes certain (or nearly certain, or kind of certain, or perhaps)...

President Barack Obama signs legislation in the Oval Office, Dec. 22, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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One last time, Mr. President, change approach on Syria

July 4, 2016

Sam Studer [email protected] Officials in the U.S. State Department want a new plan in Syria, and they gave President Obama the chance to help rectify the situation. Even though there was small chance...

FILE - In this June 20, 2016 file photo, a Supreme Court police officer stands in front of the Supreme Court in Washington as the court announced several decisions.  Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden death transformed the Supreme Court’s term, shifted power to its liberal wing and started a transition that will be greatly affected by who wins the presidency. It was a term unusual in other ways, too. Justice Clarence Thomas broke a 10-year silence following his good friend’s death to ask questions during an oral argument. Senate Republicans shunned any action on President Barack Obama’s nominee to restore the court to its full nine-member strength. And four cases ended in 4-4 ties. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Grissell: Instincts to replace warrants

June 30, 2016

By Hanna Grissel [email protected] The Supreme Court handed down four monumental rulings this past week worth noting. The majority championed human rights and equality, while one simultaneously...

Prall: There must be something in the water

Prall: There must be something in the water

June 30, 2016

By Jacob Prall [email protected] Water. It’s that sweet, delicious stuff that falls from the sky and quenches your thirst. I love it, you love it, fish love it — it’s great. Seeing as it is...

Eliott: Brexit of champions

Eliott: Brexit of champions

June 29, 2016

Beau Elliot [email protected] “Think outside the box,” we are often told. It’s even in the Horoscopes today, recheck it (we know you already checked your sign; reach out beyond the box). Less...

The Board of Regents is protested inside the main ballroom of the IMU on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. Protestors demanded that the members of the Board of Regents resign. (The Daily Iowan/Mikaela Parrick)

Pector: Regents’ lack of transparency

June 29, 2016

Brad pector [email protected] The University of Iowa doesn’t teach you everything. When it comes to higher-education, the average classroom leaves out its own surroundings: our laws, our legislators,...

Medithi: The Criteria for Compassion

Medithi: The Criteria for Compassion

June 28, 2016

Lady Gaga, the Dalai Lama, and American entrepreneur Philip Anschutz spoke on a panel at the US Conference of Mayors in Indianapolis on Sunday, discussing the importance of kindness. The event had been...

Lucy Ceballos, center, and Isabella Soto, left, members of the National Institute for Reproductive Health, celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Texas' abortion restrictions in front of Whole Woman's Health Monday, June 27, 2016, in McAllen, Texas. Whole Woman's Health is a abortion provider that stayed open despite the restrictions as many other providers closed over the past two years.  (Nathan Lambrecht/The Monitor via AP)

Brown: Respect Supreme Court rulings

June 28, 2016

On Monday, the Supreme Court dealt a great victory for pro-abortion rights activists by cutting down parts of a Texas law that would have complicated the process for women seeking abortions. The law would...

Brown: Brexit and the winning team

Brown: Brexit and the winning team

June 26, 2016

In a rather unlikely turn of events, Britain has opted to leave the European Union in what has been popularly called Brexit. The decision has had immediate effects, with the value of the British pound...

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A growing Iowa City skyline stands against a muggy afternoon sky on Monday, July 17, 2006. A story released Monday in Money Magazine ranked the city No. 74 on its "Best Places to Live" list out of an original pool of nearly 750.

Medithi: City business as usual

June 23, 2016

On June 15, the Iowa City City Council voted unanimously to promote Geoff Fruin to city manager. Fruin was interim city manager from March of this year and had previously been assistant city manager from...

Trumpster & the vacuum

Trumpster & the vacuum

June 22, 2016

By Beau Elliot [email protected] It’s an old story, twice told. (Among the Hawthorne bushes, anyway.) Maybe by this time, it’s a story twice times 2 million told. The emperor has no closure. Well,...

Why Britain Should Stay

Why Britain Should Stay

June 22, 2016

By Jacob Prall [email protected] The British view their continental compatriots with a historically based air of separation that goes beyond far the physical barriers of the English Channel and North...