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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

Payne: The Barta Problem

Payne: The Barta Problem

March 9, 2016

Iowa and President Bruce Harreld are all in on Athletics Director Gary Barta. By Danny Payne [email protected] Another day, another lawsuit filed against Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta....

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Whitewashing in Hollywood 

March 9, 2016

Marcus Vincent Brown [email protected] Diversity in the film industry has become a popular conversation topic in the wake of the 88th Academy Awards but the recent resurgence of pop-culture significance...

To Torrent or to not Torrent 

To Torrent or to not Torrent 

March 9, 2016

Keith Reed [email protected] I will neither confirm nor deny that I have participated in torrenting in the past or present. Though, as a child of the digital age, torrenting is something that has...

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Needed change in the Iowa Department of Human Services 

March 9, 2016

Hannah Soyer [email protected] This past week, the Iowa Department of Human Services announced that it had accidentally distributed confidential information of 425 Iowans living in nursing homes....

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio speaks in front of a crowd in the Kinnick Stadium press box on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. Rubio discussed different topics including ISIS, student loans and the importance of caucusing during the election season. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

The crumbling Republican party 


March 7, 2016

Jace Brady [email protected] Fox News held a Republican primary debate in Detroit last week. This venue proved to be the perfect location for the shameful performance provided by Fox News moderators...

Caitlyn Jenner & Ted Cruz

Caitlyn Jenner & Ted Cruz

March 7, 2016

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] Election years have, and always will be, a maelstrom of ideologies and arguments that mash together into one big conundrum. Maybe that’s why whenever we hear...

Newton: Feminism in the 21st century

Newton: Feminism in the 21st century

March 4, 2016

Sydney Newton [email protected] There are many connotations that come along with “feminism” nowadays. And sadly, a lot of them are negative. Some in our society have morphed this term into...

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Reed: Life as a liberal arts major

March 4, 2016

Keith Reed [email protected] The University of Iowa held its semiannual Career and Internship Fair on Feb. 24. I have attended these fairs since I started at the UI, which comes up to six at this...

Transgender rights vs. majority comfort 

Transgender rights vs. majority comfort 

March 2, 2016

Marcus Vincent Brown [email protected] South Dakota has become the battleground for the future of LGBTQ students, specifically those who identify as transgender in public schools. On Tuesday,...

State segregation is not a solution

State segregation is not a solution

March 2, 2016

Jack Dugan [email protected] The Israeli/Palestinian conflict, waged ruthlessly by extremists on either side, has been a source of constant Western scrutiny and Middle Eastern malaise since the...

In this Nov. 14, 2015, photo, Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, makes a point as Bernie Sanders listens during a Democratic presidential primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa. Clinton and Sanders are outlining the steps on Nov. 19, they would take to combat the Islamic State group, each making major speeches less than a week after the deadly attacks in Paris. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Studer: The narrowing Democratic race

March 1, 2016

Samuel Studer [email protected] Over the weekend, Hillary Clinton produced a dominating win over Bernie Sanders in South Carolina’s Democratic primary, one of her biggest accomplishments of...

Elliot: Our own Waterloo

Elliot: Our own Waterloo

March 1, 2016

Beau Elliot [email protected] Last week, the Washington Post made an interesting observation: “The Texas primary next Tuesday now becomes either Cruz’s Alamo or his Waterloo, depending on...