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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

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Trumpster & the vacuum

Trumpster & the vacuum

June 21, 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 21, 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...

FILE - In this file photo, Donald Trump speaks to a crowd at the University of Iowa Field house on Tuesday Jan 26, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale, file)

Trump not the person to lead

June 21, 2016

By Samuel Studer [email protected] Donald Trump has been in the spotlight for years. He just seemed like a cocky man with his name stamped on large buildings in major cities; I never thought that...

UI president Bruce Harreld listens to the other panelists at the Old Capitol Museum on Monday, May 2, 2016. The panels discussed numerous topics including social justice and themed semester program. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

Bruce Harreld: The plutocrat who cannot relate

June 20, 2016

By Brad Pector [email protected] This story was originally published on www.krui.fm on May 4, 2016 Bruce Harreld is a symbol in Iowa City — a symbol of plutocracy and ignorance. He lives comfortably...

Brown: Bridging the divides of African-American progress

Brown: Bridging the divides of African-American progress

June 16, 2016

Marcus Brown [email protected] Duane Lee Holland Jr., an alumnus of the University of Iowa Dance Department and the newest addition to the Boston Conservatory/Berklee’s full-time Dance Division...

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Studer: Pride Month: a reflection on changing times

June 15, 2016

Sam Studer [email protected] Pride Month is upon us, and we must look at the changes that have happened in the past year. It is very evident that the United States took huge strides in equal...

Students of the University of Iowa held a candlelight vigil Wednesday for those affected by the terrorism that has occurred since Nov. 13. The students held this event so those affected can have a safe place to share their stories. (The Daily Iowan/Glenn Sonnie Wooden)

Brown: What we mean when we say terrorism in the United States

June 14, 2016

By Marcus Brown [email protected] At the vigil Monday held to remember those who lost their lives in the shooting in Orlando, Florida, I heard something that resonated with me among a litany of...

Prall: Backtrack on Bakken oil

Prall: Backtrack on Bakken oil

June 14, 2016

By Jacob Prall [email protected] From a train, the view of Mosiers, Oregon, would seem like an instant. The small town is nestled into the forests of oak and fir that make up the Columbia River...

A message spelled out in candles is laid out at a vigil after a fatal shooting at an Orlando nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Medithi: To live and die politically

June 13, 2016

Vivian Medithi [email protected] Sunday night’s terrorist attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, which killed 49 and left another 53 wounded, will yield more of the same tired rhetoric...

Elliot: Sines of the times, tern, tern

Elliot: Sines of the times, tern, tern

June 13, 2016

Beau Elliot [email protected] As the life turns — but I’m no expert on life or turns. When I was a kid, back when Iowa City had mud streets most of the time and horses and stuck buggies, when...

A message spelled out in candles is laid out at a vigil after a fatal shooting at an Orlando nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Stubborn gun support has done its damage

June 13, 2016

Brad Pector [email protected] In the wake of the deadliest shooting in U.S. history, guns should be at the center of our discussion, not ISIS. Undoubtedly, CNN, NBC, and Fox News will tag onto the...

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Support UI REACH for students with disabilities

May 10, 2016

Joe Lane [email protected] When President Bruce Harreld came to the University of Iowa, there was a lot of discussion about improving the university’s rankings and bringing our institution to the...