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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

Mattress pads sit on the floor of Block H, the overnight cell block at the Johnson County Jail on Monday, May 4, 2009. On busy weekend nights, overflow prisoners will not get rooms but rather sleep on the mats on the floor of the open area of the cell. (Patrick Larkin/File Photo)

Moving forward on criminal justice 

April 13, 2016

Samuel Studer [email protected]  Former President Bill Clinton was recently confronted about his 1994 crime bill by protesters at a campaign rally for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate...

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Dissociation, daydreaming, and school

April 12, 2016

Keith Reed [email protected] Many of us have sat through numerous lectures, conversations, and readings in which afterwards we retained nothing. This has happened to me countless times. Dissociation...

Photo of the Constitution of the United States of America. A feather quill is included in the photo.The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America and is the oldest codified written national constitution still in force. It was completed on September 17, 1787.

Dugan: Execution is wrong, no matter method

April 11, 2016

Jack Dugan [email protected] The gallows, the guillotine, and now the electric chair are all gruesome and obsolete methods of execution, now only used as symbols of state oppression in historical...

Elliot: No clue, like the flu

Elliot: No clue, like the flu

April 11, 2016

Beau Elliot [email protected] In Burma, now Myanmar, apparently the army representatives in its equivalent of Congress walked out after a vote didn’t go their way because, as a representative...

Lane: An alternative to student loans

Lane: An alternative to student loans

April 11, 2016

Joe Lane [email protected]   Milton Friedman is one of the most-recognized U.S. economists in history. He is famous for his philosophy that businesses exist for one sole purpose: to generate...

It’s too late for the Republican establishment 

It’s too late for the Republican establishment 

April 10, 2016

Jace Brady [email protected] In 2012, the Republican Party created a nomination rule to protect its preferred nominee, Mitt Romney, from potential challenges at the convention. Rule 40b requires...

Transgender rights should be common sense 

Transgender rights should be common sense 

April 10, 2016

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] Most people think human rights are universal, until that one subgroup pops up that just happens to be the exception to the rule. One example in recent news...

The new Muslim prayer space in the IMU opens on Thursday. After seeking a prayer space last year, students in the Muslim Student Association and UI staff created the space. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Muslimin: UI Muslim prayer spaces aren’t exclusive 

April 6, 2016

Anis Shakirah Mohd Muslimin [email protected] As a Muslim, you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Last week, the Freedom From Religion Foundation demanded the closure...

President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speak to a crowd in the North High (Des Moines) auditorium on Monday. Obama and Duncan came to speak about changing the FAFSA and higher education in general. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Brown: Discussing with, not imposing on, other nations 

April 6, 2016

Marcus Vincent Brown [email protected] As a sitting president, President Obama has made numerous trips to foreign countries, and with each visit, similar questions have risen about just how much...

Brady: Donors save lives; consider becoming one 

Brady: Donors save lives; consider becoming one 

April 6, 2016

Jace Brady [email protected] April is a special month for me. It is Donate Life month, a time to bring awareness to the social benefits of registering as an organ, eye, and tissue donor. It is also...

Reed: Individuality and counterculture

April 5, 2016

Keith Reed [email protected]   Leading an individual life is extremely hard when you have sleepy chain restaurants and tired trends as cultural influences. Individuality does not come easy...

Cervantes: Should we be concerned about cultural appropriation?

Cervantes: Should we be concerned about cultural appropriation?

April 4, 2016

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] Last week, there was an incident involving two San Francisco State University students and the topic of cultural appropriation. A young, unnamed African-American...