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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

Protect the right to vote 

Protect the right to vote 

April 26, 2016

Samuel Studer  [email protected] All across the United States, voting is under scrutiny. According to CNN, in 2000, only 14 states had voter-ID requirements. Today, 33 states have such laws,...

Elliot: Eternity springs hopeful (ha-ha)

Elliot: Eternity springs hopeful (ha-ha)

April 25, 2016

Beau Elliot [email protected] Best sign seen at this year’s Boston Marathon: "Run Like Ted Cruz is Behind You.” I can’t imagine better advice during these times, if that’s what they...

Cervantes: Time to get over Tubman & the $20

Cervantes: Time to get over Tubman & the $20

On April 20, Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew announced that there would be redesigns of the $20, $10, and $5 bills. The most prominent of these changes is the replacing of Andrew Jackson with Harriet...

Donald Trump gives a speech during the Freedom Summit in the Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. During he speech, Trump said he was concidering running for office. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Let’s say Trump wins the nomination

April 24, 2016

Jace Brady [email protected] Tuesday will play an important role in this year’s prolonged primary season. Both parties’ front-runners, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, will have the opportunity...

Dugan: Economy or environment?

Dugan: Economy or environment?

April 21, 2016

Jack Dugan [email protected] The Mississippi, Des Moines, Maquoketa, Cedar/Iowa, and Raccoon rivers, the veins of Iowa, splay out like ribbons to flutter through a landscape that would be significantly...

Reed: MelaninRich and other social movements

April 21, 2016

Keith Reed [email protected] The power of social media is undeniable. Using that power to promote positivity and acceptance is ideal in a world increasingly involved with technology. Many may have...

Point/Counterpoint: Should Congress allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia?

Point/Counterpoint: Should Congress allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia?

April 20, 2016

Congress is considering bipartisan legislation that would allow the families of Americans killed in terrorist attacks in the U.S. to sue anyone or any entity involved, even foreign governments. If Saudi...

Iowa Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter announced the newly appointed President Bruce Harreld during a meeting in the IMU on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Harreld is the 21st president of the University of Iowa. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Soyer: Don’t re-elect Rastetter

April 20, 2016

Hannah Soyer [email protected] The state Board of Regents met Wednesday and will meet again today to elect the board president and president pro tem. Current President Bruce Rastetter and...

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An alternative to ‘study drugs’ 

April 20, 2016

Joe Lane [email protected] Editor's note: This column is a part of today's drug issue. If you walk into most lecture halls on the University of Iowa campus — or really any campus in this country...

Time to end marijuana prohibition 


Time to end marijuana prohibition 


April 20, 2016

Jace Brady [email protected] Editor's note: This column is a part of today's drug issue.  The Drug Enforcement Administration has recently undertaken an endeavor that will potentially lead to...

Brown: Overcoming Islamophobia

Brown: Overcoming Islamophobia

April 18, 2016

Marcus Vincent Brown [email protected] The acknowledgement of fear in itself presents little harm. If anything, it is a natural response to stimuli intended to keep us out of harm’s way. ...

Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to the audience at Cedar Rapids on Saturday, Dec. 5 2015. Cruz is currently inching up in Republican polls behind front-runner Donald Trump in Iowa. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

Elliot: Your coal, coal heart

April 18, 2016

Beau Elliot [email protected] Oh, dear me, the mammoth coal company Peabody has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. I mean, I’m as broken-hearted as a country song. I am currently crying my tears...