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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

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Prall: Protest and open carry laws

July 13, 2016

By Jacob Prall [email protected] Protest. Americans have this powerful and important tool. Political change doesn’t come through silence but action; we must keep this right entrenched in our nation’s...

Protesters hold signs on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at the site of two memorials established in memory of Philando Castile in the Minneapolis suburb of Falcon Heights near the spot where Castile was shot and killed by a police officer on July 6. (AP Photo/Skip Foreman)

Lane: The day I discovered my white privelege in today’s America

July 12, 2016

By Joe Lane [email protected] Philando Castile is dead. And the only account we currently have indicates an unparalleled injustice. Castile was killed by a police officer in the Minnesota town of...

Elliot: Lost in the age of bluster

Elliot: Lost in the age of bluster

July 12, 2016

By Beau Elliot [email protected] Donald Trump — who presumably needs no introduction because he lives so often in the nation’s various media platforms that you have to wonder why he bothers to...

Medithi: Do good for goodness’ sake

Medithi: Do good for goodness’ sake

July 12, 2016

By Vivian Medithi [email protected] On July 6, University of Iowa added personal pronouns as a category in student records, following in the lead of various other institutions to be more inclusive...

Medithi: The kids aren’t all right, Iowa

Medithi: The kids aren’t all right, Iowa

July 6, 2016

By Vivian Medithi [email protected] Conversion therapy attempts to change LGBTQIA+ teens and children into cisgender, heterosexual kids. Or, as its proponents really think, normal kids. Conversion...

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2015 file photo, a private security guard sits in front of a closed down business in the colonial district of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Congress edged closer to delivering relief to debt-stricken Puerto Rico as the Senate on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, cleared the way for passage of a last-minute financial rescue package for the territory of 3.5 million Americans. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

Grissel: The return of neocolonialism in Puerto Rico via Congress

July 6, 2016

By Hanna Grissel [email protected] On June 30, President Obama signed the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act of 2016, otherwise known as H.R. 5278. Prior to Obama’s...

FILE -- In this Wednesday, June 29, 2016, file photo, passengers embrace each other following their evacuation after a blast, as they wait outside Istanbul's Ataturk airport, Turkey. As millions of Muslims around the world celebrate the end of Ramadan, many are struggling to come to grips with what has been a particularly bloody month of attacks that killed more than 350 people and spread terror across continents. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

Studer: Victims we ignore, as usual

July 6, 2016

By Sam Studer [email protected] In Istanbul, there was an attack that killed 42 and injured another 239 people, according to CNN. Being abroad in Europe this summer made this hit extremely close to...

Prall: Don’t get too private here

Prall: Don’t get too private here

July 5, 2016

Jacob Prall [email protected] Bureaucracy. The ugly B-word that turns smiles to sneers and pressing issues into paperwork. We live in a capitalist society, in which efficiency is the ideal we strive...

Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor

July 5, 2016

Support anti-big money proposal Today, wealthy corporations and special-interest groups can spend limitless sums of money to influence our elections. It’s not surprising that more than 7 in 10 voters...

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...