Skip to Main Content
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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

President Trump & the Sun

President Trump & the Sun

February 2, 2016

Beau Elliot [email protected] Then one day, the Sun rose in the west, and everybody’s shadow was somehow different. “Hey, dude, you’re standing on my shadow,” some random dude told me. “No,...

America's electoral system needs change

America’s electoral system needs change

February 1, 2016

Jace Brady [email protected] Last week, Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, announced that he was seriously considering an independent run for president. With the weakness of Hillary...

Abortion debate lacks nuance

Abortion debate lacks nuance

February 1, 2016

Sydney Newton [email protected] Abortion. It’s a topic that no one takes lightheartedly, no matter what you believe. Abortion and how it relates to the Planned Parenthood situation are pressing...

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)

Dugan: Reach for the ideal on health care

January 29, 2016

Jack Dugan [email protected] Health care is a dubious subject, not only polarizing the left and the right wings of American politics but driving a spike in factions of otherwise like-minded party...

Garbage bins overflow at the apartment buildings near the pedestrian mall on Tuesday Jan. 19, 2016. Members of the Iowa City Council will soon vote on providing recycling services for apartments in Iowa City. (The Daily Iowan/Mary Mathis)

Soyer: Landlords should provide recycling

January 28, 2016

Hannah Soyer [email protected] An ordinance that would require landlords of apartment complexes and condominiums to provide recycling services for their tenants is currently being drafted by the...

prescription drugs

Studer: Addiction is a disease, not a crime

January 28, 2016

Samuel Studer [email protected] Leonard Campanello, the police chief of Gloucester, Massachusetts, has taken a stand again the War on Drugs. Last spring, he made headlines after writing on his...

Trump knows exactly what he’s doing

Trump knows exactly what he’s doing

January 27, 2016

Marcus Brown [email protected] Donald Trump’s presidential campaign can at times seem surreal in the sheer audacity of his ideology and rhetoric, but at some level many of us held the comfort...

Clean up your waters, Iowa 

Clean up your waters, Iowa 

January 27, 2016

Jacob Prall [email protected] Seems like clean water’s been on everyone’s mind lately. First, we had the drought in California, then the Flint, Michigan, lead water fiasco; the importance of...

Iowa and Kent State high-five after the game at Grant Field on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. The Hawkeyes defeated the Golden Flashes 7-1. (The Daily Iowan/Valerie Burke)

Elliot: Sugar, health, and field hockey

January 26, 2016

Beau Elliot [email protected] Sometimes in this life — oh, wait, this is a life? Why didn’t somebody tell us? Just like them. They never tell us anything. Except where to buy the next electronic...

FILE

Cervants: LGBT youth conference probe farcical

January 26, 2016

Christopher Cervantes Crvantes.edu.@uiowa Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, the head of the House Government Oversight Committee, has ordered an investigation into the state’s LGBT youth conference...

Is America’s ‘surveillance moment’ over? 

Is America’s ‘surveillance moment’ over? 

January 25, 2016

When the news about the NSA’s mass surveillance programs broke in 2013, the bubbling furor over the secret (and potentially unconstitutional) programs led many pundits to claim that a sort of indignant...

Iowa’s changing caucus landscape 

Iowa’s changing caucus landscape 

January 25, 2016

Jace Brady [email protected] This week has significantly changed the political landscape in Iowa, as the first-in-the-nation caucuses grow ever nearer. Several important endorsements were made, accusations...