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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Clintonโ€™s failed attempts to sway young voters

Clintonโ€™s failed attempts to sway young voters

January 20, 2016

Keith Reed keith-reed@uiowa.edu On Thursday, Hillary Clinton is slated to have an event in the IMU, and pop star Demi Lovato is scheduled to appear alongside her. This appears to be an attempt on Clintonโ€™s...

Cervantes: One nation, under litigation

Cervantes: One nation, under litigation

January 19, 2016

Christopher Cervantes crvantes@uiowa.edu When I was a senior in high school, my advanced-placement government teacher, Roni Cline, assigned us a final project in which we had to redesign the American...

Elliot: Dark matter & hostages

Elliot: Dark matter & hostages

January 19, 2016

Beau Elliot beauelliot@gmail.com So, welcome back; we missed you. No, really. It turns out we really needed another 20,000 pairs of feet to efficiently stamp Iowa Cityโ€™s unshoveled sidewalks into...

Reconsider Uber in Iowa City 

Reconsider Uber in Iowa City 

December 18, 2015

By Keith Reed Keith-reed@uiowa.edu Uber is a popular ride-sharing service that is available in many cities, but not Iowa City. If youโ€™re one of the many people in Iowa City who do not happen to own/...

Republican in Democratic skin?

Republican in Democratic skin?

December 17, 2015

Paul Osgerby paul-osgerby@uiowa.edu We all have a little conspiratorial appetite inside that we must feed from time to time. I, however, have quite the voracious hunger. It came to my attention this...

Chicago should negotiate with teachers before a strike occurs 

Chicago should negotiate with teachers before a strike occurs 

December 17, 2015

Samuel Studer Samuel-studer@uiowa.edu From Dec. 9-11, the Chicago Teachers Union voted to allow its leader to call a strike. Teachers all over Chicago voted over the course of those three days last...

State action on gun violence 

State action on gun violence 

December 16, 2015

Hannah Soyer Hannah-soyer@uiowa.edu In the three years since the Sandy Hook shooting in which 20 children and six adult staffers were killed, 555 American children under the age of 12 have died of...

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Making government more accountable with media 

December 16, 2015

Joe Lane Joseph-lane@uiowa.edu Last week, comedian Jon Stewart briefly returned to the show he starred in. Stewartโ€™s return to โ€œThe Daily Show,โ€ now hosted by Trevor Noah, was no joking matter,...

Keep promise to close Gitmo

Keep promise to close Gitmo

December 16, 2015

Jacob Prall Jacob-prall@uiowa.edu There are many cries from both sides in the fight for the survival of the United Statesโ€™ most notorious prison. Iโ€™m here to say, Guantรกnamo Bay Prison must die. There...

We need affirmative action until society changes 

We need affirmative action until society changes 

December 15, 2015

Marcus Brown marcusvbrown@gmail.com Affirmative action in college admissions has been brought to the Supreme Court once again with the case of Fisher v. University of Texas-Austin. In 2008, Abigail...

The gun in the hands of child

Sloooow U.S. daze

December 15, 2015

Beau Elliot beauelliot@gmail.com So there I was, minding my own business, listening to a sports-radio show from Miami, because it was a sloooooow December day, gray as eternity, which is the only excuse...

No Child Left Behindโ€™s replacement

No Child Left Behindโ€™s replacement

December 14, 2015

Christopher Cervantes crvantes@uiowa.edu When you come from a family of educators, you get to witness a lot of interesting things. For one thing, they talk a lot. Whether it is about that one problem...