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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

Dr. Ben Carson spoke to the crowd during the Freedom Summit in the Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. Dr. Carson is emeritus professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery, and pediatrics at the Johns opkins School of Medicine.  (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

End Holocaust rhetoric, on the left and right 

October 14, 2015

Jacob Prall [email protected] There are certain events in history so heinous that they appeal to the savvy politician as a way to leverage a position in the modern day. Neither side of the political...

US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at Coe College in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Sept 4, 2015. Sanders is running for president in 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Lexi Brunk)

Price tag of Sanders’ policies 

October 14, 2015

Samuel Studer [email protected] Bernie Sanders draws thousand of people to his rallies. When Sanders talks at these rallies, he tries to make easy jokes and small talk, but he gets right down...

Bring back the Beer Band

Bring back the Beer Band

October 14, 2015

By Joe Lane [email protected] In high school, long before I was admitted to the University of Iowa and the invention of Snapchat, I used to receive videos via text message from my brother, a UI...

Rand Paul discusses political strategies he plans to take for the 2016 presidential race in front of The Old Capital in the center of campus on Monday, Oct. 12. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Rand Paul: the right ideas, but the wrong election

October 14, 2015

Jace Brady [email protected] Hi, my name is Jace, and I am recovering Rand Paul addict. The candidate visited the University of Iowa campus on Monday, and while I still agree with Rand on many issues,...

A performer dances at Powwow in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Powwow celebrates American Indian song and dance, and is put on by the Native American Student Association. (The Daily Iowan/ Rachael Westergard)

Appropriating Native American culture 

October 14, 2015

Marcus Brown [email protected] The state of California has become the first in the country to ban the use of the term “Redskins” for team names and mascots in public schools. California Gov....

Democratic B-I-N-G-O

Democratic B-I-N-G-O

October 12, 2015

Today is the first Democratic debate of the election cycle. The five declared candidates will take the stage in Las Vegas with coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. on CNN. Be sure to look out for some key...

Coming hinged

Coming hinged

October 12, 2015

Beau Elliot [email protected] The Republicans seem to be coming unhinged. What? you say. Haven’t the Republicans been unhinged for the last 20 years or so? At least in your book? There are no...

Long road to come on gay acceptance

Long road to come on gay acceptance

October 11, 2015

Christopher Cervantes [email protected]  For as long as there has been a society, we’ve had social issues. Whether it be civil rights or universal suffrage, there has always been a cause that dominates...

This dancer from the Noopur Dance Troupe is posing in her form as her fellow dancers come on to the stage. The dancers are about to perform an ancient Indian dance that was once done in temples. Taken at the Cultural Diversity Festival at Hubbard Park on Sunday, October 4, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Rebecca Bright)

The disappointing cancellation of the UI Cultural Diversity Fair

October 8, 2015

Joe Lane [email protected] I am in no place to comment on the Cultural Diversity Fair. As a white college student, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, who spent most of his life growing up in an affluent...

International territorialism in Syria

International territorialism in Syria

October 8, 2015

Paul Osgerby [email protected] Russia has recently ramped up its involvement in the regional power struggle of Syria, launching its first air strikes in the country in what Moscow is calling efforts...

Jason Chaffetz, the latest foolhardy Republican firebrand

Jason Chaffetz, the latest foolhardy Republican firebrand

October 7, 2015

Jacob Prall [email protected] Mr. Chaffetz. Oh boy, Mr. Chaffetz. Republican representative out of Utah, Jason Chaffetz. What are you doing running for speaker of the House? Chaffetz, age 48, bright-eyed...

The power in sharing stories

The power in sharing stories

October 7, 2015

Sydney Newton [email protected] Brandon Stanton, the creator of Humans of New York, is doing something incredible. The art/humanities website has more than 15 million likes on Facebook. Simply...