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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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Medicaid expansion isn’t ready in Iowa

Medicaid expansion isn’t ready in Iowa

December 7, 2015

Jace Brady jacebrady@gmail.com Gov. Terry Branstad has endeavored to accomplish what was almost an impressive Machiavellian feat but instead has unraveled into another episode of government incompetence....

College students, the future, and happiness

College students, the future, and happiness

December 4, 2015

Keith Reed Keith-reed@uiowa.edu When I was home for Thanksgiving break, my mother asked, what do I plan to do after college and where do I want to live? These questions did not stump me. I have known...

This holiday season, be conscious of others 

This holiday season, be conscious of others 

December 3, 2015

Hannah Soyer Hannah-soyer@uiowa.edu When I was in seventh grade, we had to write a persuasive essay for our English class. One of my classmates wrote his on why everyone should be allowed to say “Merry...

The next real estate moguls? Wealthy Chinese families

The next real estate moguls? Wealthy Chinese families

December 3, 2015

Jacob Prall prall.jacob@gmail.com From 2005 to 2014, the Chinese GDP grew from $2.27 trillion to $10.36 billion. At peak times, their GDP growth was over 16 percent annually. The current Chinese economy...

How Black Friday is changing 

How Black Friday is changing 

December 2, 2015

Sydney Newton sydney-newton@uiowa.edu If you ventured out into the cold and rain that Iowa was prone to this year for Black Friday, you might have noticed that the crowds of shoppers were less crazy...

"I'm not a politician, politicians are stupid." Donald Trump addresses the media from the inside of his private airliner at DSM international airport on Monday, April 8, 2015. Trump emphasized the fact that he is not a politician several times while speaking to the media and later students at Simpson College. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Anti-Muslim rhetoric has implications 

December 2, 2015

Joe Lane Joseph-lane@uiowa.edu Though not everyone in the GOP is ignorantly opposed to the Muslim community in the United States and around the world, a vocal minority led by presidential candidates...

Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, middle right, leaves the Cook County Jail after posting bond on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, in Chicago. Van Dyke has been locked up since Nov. 24, when prosecutors charged him with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Fear and race in America 

December 1, 2015

Marcus Brown marcusvbrown@gmail.com It is impossible to look at any form of news media without being constantly barraged with stories attempting to dissect and analyze the senseless deaths that can...

Donald Trump delivers a speech at the Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Trump spoke critically about American business and commented on how "nothing is made here anymore."

Little do-dads of life here

December 1, 2015

Beau Elliot beauelliot@gmail.com Just when you thought Democrats and Republicans were pretty much like Unionists and Confederates (which is not that far off the mark, geographically), reality slaps...

The caucuses are coming

The caucuses are coming

November 30, 2015

Jace Brady jacebrady@gmail.com Every four years, a hybrid of constitutionality and party bylaws dictates a compelling nine-month period of political mayhem. Men and women from the most elite classes...

The struggle as a symbol

The struggle as a symbol

November 30, 2015

Christopher Cervantes crvantes@uiowa.edu Any individual who is in the public eye is aware that there is a certain burden that forever weighs on their shoulders. Every choice, every action, is conducted...

What technology means for our attention spans 

What technology means for our attention spans 

November 20, 2015

Keith Reed keith-reed@uiowa.edu If you’re a part of Generation Z (born 1995-2012), you may know all too well about the importance of technological devices. I know that I have spent many hours looking...

Continuing the fight for LGBT equality

Continuing the fight for LGBT equality

November 20, 2015

Christopher Cervantes crvantes@uiowa.edu There’s a word that is tossed around nowadays in the so-called age of political correctness. It is the ultimate ammo when it comes to any high-profile argument...