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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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A sign welcoming Syrian refugees is placed at the entrance to the office of the Arizona governor during a rally at the Arizona Capitol Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, in Phoenix.   Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has joined a growing number of governors calling for an immediate halt to the placement of any new refugees in the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris.  The U.S. State Department says Arizona has received 153 Syrian refugees so far this year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Common arguments against accepting refugees and why they don’t work 

November 19, 2015

Sydney Newton sydney-newton@uiowa.edu It seems the most discussed and debated question right now is whether we should let Syrian refugees into our country. After the tragedies in Paris, some people...

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)

Democrats and terrorism

November 19, 2015

Samuel Studer samuel-studer@uiowa.edu On Nov. 13, three teams of terrorist planned and carried out attacks at six different locations throughout Paris. These venues included a concert hall and at least...

Stop naming buildings after racists

Stop naming buildings after racists

November 18, 2015

Marcus Brown marcusvbrown@gmail.com History is inescapable. It lives in not only in words and thoughts but in the physical infrastructure that gives shape to our reality. We live in an all-encompassing...

How to address the migrant crisis in the wake of Paris attacks 

How to address the migrant crisis in the wake of Paris attacks 

November 18, 2015

Jacob Prall prall.jacob@gmail.com In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, anti-immigration champions have new and powerful ammunition in their arsenal. Even the countries most open to taking in refugees,...

Republican presidential candidates John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul take the stage before the Republican presidential debate at the Milwaukee Theatre, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

ISIS is now an election issue 

November 17, 2015

Joe Lane joseph-lane@uiowa.edu The process of writing a column is fairly straightforward. We, as opinion writers, try our best to present unique perspectives on important events in Iowa, around the...

Suicide epidemic among rural youth

Suicide epidemic among rural youth

November 17, 2015

Keith Reed Keith-reed@uiowa.edu University of Iowa students represent many demographics. Where students come from determines their experience when it comes to life at a big university. Some students...

"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)

Exhaling & bombing

November 17, 2015

Beau Elliot beauelliot@gmail.com   So welcome to the week before Thanksgiving, long known around campus as the week you can finally exhale. Go ahead; give it a shot. (Well, give it a try, not a shot....

Mourners leave flowers and cards outside the gates of the French Embassy in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Friday's attacks on a stadium, a concert hall and Paris cafes that left more than 120 people dead and over 350 wounded.  (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Supporting France 

November 16, 2015

Christopher Cervantes cmikemayvantes@gmail.com I remember where I was when 9/11 happened. My mom was driving me to morning kindergarten when the news broke on the radio. My mother, who had been smiling...

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, file photo, French soldiers patrol at the Eiffel Tower which remained closed on the first of three days of national mourning in Paris. Coming soon after the Islamic State group claimed the downing of the Russian plane in Egypt and deadly suicide bombings in Lebanon and Turkey, the Paris attacks appear to signal a fundamental shift in strategy toward a more global approach that experts suggest is likely to intensify. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

‘Never again’ is now 

November 16, 2015

Jace Brady jacebrady@gmail.com This past weekend, we saw the devastation that ideological extremist can afflict on a nation and a people. The terrorism that occurred in Paris has extinguished the magic...

Demonstrators gather on the westside steps of the Old Capital Museum for a photo on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. Demonstrators gathered in an effort to show support and solidarity for students of color at the University of Missouri. Timothy M. Wolfe recently resigned as the President of Mizzou amid criticism and protests over the administrations handling of what were viewed as discriminatory incidents. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Let’s talk.

November 13, 2015

Mario Williams mario-williams@uiowa.edu To my fellow African-American students here at the University of Iowa, we need to talk. I’m aware that many of you are in the Black Student Union, and many...

President Barack Obama is interviewed by host David Letterman during a taping of "CBS The Late Show with David Letterman," Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, at the Ed Sullivan Theater, CBS Studios in New York.  (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)

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Presidential candidates & talk shows

November 13, 2015

Sydney Newton sydney-newton@uiowa.edu If you have ever turned on the TV during election time then you’ve probably seen more than one presidential campaign advertisement, and if you watch TV pretty...

Continued support needed for girls’ education

Continued support needed for girls’ education

November 12, 2015

Hannah Soyer hannah-soyer@uiowa.edu Nobel Peace Prize winner and education champion Malala Yousafzai met Emma Watson for a Q&A at the Into Film Festival’s première of the documentary He Named...