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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

Birthing a challenge to Obamacare

Birthing a challenge to Obamacare

November 9, 2015

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] On Nov. 6, the Supreme Court decided that it would settle on the controversial issue on whether health insurance should cover birth control. This challenge...

Another weekend, another mass shooting

Another weekend, another mass shooting

November 6, 2015

Samuel Studer [email protected] A Halloween shooting in Colorado Springs last weekend left three dead. Noah Harpham shot a bicyclist and two women on the porch of a sober-living home. Police...

Hand completing a multiple choice exam.

Standardized testing not the answer 

November 6, 2015

Marcus Brown [email protected] A great deal of commotion has come about because of a recent drop in U.S. test scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The assessment serves as...

Does a child have a right to die? 

Does a child have a right to die? 

November 5, 2015

Hannah Soyer [email protected] Julianna Snow is 5 years old. She has a form of muscular dystrophy called Charcot-Marie-Tooth. She has had to deal with a lot of medical scares so far in her life...

Race and greek life 

Race and greek life 

November 5, 2015

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] From my experiences on a college campus, students rarely have an active filter when it comes to what they say and/or post on social media. For some reason,...

Eating (un)healthily in college


Eating (un)healthily in college


November 5, 2015

Keith Reed [email protected] It is widely known that the “Freshman 15” is something of a myth. But in my case, it was true. I had a paid U-Bill and an unlimited meal plan; the world was my oyster....

A police car sits inside the a parking garage on May 4, 2015.  (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Police conflicting messages on alcohol law enforcement 

November 4, 2015

Joe Lane [email protected] For many of the police departments of the United States, 2015 has been chaotic. Between reports of unnecessary force and the rapid expansion of the Black Lives Matter...

Children, cell phones, and violent bus drivers 

Children, cell phones, and violent bus drivers 

November 4, 2015

Jacob Prall [email protected] Back in “my day,” kids didn’t have cell phones. They didn’t have access to the infinite wealth of knowledge, entertainment, and terror that is a cellular device...

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Hitchhiking with alfalfa

November 3, 2015

Beau Elliot [email protected] As we all know, the Southwest and California are suffering through a major drought. However, there has been no drought in the number of jokes about having a dry sense...

China’s ‘one child’ reversal may signal broader changes

China’s ‘one child’ reversal may signal broader changes

November 2, 2015

Jace Brady [email protected] As it stands now, China has a population of 1.35 billion people, about four times the population of the United States. For decades, China has curbed its potentially unsustainable...

Mental illnesses in African-American communities

Mental illnesses in African-American communities

Keith Reed, [email protected] October 30, 2015

In African-American communities, there are many people who suffer from mental illnesses in silence. This is partly because of the cost along with the stigma tied to it, and the lack of representation for...

Avoid cultural appropriation this Halloween

Avoid cultural appropriation this Halloween

Sydney Newton, [email protected] October 30, 2015

It’s Halloween weekend. Accompanying the spooky decorations, abundance of Disney’s Frozen characters and raised sugar intake is the conversation of cultural appropriation surrounding costumes. Cultural...