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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Opinion | Inter-dependency improves quality of life

Opinion | Inter-dependency improves quality of life

Sophia Meador, Opinions Editor April 9, 2023

“Americans work so much!” This was a common sentiment I heard in Barcelona, and the facts surrounding American labor prove this as fact. Workers in the U.S. put in over 25 percent more...

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Opinion | Race should no longer be used to categorize people

Gabriel Arboleda, Opinions Contributor April 9, 2023

Imagine the U.S. without race. If you find this difficult, it may be because of the significance race has played in America’s history. Race remains relevant in modern society via...

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Opinion | MLB needs to get rid of blackout restrictions

Sam Knupp, Opinions Contributor April 9, 2023

The 2023 Major League Baseball season is upon us, and I’ll once again be left without a way to legally watch my favorite team — the Chicago Cubs. This problem is not unique to me or Cubs...

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Opinion | Utah sets a precedent we shouldn’t follow

Chris Klepach, Opinions Columnist April 6, 2023

When I was younger, my family had a computer that we would use to look at websites, watch videos, and play games online. Like most children, I was unaware of internet etiquette and safety. It was my...

Opinion | Why I’m taking a gap year before graduate school

Opinion | Why I’m taking a gap year before graduate school

Kyle Tristan Ortega, Opinions Contributor April 4, 2023

I used to think that after I got my undergraduate degree, it was immediately off to law school for me — no breaks or anything like that. But now that I am less than a semester and a half away...

Opinion | Beat senioritis by going back to the basics

Opinion | Beat senioritis by going back to the basics

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist April 3, 2023

The “end of the semester blues” has hit harder than ever as the final year of my undergraduate coursework comes to an end. When classes, work related stress, and burn out feel like too much...

Opinion | CCS pipelines are necessary

Opinion | CCS pipelines are necessary

Shahab Khan, Opinions Columnist April 2, 2023

The Iowa House would rather protect landowners than fight climate change. Or, at least that’s what the House indicated when they passed another terrible bill this past week restricting the...

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Opinion | Online education stagnates students

Chris Klepach, Opinions Columnist April 2, 2023

We need to stop relying on online education after the COVID-19 pandemic. The experiences students gain in a classroom can never be gained from an online classroom. As we consider the...

Opinion | Domestic violence is a men’s issue

Opinion | Domestic violence is a men’s issue

Sam Knupp, Opinions Contributor March 29, 2023

The Johnson County Domestic Violence Intervention Program announced in early March that they’ll soon be opening a larger shelter. One in four women, and one in seven men have been abused by an...

The Daily Iowan's 2023-24 executive editor, Sabine Martin, poses for a portrait on Monday, March 6, 2022.

Opinion | The Daily Iowan cultivates award-winning student journalism worth supporting

Sabine Martin, Managing Editor March 29, 2023

In a hotel ballroom in Washington D.C. last October, a representative from the Associated Collegiate Press announced “The Daily Iowan” as an award recipient. The DI’s name was repeated again...

Opinion | E-waste is a bigger problem than you may think

Opinion | E-waste is a bigger problem than you may think

Katie Perkins, Opinions Columnist March 28, 2023

The landfills piled with unwanted junk illustrated in the movie WALL-E are not far off from what our future could look like. There are plenty of places that resemble these junkyards today, as the...

Ops Blog | How can we improve the future for women?

Ops Blog | How can we improve the future for women?

DI Opinions Staff March 26, 2023

Accessible legal protection One way we can improve women’s future increase the number of resources for legal protection. Making resources more readily available for women could go a long way...