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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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‘White feminism’ is still feminism

‘White feminism’ is still feminism

October 20, 2015

Hannah Soyer Hannah-soyer@uiowa.edu Jennifer Lawrence recently published an essay in fellow actress Lena Dunham’s feminist newsletter, Lenny Letter, called “Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co-Stars?”...

Grate, grater, gratest

Grate, grater, gratest

October 20, 2015

Beau Elliot beauelliot@gmail.com Hey, Indianapolis Colts, ya wanna talk about deflated play calling? Nah. I didn’t think so. (But somehow, it’s Tom Brady’s fault, right? I mean, so much is.) We’re...

Martin O'Malley speaks to supporters at the Iowa City Federation of Labor Picnic at Upper City Park on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. Martin O'Malley will be running in the 2016 Presidential Election for the 45th President of the United States. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)

Democratic presidential candidates on the back burner

October 19, 2015

Christopher Cervantes crvantes@uiowa.edu When the Democratic debate was advertised, it was made out to be a grandiose event, in which two heavy hitters would go head to head against one another on...

Big burdens in health-care cost for seniors

Big burdens in health-care cost for seniors

October 19, 2015

Jace Brady jacebrady@gmail.com Seniors, brace yourselves, because winter is coming. Over the last several weeks, the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services released plans for Medicare Part B rate...

FILE - The Black Lives Matter logo is shown at the Walk it Out fashion show in the IMU Main Lounge on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Walk it Out is a multicultural fashion show showcasing diversity within the university where portion of the sales goes to UIHC HIV/AID clinics. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins, file)

The erasure of black voices in America

October 16, 2015

Keith Reed keith-reed@uiowa.edu Nicki Minaj was on the cover of New York Times Magazine on Oct. 7. In her feature, Minaj spoke about her outburst at the MTV Video Music Awards, which sparked outrage...

The sun rises behind the Old Capitol in Iowa City on Friday, April 10, 2015. Rand Paul was in town to drum up support after announcing his intention to run for president earlier this week.. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

​End mental-health stigma

October 16, 2015

Sydney Newton sydney-newton@uiowa.edu Start the conversation. End the stigma. This is expression from the website Bring Change 2 Mind. On the website you can find an abundance of public-service announcemnts...

Why words in textbooks matter

Why words in textbooks matter

October 16, 2015

Hannah Soyer hannah-soyer@uiowa.edu About two weeks ago, 15-year-old Coby Burren, a freshman at Pearland High School near Houston noticed something in his geography textbook: Africans brought to America...

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 15, 2015

Jacob Prall prall.jacob@gmail.com 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 samuel-studer@uiowa.edu 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 joseph-lane@uiowa.edu 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 jacebrady@gmail.com 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 marcusvbrown@gmail.com 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....