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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

Opinion | Internships are not the gold standard

Opinion | Internships are not the gold standard

Sophia Meador, Opinions Editor June 19, 2022

As children and adults leave the classroom or workplace and head outdoors for the summer, many college students are headed back inside the office for summer internships. While internships offer...

Opinion | The liberal case for supply side reform

Opinion | The liberal case for supply side reform

Shahab Khan, Opinions Columnist June 16, 2022

Iowa city needs a new strategy to combat the recent bout of inflation inflicting the American economy.   Policymakers should focus on supply side reforms, like abolishing exclusionary zoning...

Opinion | We need equal access to infant formula

Opinion | We need equal access to infant formula

Sophia Meador, Opinions Editor June 14, 2022

Every parent wants to give their child the best start in life. But with a national shortage of baby formula, many parents find themselves struggling to provide the most basic nutrition for their infants. The...

The Emma Goldman Clinic is seen in Iowa City on Monday, June 13, 2022.

Opinion | Reproductive justice discussions need marginalized voices

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist June 14, 2022

As a predominantly white state, activism in Iowa has always included an element of white saviorism and/or supremacy. The same has been true for media reporting and other public platforms against recent...

Iowa fans rush the field after a football game between No. 3 Iowa and No. 4 Penn State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Nittany Lions 23-20.

Opinion | The problems with ‘stan’ culture

Peter Anders, Opinions Columnist June 12, 2022

Fan culture and celebrity obsession has always been, in most instances, terrible. One could go all the way back to the days when Star Wars fans harassed the child actor Jake Lloyd for “ruining...

The Old Capitol Building is seen in Iowa City, Iowa on April 14, 2022.

Opinion | UI needs more focus placed on gun violence prevention

Luke Krchak, Opinions Columnist June 12, 2022

The University of Iowa talks about crimes and issues that affect UI students; however, they have had little to no response to gun violence. The UI needs to apply the same level of attention to gun...

Senior Column | Digital journalism is the future, and I’m embracing it

Senior Column | Digital journalism is the future, and I’m embracing it

Kelsey Harrell, Managing Digital Editor May 10, 2022

I walked into The Daily Iowan newsroom before I even stepped foot in a classroom at the University of Iowa. Little did I know, I would spend more hours than I could count in that room over the next...

Senior Column | The DI teaches us that everyone needs an editor

Senior Column | The DI teaches us that everyone needs an editor

Rylee Wilson, Managing Editor May 10, 2022

Someone once told me maybe I liked journalism so much because I wanted to write, but I wasn’t ready to write about myself. That’s probably true. I’ve written hundreds of stories in my four...

Senior Column | Quittin’ time

Senior Column | Quittin’ time

Caleb McCullough, Executive Editor May 10, 2022

It wasn’t until a couple years into reporting that I realized this was a thing I could really stick with. That’s a little late, considering all the money and time I had spent on school and pumping...

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Senior Column | The DI was my classroom

Rachel Schilke, Senior Print Editor May 9, 2022

When I stepped into The Daily Iowan newsroom for the first time, I never could have imagined what unbelievably crazy and unexpected experiences I would have that would shape me into the journalist,...

Contributed photo of Elisabeth Neruda, DITV Director.

Senior Column | DITV taught me ‘the show must go on’

Elisabeth Neruda May 9, 2022

I’m not great at letting go. I’m a fairly anxious person in general, so worrying constantly about everything all the time is my forte. But with DITV, it is even worse. When I stepped into this...

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Senior Column | How being in a college newsroom taught me about my community

Katie Ann McCarver, Copy Editor May 9, 2022

When I came to the University of Iowa as a freshman, I didn’t know anyone else on campus. My mom helped me settle into the dorms before she embarked on the 16-hour drive back to Houston, Texas, and...