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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Opinion | Iowan politicians need to focus on healthcare

Opinion | Iowan politicians need to focus on healthcare

Hannah Pinski, Opinions Columnist October 19, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the country, every American has a right to affordable healthcare for themselves and their family. Although medical institutions like University Hospitals...

A Johnson County precinct indicator is seen outside The University of Iowa Visual Arts building on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Counties all across Iowa along with eight other states are participating in the 2020 primary elections. (Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan)

Opinion | Voting third party is pointless

Signe Nettum, Opinions Columnist October 19, 2020

This is it — the moment I talk about politics publicly. I can no longer sit on the sidelines and watch everything unfold without having my own voice heard. Number one: vote. In-person, mail-in,...

Photos of Sen. Chuck Grassley (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan) and Sen. Joni Ernst (Hannah Kinson/The Daily Iowan)

Opinion | Supreme Court hearings highlight distrust in American politics

Hannah Pinski, Opinions Columnist October 18, 2020

University of Iowa and Drake law schools recently sent a letter to Iowa’s Republican Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley that lay out concerns on why they believe the Supreme Court nomination should...

Various flags are seen on Monday, October 15, 2018. There are 120 flags being displayed on the Iowa Memorial Union Pedestrian Bridge to recognize the international students on campus.

Opinion | Language learning is being stifled in the pandemic

Yassie Buchanan, Opinions Columnist October 18, 2020

Online learning during the coronavirus pandemic has brought many new challenges to the classroom. These challenges are especially noticeable in language courses. According to an article in The Daily...

Linn County Supervisor Stacey Walker speaks to a crowd of Bernie Sanders supporters in the Ped Mall on Friday, October 25th, 2019. Sanders spoke on his platform issues such as the legalization of marijuana, the climate crisis, immigration reform, and raising the minimum wage.

Opinion | Silence is violence (especially from politicians)

Zeina Aboushaar, Opinions Columnist October 15, 2020

We are taught to accept a negative peace while many fail to receive justice. Although our country has made some progress, it has failed to address its deeply rooted issues that subjugate minorities....

The mural entitled "Falling Upwards" fills the south side of a home on Dubuque Street in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, September 25, 2020. The mural, painted by Defy Studios of Minneapolis was commissioned by property owner Sam Stelter, a former University of Iowa student and Kappa-Sigma Beta-Rha member, who saw the mural as an opportunity to create conversation of individual experiences and the power of community.

Opinion | Iowa arts provide a sense of community and healing during COVID-19

Hannah Pinski, Opinions Columnist October 14, 2020

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the arts have always been underrated. In a time of chaos filled from COVID-19 and racial injustice, people seem to underestimate the power of Iowa...

Attendees dance in alien costumes during Undercover Organism’s set at Yacht Club on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. Many members of the crowd sported Halloween costumes for the occasion.

Opinion | Trick or treating is not in during pandemic season

Signe Nettum, Opinions Columnist October 14, 2020

My mother has a whole section in my scrapbook dedicated to my Halloween Costumes. One of my favorite photos is of my older brother, Thomas, trying to kiss me on the cheek while I wore a ladybug costume...

The Women's Resource and Action Center is seen on April 16, 2019.

Opinion | University of Iowa needs to do more to combat sexual assault

Hannah Pinski, Opinions Columnist October 13, 2020

After seven weeks in the fall semester, the University of Iowa has received four sexual assault  reports involving two at fraternities, one at an east side resident hall, and one at a west side residential...

Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the second day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on October 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. Barrett was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who passed away in September. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)

Opinion | Trump’s supreme court nominee is a danger to the LGBTQ community

Peyton Downing, Opinions Editor October 13, 2020

The legal battle for LGBTQ rights has just taken a drastic tonal change with the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. Her placement onto the court could spell disaster for every noncisgendered, non-heterosexual...

Opinion | Halloween is not an opportunity for cultural appropriation

Opinion | Halloween is not an opportunity for cultural appropriation

Yassie Buchanan, Opinions Columnist October 12, 2020

Spooky season is an exciting time of the year, everyone looks forward to Halloween and the opportunity to dress up as whatever or whoever you want, however, there is a fine line between having fun...

Mercy Hospital is seen in Iowa City on Monday, September 15th, 2020. (Tate Hildyard/ The Daily Iowan)

Opinion | Mercy Hospital’s inpatient closure will harm the most vulnerable Iowans

Ally Pronina, Opinions Columnist October 12, 2020

A year ago, my piece about Iowa investing more in mental health ran. Recent events support the argument that the Hawkeye State is still the worst in the country at treating mental illness.  Iowa...

Masks, and sanitizer, and tissues are seen available in the Pomerantz Center on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.

Opinion | Lack of Iowa unity isn’t helping COVID-19

Hannah Pinski, Opinions Columnist October 11, 2020

Marie Forleo says that ‘success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do constantly.’ Well Iowa, if we are going to successfully overcome COVID-19, we have to...