After months of relative silence on climate change, the University of Iowa is finally moving in the right direction.
UI President Bruce Harreld declared a climate crisis Monday during an interview...
The University of Iowa is asking the state Board of Regents today to consider approving a 50-year deal that — if successful — could either change the course of the UI’s path for the better, or cause...
Public education is one of the greatest achievements of modern government. All citizens benefit from a more knowledgable population that is better prepared for the future, but the benefits extend beyond...
Two at-large seats will be filled in the upcoming Iowa City City Council election. It is the opinion of The Daily Iowan Editorial Board that Janice Weiner is best fit to fill one of those seats.
The...
With all the commotion and chaos of daily news and politics, it often seems like there’s nothing you can do, or that any effort done doesn’t matter. But on Nov. 5, there is something you can do that...
There’s an abundance of public discourse about freedom in the U.S. Freedom of speech and religion are hotly debated throughout our society, from the classrooms to the courthouses. Both of these fundamental...
It’s time to get some adults in the room in the local conversation surrounding climate change, but it seems many leaders want to leave the conversation to the kids.
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg...
There is a crisis in the Hawkeye-Cyclone relationship. The young people of our state have allegedly suffered physical harm while enjoying what is supposed to be a good-spirited sporting event. If we are...
The next legislative session is months away, so Iowa lawmakers have until January 2020 to put something critical on their policy agendas: supporting student success for those enrolled in any of Iowa’s...
More than a year ago, the Hawkeye family lost one of its own members.
In August 2018, University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts’ body was found after she had gone missing five weeks earlier while...
Some students seeking a comfortable living arrangement in the residence halls have been duped.
UI President Bruce Harreld told the state Board of Regents that officials were “creatively looking”...
Since 1868, The Daily Iowan has provided the news to the University of Iowa and Iowa City communities. Over the course of our 151-year history, the DI has covered events from Nile Kinnick’s 1939 Heisman...
