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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

A student registers to vote on Sept. 21, 2018.

Editorial: Students must vote

October 24, 2018

Voting is not just our right as American citizens, it is our duty. According to several data sources, only around 45 percent of people ages 18 through 29 turned out to vote in the 2016 presidential election....

City Council candidate Bruce Teague stands by his election sign at Billy's High Hat Diner on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Teague received the second highest number of votes overall.

Editorial: DI endorses Bruce Teague in City Council election

September 30, 2018

Tuesday marks the special election to fill the vacant seat on the Iowa City City Council. The candidates on the ballot are Ann Freerks and Bruce Teague. The Daily Iowan had the pleasure of speaking to...

Democratic candidate for Iowa's 37th District Janice Weiner speaks with The Daily Iowan in the Adler Journalism Building on Sunday, June 3. Weiner served as a U.S. diplomat for over 25 years, and was born and raised in Coralville. (Gage Miskimen/The Daily Iowan)

Editorial: DI endorses Janice Weiner for Iowa’s 37th District

June 4, 2018

Four Democratic candidates will vie for the Iowa’s 37th District seat in the state Senate during the primary. The Daily Iowan reached out to all four candidates — Eric Dirth, Imad Youssif, Zach...

Ben Nelson, left, and Katherine Baer, right, members of the UISG ticket Empower Iowa speak to the Daily Iowa editorial staff in the Adler Journalism Building on Monday, March 19, 2018. Empower Iowa is one of four groups on the ticket for the 2018-19 year UISG elections. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Editorial: DI endorses Empower Iowa for student government

March 28, 2018
Empower Iowa’s experience and comprehensive solutions make it the most qualified for UI Student Government.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduces Republican presidential candidate John Kasich during a rally at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. Kasich briefly ran in the 2000 presidential election. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Editorial: After yet another school shooting, Congress must act against gun violence

February 20, 2018
After the United States’ fourth-deadliest school shooting last week, inaction or loosening gun laws is no longer an option.
Members of the UI community hold signs in protest on the Pentacrest on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017.

Editorial: Iowa must reinvest in higher education

Isabella Rosario, Opinions Editor February 12, 2018
The Daily Iowan Editorial Board calls on the Legislature to reflect on how strong state universities signify a strong Iowa.
The Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research is pictured inside the Medical Education and Research Facility on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. Wynn, a major donor to the UI, was recently accused of sexual assault. The University made the decision to remove Wynn's name from the center's title. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Editorial: UI right to remove Wynn’s name, should keep funding for blindness research

February 5, 2018
Although the allegations against Stephen Wynn are abhorrent, the UI must stay committed to pioneering research for rare diseases.
(The Daily Iowan/file photo)

Reader comments: Week of 12/3/17

Olivia Sun, [email protected] December 7, 2017

Daily Iowan online readers react to this week's stories. Video: The Black Angel (Brandon Paquin, Dylan Snodgrass), 12/5 "I remember my dad telling me that when he was a Sigma Chi pledge, at the U...

Letter from the Opinion's Editor: Why I value dialogue over ideology

Letter from the Opinion’s Editor: Why I value dialogue over ideology

December 6, 2017
We received a comment suggesting we fire one of our columnists for her political affiliation, a sentiment that contradicts our values.
Iowa City resident Mazahir Salih, president of the Eastern Iowa Center for Worker Justice, announces her candidacy for city council at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center on Monday, March 6, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/James Year)

Editorial: DI endorses Botchway, Salih, Mims for City Council

November 6, 2017

Iowa City’s five City Council candidates differ little in their progressive stances on pertinent local issues, such as affordable housing and public transportation. However, what sets them apart is...

Candles burn during the UI Sister Vigil for Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault on the Pentacrest on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. The event included letter writing to Iowa senators and the signing of thank you state of Iowa flags to senators fighting the withdrawal of Title IX protections for survivors of sexual assault. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Us, too

October 23, 2017

Note from the editor: A hashtag movement took over social-media feeds last week. Based on the number of stories shared and acts of solidarity I saw on my personal feed, #MeToo puts into perspective how...

Police respond to a call of shots fired on the Pedestrian Mall on Aug. 27, 2017. No University of Iowa students were wounded in in the incident. One of the shooting victims died, and Lamar Wilson has been charged with first-degree murder. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Editorial: After Ped Mall shooting, ‘stand your ground’ law still falls short

September 25, 2017

Last month’s shooting in downtown Iowa City unnerved the hundreds gathered on the Ped Mall that night, many of them UI students. One of the victims, Kaleek Jones, 22, died from his wounds, and suspect...