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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Doc is In | Self care strategies and asking for help with headaches

Doc is In | Self care strategies and asking for help with headaches

Kinnari Karia March 7, 2024

What type of headache am I having? Headaches can ruin a good day, and while we often use “headache” as a general term, there are different types of headaches. Tension headaches and migraines...

The Iowa City Community School District sign in Iowa City is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022.

Guest Opinion | Closing Hills Elementary will hurt the community

James DeWitt March 5, 2024

To the Iowa City Community School District and Johnson County at large, The potential closure of Hills Elementary would be devastating to the community, students, and future students of this small town....

The Roy J. & Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is seen on Monday, November 18, 2019. (Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan)

Guest Opinion | State bill Senate File 2286 is dangerous for marginalized Iowans

Aastha Chandra February 18, 2024

This week, The Des Moines Register published an op-ed written by Lauris Kaldjian, who is a medical ethics professor at University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, supporting Senate File 2286. The...

The Iowa City Public Library is seen on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.

Guest Opinion | Senate Study Bill 3131 is end game for Iowa libraries

February 4, 2024

Iowans before us understood why the legal liabilities and complex policies inherent to library (First Amendment) services require specific and robust management to successfully steward collections,...

Caucus participant and University of Iowa freshman Mason Zaker checks his phone before a Republican caucus at Schaeffer Hall on February 3, 2020. The result of the locations preference poll was 14 votes for President Trump and 1 vote for former Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh.

Guest Opinion | Voting from our phones is not as beneficial as it seems

Sean Flaherty and Douglas Jones January 30, 2024

Last week, entrepreneur Bradley Tusk told a crowd at the Old Capitol that America should implement nationwide online voting. A longtime Internet voting promoter, Tusk announced that he will publish...

The Old Capitol Building is seen in Iowa City, on April 26, 2023.

Guest Opinion | UI AAUP chapter concerned with proposed College of Liberal Arts and Sciences policy

January 23, 2024

Last fall, the Executive Committee of the University of Iowa chapter of The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) became concerned, and then alarmed, about the UI administration’s proposed...

Laura Bergus and her supporters wait for the Iowa City Council primary results to come in while waiting at a campaign watch party at the South District Market in Iowa City on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (Jordan Barry/ The Daily Iowan)

Guest opinion | City Councilor Laura Bergus, JoCo Supervisor V Fixmer-Oraiz say authoritarianism is spreading in Iowa City

Laura Bergus and V Fixmer-Oraiz January 18, 2024

Laura Bergus In the summer of 2020, after the murder of George Floyd, Iowa City made our rejection of discrimination clear. Our city made national news as peaceful protesters — many who were children...

Young woman taking a pill

Doc Is In | How to Remember to Take Your Medications

Emma Smith December 12, 2023

It is challenging to remember to take your daily medications — whether it’s one pill or 10. Thought it was just you? It is extremely common to struggle with remembering to take medications; an...

Doc is In | We need more doctors who have disabilities

Doc is In | We need more doctors who have disabilities

Margaret Fuller December 7, 2023

Some will argue that recruiting doctors with disabilities compromise patient care, but there are compelling reasons to push back against this reactionary stance. Growing evidence suggests that medicine...

The Old Capitol Building is seen in Iowa City on  Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

Guest Opinion | UI shared governance, and policies and procedures that protect it, are essential to academic freedom

December 3, 2023

Academic freedom is the pillar of a free society. When it is compromised, public trust in scientific knowledge is eroded; biased teaching invades classrooms; and knowledge is politicized. The first line...

The Iowa City Community School District sign in Iowa City is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022.

Guest Column | Iowa legislators show support for Iowa City school board candidates

October 22, 2023

How many of you remember a public school teacher who helped shape your life? We do. We’re betting you do, too. And many of those teachers were right here in the Iowa City Community School District. The...

Sprained ankle black x-ray in 3D

Doc Is In | Ankle sprain vs. a strain: When should I be worried?

Katelyn Paulsen October 5, 2023

It’s all fun and games until someone injures their ankle. Playing sports or going to the gym are great ways to stay physically fit, but these activities can lead to ankle injuries. Ankle sprains or...

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