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

The Pentacrest in Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012.

Guest Opinion: State budget cuts jeopardize Iowa nursing education

February 20, 2018

The UI College of Nursing is vital to fill the nursing shortage left by the growing number of retiring nurses. Nurses represent the largest segment of the nation’s health-care workforce. With more than...

Melinda Gates appears on stage during the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation's Goalkeepers 2017 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on September 20, 2017. (PBG/EMPICS Entertainment/Abaca Press/TNS)

Guest Opinion: UI donors can’t do it alone

February 19, 2018
Philanthropy can’t replace public funding for universities Iowa continues to disinvest in the UI, despite increasing enrollment.
Faculty Senate President Peter Snyder talking in the Old Capital Senate Chambers on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2017. The meeting included the annual report from the Office of the Ombudsperson and was the last meeting of the Fall 2017 semester.  (Ashley Morris/The Daily Iowan)

Guest Opinion: Resources necessary to support research that enhances lives

February 15, 2018
The University of Iowa’s rigorous research-based education must be supported by funding from the state.
FILE - The University of Iowa campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

Guest Opinion: I love Iowa, but this has gone far enough

February 14, 2018

My name is Grant Jerkovich, and I’m an Iowa resident. I grew up in Council Bluffs and have spent the last eight years in Iowa City. As a soon-to-be young pharmacist, it is disheartening to see the lack...

UI President Bruce Harreld answers questions during an interview at the Adler Journalism Building on Dec. 7, 2017. The interview covered topics including tuition, alcohol in the greek community, and financial aid. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Guest Opinion: UI must press forward despite disinvestment in higher education

February 14, 2018

Over the past 20 years, Iowa has experienced a generational disinvestment in public higher education. In 1998, the budget of the state of Iowa was $4.36 billion, there were 27,871 students on the University...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds shakes hands with after Rep. Dave Jacoby, D-Coralville, while Sen. Robert E. Dvorsky, D-Coralville, claps after her first Condition of the State address in the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Reynolds took over the governor office in May of 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Guest Opinion: Iowa’s disinvestment in higher education is a disservice to future generations

February 13, 2018
Let’s hope the disinvestment in higher education doesn’t squash the dreams of those who pursue college to become active and productive citizens.
Guest Opinion: Can the state of Iowa and the UI drift away from each other?

Guest Opinion: Can the state of Iowa and the UI drift away from each other?

February 12, 2018

Where would Iowa be without the University of Iowa? And where would the university be without the state? Both questions highlight the mutual interdependence of these two great institutions. As the dean...

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Guest Opinion: Support higher education for a bright future for all

February 12, 2018

Jessica Klein is the future of Iowa. The 22-year-old University of Iowa senior, who is from a third-generation farm family, is studying history and secondary education with a minor in political science. She...

Guest Opinion: Lack of state support will impact student services

Guest Opinion: Lack of state support will impact student services

February 12, 2018

Dear UI community, Throughout the week, you have heard from several of my colleagues regarding the Iowa Senate’s proposal to disinvest in the University of Iowa. I stand alongside other leaders of this...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with members of the media during the third annual Joni Ernst Roast and Ride fundraiser event at Big Barn Harley Davidson in Des Moines on Saturday, June, 3, 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Guest Opinion: Iowa’s Congress members lack fiscal responsibility

February 7, 2018
Congress’ deplorable track record in meeting fiscal year deadlines is the rule, not the exception.
Male judge in a courtroom striking the gavel (Dreamstime/TNS)

Guest Opinion: We shouldn’t trust the state to execute people

February 6, 2018
Although Iowa’s death penalty ended in 1965, new legislation has been introduced in an attempt to reinstate it.
Gubernatorial candidate and SEIU Local 199 President, Cathy Glasson, speaks to a crowd during a Labour Walkout event in Des Moines on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. Organizations in support of laborers across Iowa such as Service Employees International Union, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, and Democratic Socialists of America participated in the rally. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Guest opinion: Glasson will stand up to big money

January 31, 2018
The Democratic candidate for governor has worked in health care and union organizing. She’s new to politics, but not governing.
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