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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

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Come party with us if you like parties

October 3, 2016

And by party, we mean gather with a couple hundred of your new best friends (at least for a few hours) for a night of nonstop entertainment with a political twist. We don’t mean political as in Trump...

Building and crossing bridges

Building and crossing bridges

September 29, 2016

A reality TV-like campaign has now been with us for more than a year. The golden prize is the White House. From promises of building separation walls and deporting millions as an immigration policy to...

Sitting out is sitting petty

Sitting out is sitting petty

September 25, 2016

Election 2016 is about much more than the next four years. Americans in my generation are deeply frustrated with the political system, and I’m afraid many are starting to give up. Professional politicians...

Taking the lead in water quality

Taking the lead in water quality

September 21, 2016

Farmers have been getting lots of attention, especially when it comes to the impact of agriculture on Iowa’s water quality. It makes sense. The things that farmers do can affect the quality of Iowa’s...

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No hunger, no shame

September 18, 2016

By Benjamin Marks Food Pantry at Iowa Co-director In 2009, Ken Ilgunas, a then graduate student at Duke University, published an essay on Salon.com about his struggle to graduate from college debt-free....

Studer: Trump getting ready to lose

Studer: Trump getting ready to lose

August 22, 2016

Samuel Studer [email protected] Donald Trump is getting ready for his race to be over. Yet, he isn’t preparing for victory, but he’s preparing to lose. He is getting into the mindset that...

The University of Iowa Campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

More appropriations means lower tuition

July 20, 2016

By Jacob Simpson [email protected] Last week, the state Board of Regents passed a tuition increase of $250 for resident undergraduate students attending the University of Iowa. The tuition increase...

Guest column: Abbas Kiarostami, the child From The Traveler

Guest column: Abbas Kiarostami, the child From The Traveler

July 10, 2016

By Amin Bagheri [email protected] The news reads: Abbas Kiarostami, an award-winning film director, died at the age of 76; it is truly a wonder that he made such great films in the hostile, censor-ridden...

Guest opinion: Why do Iowans re-elect fiscally irresponsible U.S. representatives and senators?

Guest opinion: Why do Iowans re-elect fiscally irresponsible U.S. representatives and senators?

May 12, 2016

America’s current federal debt exceeds $19.1 trillion (www.us-debt-clock.org). To get rid of this debt, which is owned by you and me, each person in the USA must pony up $60,000. President Obama and...

Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with a woman after a speech inside a Drake University auditorium on Feb. 12, 2015. Biden, who has been pegged as a potential 2016 presidential candidate for the Democratic ticket, touted several national successes under the two-term Obama administration. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

VP Biden, do your other constitutional job

May 1, 2016

President Obama must demand that Vice President Joe Biden immediately schedule a vote on Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court. The U.S. Constitution makes Biden the president of the...

The sun rises behind the Old Capitol in Iowa City on Friday, April 10, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Finer: Philanthropy’s effect goes beyond scholarships

April 27, 2016

The first time I understood the true effect of private support at the University of Iowa was Phil’s Day 2014, during my first year in the University of Iowa Foundation’s Student Philanthropy Group....

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Marshall: Today, we celebrate Phil’s Day

April 27, 2016

As president and CEO of the University of Iowa Foundation, I have the privilege of helping connect UI alumni and friends with their passions — assisting them as they provide philanthropic support for...