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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

President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Great Again” rally held at the Dubuque Regional Airport on Sunday, November 1, 2020. With two days before Election Day, this is President Trump’s second stop to Iowa in the past few weeks.

Opinion | Regarding refugees

Zeina Aboushaar, Opinions Columnist November 5, 2020

Millions of people in the Middle East and Northern Africa have been displaced from their homes. Peaceful protests of citizens in the Middle East and Africa of people demanding democratic reforms have...

Opinion | Donate time, not just money

Opinion | Donate time, not just money

Signe Nettum, Opinions Columnist November 4, 2020

In my experience, the easiest way to help others, and to do so by proxy of assisting organizations helping others, is donating money. But sometimes, a more hands-on approach better — and that time...

Waiting and voting. As seen on Nov. 3, 2020. at the Wilton Community Center 1215 Cypress St.

Opinion | Take a break

Ally Pronina, Opinions Columnist November 4, 2020

At the end of my ADHD and Development Lab meeting, our principal investigator made an announcement we all need to take to heart. The lab is going to take a post-election mental health break and not...

Players kneel and stand for the national anthem before the Iowa v Northwestern football game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. Head Coach Kirk Ferentz did not kneel for the anthem.The Wildcats defeated the Hawkeyes 21-20.

Opinion | Sports and politics have never been separate

Yassie Buchanan, Opinions Columnist November 4, 2020

It is not uncommon to hear people complain about the intersection between politics and sports saying things like “I came here to watch the game, not politics.” The two are not and have never...

Johnson County holds drive-in voting at 913 S. Dubuque St. as seen on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020

Opinion | What next?

Peyton Downing, Opinions Editor November 3, 2020

There’s been a lot of talk about this election in regard to one specific thing — how much people can’t wait for it to be over and grab brunch. And in all honesty? Totally fair. This election...

Illustration by Elijah Helton

Opinion | America is not a democracy (and that’s bad)

Elijah Helton, Senior Columnist November 3, 2020

The first American voters weren’t just white men. They were 21-years-and-up white men who owned property, an entire six percent of the population. Apartment-dwelling dudes wouldn’t be allowed to...

Members of the Campaign to Organize Graduate Students gather outside the IMU to object against the university's plan to offer in-person classes amid a pandemic on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. Inside the IMU, UI administrators hold a press conference discussing plans for the upcoming semester.

Guest Opinion | COGS statement regarding the 2020 election

November 2, 2020

From the Campaign to Organize Graduate Students, to our campus community: COGS strives to be an organization that represents the interests and voices of all graduate student workers in the University...

Photo of a disposable mask.

Opinion | An undiscussed symptom of the pandemic

Ally Pronina, Opinions Columnist November 2, 2020

In the midst of arguing about COVID-19, both President Trump and former Vice President Biden left out an important, non-partisan issue relating to it — this pandemic has worsened eating disorders. Hotline...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are seen on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.

Guest Opinion | Iowa hospitals are experiencing the worst chapter of the pandemic so far

November 2, 2020

Fellow Iowans, We are again in danger of losing control of this pandemic in Iowa. Our COVID-19 positivity rates skyrocketed twice before, but this is the first time we have seen rates this high...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (left) speaks during a Biden drive-in rally on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines and President Donald Trump (right) speaks during a “Make America Great Again” rally held at the Dubuque Regional Airport on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020.

Opinion | Election ‘night’

Hannah Pinski, Opinions Columnist November 1, 2020

Tomorrow marks the final day of one of the most important elections in America’s history. The future of the environment, human rights, and health care are all at stake. But both presidential candidates...

The Daily Iowan is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Letter from the Editor | How we plan to handle election night

Sarah Watson, Executive editor November 1, 2020

Planning election night for a news organization means months of meetings, spreadsheets, and organized chaos to publish and put out accurate information on the night the polls close, and in the days...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., has a conversation at the Iowa State Capitol on Monday, January 13, 2020.

Opinion | Chuck Grassley’s Twitter Account Rules

Adam Engelbrecht, Opinions Columnist October 29, 2020

Iowan Senator Chuck Grassley’s Twitter account is the only true poetry in this world. Late in September, you may have seen a bizarre series of tweets floating around the internet. “If u lost...