Affirmative action in college admissions is a key tool in the journey to racial equity, and the removal of it has become yet another burden in the fight for justice.
This week, the Supreme Court...
The threat the climate crisis poses is catastrophic. Yet, as our window of time to act closes, the U.S. has yet to take serious measures to fight climate change.
More than 99 percent of the scientific...
Peter Anders, Opinions Contributor
• June 27, 2023
Students using AI to cheat has become a serious and widespread problem.
You may have heard a lot about AI recently, but what is artificial intelligence? Artificial intelligence can be best described...
Six graduation ceremonies in five days. Sound tedious? It’s not when you’re the superintendent of the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD).
As I looked at the thousands of people who...
Good ideas hinge on execution, not the concept.
On January 24th, 2023, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 68 into law. HF 68 is also known as the “Student First Act” (SFA), the purpose...
I have been a barista at Starbucks since May 2020. In years prior, stores have shown support for the LGBTQ+ community during pride month with flags, encouraging messages, media campaigns and themed decor.
This...
Iowa is going in the opposite direction of where it should be when it comes to addressing gender identity and sexual orientation education in public schools.
Recently, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into...
Money corrupts everything it touches, even your own health.
I and many other citizens of this country are unsatisfied with our health care system. How do you take a simple idea like “When someone...
I couldn’t help but choose a Taylor Swift lyric as the headline for my senior column. No, it’s not just because it’s the opener to “The Eras Tour,” which I’m seeing in June.
These...
Ryan Hansen, Managing Digital Editor
• May 9, 2023
My time at The Daily Iowan has been far too brief, filled with countless memories, plenty of new friends, and a whole lot of learning.
When I first joined the DI as a junior, I truly felt...
I didn’t want to write this column at first. Not because I have nothing to say, but because I didn’t feel qualified. After all, I come from an awkward position where I quit working for The Daily...
I’ve been around Iowa City for a long time. I came here in 2017 through the University of Iowa’s REACH Program, which specializes in helping students with cognitive and intellectual disabilities.
Through...
