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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks at a house party in North Liberty on Sunday, April 28, 2019. The stop was Swalwell's first visit to Iowa since announcing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President.

Helton: 20 Out of 20: Swalwell is out — what about the other stragglers?

Elijah Helton, Opinions Editor July 8, 2019

Eric Swalwell isn't running for president anymore. The representative from California announced the end to his extra-longshot bid for the Democratic nomination on July 8, citing low funding and polling...

Lotenschtein: Dispatches from Tel Aviv: Dancing with Batsheva, not on a battlefield

Lotenschtein: Dispatches from Tel Aviv: Dancing with Batsheva, not on a battlefield

Madison Lotenschtein, Columnist July 7, 2019

With a loud clap from backstage, the audience fell silent as I braced myself in my seat, anticipating another excessive blow to my sensitive ears. A warm light glowed from the barren stage against the...

DI columnist Beau Elliot

Elliot: Dodo birds flight of fancy

Beau Elliot, Columnist July 7, 2019

Yo, Doc Grammar: What about that wapo, wapo Fourth, huh? We really showed them what’s what. Dear What’s What: Wherever What’s What might be in the universe. WaPo, actually, is insider journalist...

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Banerjee: What does my freedom cost?

Anna Banerjee, Columnist July 3, 2019

There has always been a special part in my heart for the Fourth of July. I love spending time with my family and friends, setting off fireworks, and making food together. It’s an intimate and communal...

Helton: Pride is over, but gay rights aren’t

Helton: Pride is over, but gay rights aren’t

Elijah Helton, Opinions Editor July 2, 2019

With the Pride-parade-rainbows-on-everything month of June completed, I know there’s still work is left to be done. Being out and celebratory of one’s queerness is great, but what are we supposed to...

Lotenschtein: Dispatches from Tel Aviv: Balancing business and Shabbat on the international market

Lotenschtein: Dispatches from Tel Aviv: Balancing business and Shabbat on the international market

Madison Lotenschtein, Columnist July 1, 2019

Two cars honked at one another while my alarm rang its melodic tune. “Ding, ding, ding,” rudely interrupting my dream in which I was flying a star destroyer. It’s Sunday morning, and Israel’s work...

Democratic presidential candidates wave to the crowd as they arrive to the stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami on Thursday, June 27, 2019, for Day 2 of the first Democratic presidential primary debates for the 2020 elections. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS)

Helton: 20 Out of 20: Winners and losers of the first Democratic debates

Elijah Helton, Opinions Editor June 30, 2019

Going into the first two nights of Democratic debates, the 20 participating candidates had more or less the same goal: leave a good impression. Regardless of whether they were an upper-tier candidate looking...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers her Condition of the State address in the House chamber of the State Capitol Building in Des Moines on Jan. 15, 2019. In the address, her first as an elected governor, she largely outlined bipartisan initiatives which have received widespread support.

Editorial: Reynolds is silencing students with special-election date

When setting special-election dates, Gov. Kim Reynolds must ask herself: “Why ‘get out the vote’ when you can suppress it?” Constituents of Iowa House District 46 were offered a chance to elect...

Yerington: My love for 1989’s ‘Batman’ is undying

Yerington: My love for 1989’s ‘Batman’ is undying

Austin J. Yerington, Columnist June 27, 2019

“He gave us a signal,” Gotham Police Commissioner Jim Gordon declares. Gordon  then pulls a level for a massive spotlight; it lightens up the dark sky with the silhouette of a bat. The gothic...

Secretary of State Paul Pate addresses members of the media at the Kim Reynolds watch party at the Hilton in Des Moines on Tuesday Nov. 6, 2018.

Guest Opinion: Celebrating the anniversary of women’s right to vote

June 26, 2019

Throughout its history, Iowa has been a place in which women break barriers. Time after time, Iowa women have shown if they set their minds to something, work hard, and believe in themselves, they can...

Members of the UI community hold signs in protest on the Pentacrest on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017.

Editorial: Accountability lacking after regents fail to give students a fair deal

DI Editorial Board June 25, 2019

It’s business as usual in Iowa: The state Board of Regents, the nine-member governing board that oversees Iowa’s three public universities, has hardly been held accountable for failing to uphold its...