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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Hillcrest as seen on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. Hillcrest is one of the University of Iowa's Residence Halls.

Shaw: Increase in cost of residence halls is unfair to students

Nichole Shaw, Opinions Columnist March 12, 2019

The University of Iowa requested on Feb. 28 that the state Board of Regents permit an increase in residence hall living and dining-hall meal-plan rates. The increase would be 2 percent for all but one...

The Capitol building in Des Moines is pictured on April 29, 2019.

McComas: Mental Health Education needs more grip to pull through the Iowa legislature

Danielle McComas, Opinions Columnist March 12, 2019

Mental-health education needs more grip to pull through the Iowa Legislature. Numerous bills have been proposed, amended, and voted on in the Iowa Senate and Iowa House, but execution and implementation...

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Brings Plenty: Knowing your Enneagram can help with stress-relief

Maleaha Brings Plenty, Opinions Columnist March 11, 2019

The Enneagram is a specific system of personality tests designed to help you learn more about yourself. The system is simple; it’s based on a 9-type wheel.Everyone can find a little bit of themselves...

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Neal: Celebrity obsessions are weird and it’s time to get over them

Noah Neal, Opinions Columnist March 11, 2019

“Parasocial interaction” is a term sociologists Donald Horton and Richard Wohl coined in 1956 to explain the psychological experience between an individual and a celebrity or a well-known person with...

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

Newby: Suicide intervention needs to expand across college campuses

Taylor Newby, Opinions Columnist March 11, 2019

Suicide ranked as the 10th leading cause of death in the United States across all ages in 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — creating a decrease in the overall life-expectancy...

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Jaimes: Iowans deserve better than the death penalty

Marina Jaimes, Opinions Columnist March 10, 2019

A proposed bill to impose the death penalty in Iowa is now eligible for debate in the Iowa Senate. The bill, Senate File 296, would recommend capital punishment for “murder in the first-degree offenses...

The Church of the Nazarene is seen on Monday, March 4, 2019. The church was vandalized with derogatory racial slurs and swastikas.

Nadler: Combat hate and educate

Zohar Nadler, Opinions Columnist March 10, 2019

Few things are as cringeworthy to me as hearing about or seeing an anti-Semitic act. Growing up in a Jewish household, I was always taught to defend myself whenever I faced any microaggressions or anti-Semitic...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee stopped by Paulson Electric Co. in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Jay Inslee talked with CEO Tyler Olson about climate change and how solar panels help combat its effects.

Helton: 20 out of 20: Jay Inslee’s focus on climate is a breath of fresh air in hazy Democratic primary

Elijah Helton, Opinions Columnist March 10, 2019

Before I started writing the 20 Out of 20 series, I made a list of 20 possible candidates I thought could or would make a run for president. Jay Inslee wasn’t one of them. The Washington governor and...

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Shaw: Should we pay for information?

Nichole Shaw, Opinions Columnist March 7, 2019

The University of California on Feb. 28 firmly decided not to renew its subscription with Elsevier — the largest scholarly publisher in the world, disseminating scientific, technical, and medical information...

Josh Dakken; a Health and Human Physiology Major, demonstrates how to cook a One-Pot Chicken and Vegetable Skillet as part of the Cooking at College class on October 24, 2016 at the CRCW. (The Daily Iowan/Osama Khalid)

Kumar: Ready or not? Most likely not…

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist March 7, 2019

It’s fair to say that no matter how hard you try as a high-school senior, you will never be “college ready.” There are so many things you can’t anticipate, and the push to get you “college ready”...

The Capitol building in Des Moines is pictured on Saturday, April 29, 2018.

Nadler: Senate advances bill making school librarians, nurses optional

Zohar Nadler, Opinions Columnist March 7, 2019

On Feb. 26, the Iowa Senate passed a bill that would allow Iowa schools to have the option of employing a librarian and a school nurse. The language of the current legislation suggests that schools in...