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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

Cartoon: The best game

Cartoon: The best game

Braedyn Dochterman, Cartoonist November 5, 2018

Community members gather on the Pentacrest to protest the closing of the Labor Center on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018.

Guest Opinion: ‘Support the Labor Center,’ University of Illinois labor-education program director tells UI

November 4, 2018

Dear President Harreld: We write, as the deans and directors of academic programs at Big Ten universities that provide labor education services to the people of our state, to urge you to reverse the proposed...

Emotions ran high during a vigil for the shootings in Pittsburgh and Louisville in the Iowa Memorial Union on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. Members of the Jewish and African-American communities came to mourn the loss of those who were killed in last weeks shootings at Kroger and Tree of Life Synagogue.

Guest Opinion: 13 died. The UI should not ignore why

November 4, 2018

The decision of the Office of Student Life to send out an email that included a mention of last week’s vigil regarding the killings in Pittsburgh and Louisville is appreciated. After all, up until the...

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

Guest Opinion: Shared governance is shared decision-making

November 4, 2018

In an interview with The Daily Iowan concerning projected closure of the Labor Center and other centers and institutes, UI President Bruce Harreld stated, “Shared governance does not mean shared decision-making....

Community members gather to pay their respects during a vigil in memory of UI student Mollie Tibbetts at Hubbard Park on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. Tibbetts went missing on July 18, in Brooklyn, Iowa.

Banerjee: Canceling classes is important for grieving students

Anna Banerjee, Opinion Columnist November 4, 2018

Violence on school campuses across the country has dramatically increased, according to a study by the Educator’s School Safety Network, a national non-profit school safety organization. In Iowa, we...

Police outside the U.S. Post Office Royal Palm Processing & Distribution Center, on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, in Opa-locka, Fla. Reportedly, at least some of the mail bombs recently sent to former President Obama and others may have been sent through the facility. (C.M. Guerrero/Miami Herald/TNS)

Mahoney: Is Department of Homeland Security the sound of safety?

Collen Mahoney, Opinion Columnist November 1, 2018

Bill and Hillary Clinton. Barack and Michelle Obama. Joe Biden. John Brennan. Eric Holder. George Soros. Maxine Waters. All of these prominent political figures, and others, were the targets of suspicious...

Newby: Who the federal law is forgetting in anti-sexual-harassment protection

Newby: Who the federal law is forgetting in anti-sexual-harassment protection

Taylor Newby, Opinion Columnist November 1, 2018

The #MeToo Movement entered the media’s scrutinizing spotlight with immeasurable grit, grace, and resilience. And today, the movement continues to testify to the power people possess in using their pain...

DI columnist Beau Elliot

Elliot: Civility reigns. Or maybe that’s rains.

Beau Elliot, Opinion Columnist November 1, 2018

So now we’re going to live in a civil society. Even the resident of the West Wing is behind the movement. More or less. Well and good. It’s too much damn work to live in an uncivil society. The hours...

Democratic nominee for Iowas District 37 State Senate seat Zach Wahls poses for a portrait on Friday, June 1.

Editorial: The Daily Iowan endorses Zach Wahls for Iowa Senate

October 31, 2018

On Nov. 6, voters in the 37th District of Iowa will choose between Democratic candidate Zach Wahls and Libertarian candidate Carl Krambeck to represent them in the Iowa State Senate. After interviewing...

Iowa state Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, poses for a portrait in the IMU on Oct. 9, 2018.

Editorial: The Daily Iowan endorses Joe Bolkcom for Iowa Senate

October 31, 2018

On Nov. 6, voters in the 43 District of Iowa will choose between Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, and Republican candidate Patrick Wronkiewicz to represent them in the Iowa Senate. The Daily Iowan was able...

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