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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

Iowa forward Megan Gustafson drives the ball in a women's basketball game against the University of Northern Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. The Hawkeyes beat the Panthers, 83-57.

Guest Opinion: Unforgettable Megan Gustafson

January 28, 2019

I’m a Californian, born and bred. Our family lived in California, but my dad, born in Williamsburg, Iowa, and an Iowa graduate, was a lifelong and passionately devoted Hawkeye fan — so I was, too....

Suchaeta Hegde

Hegde: The Real Ten-Year Transformation

Suchaeta Hegde, Opinions Columnist January 28, 2019

We’ve all seen it at this point: photos placed side by side, one depicting a younger, wide-eyed person and one showing the result of this person enduring 10 years of experience. Seeing these transformations...

Workers stitch together hats on the factory floor of Cali Fame and Cali Headwear in Carson, Calif. The hat and apparel maker is best known for producing Donald Trump's Make America Great Again baseball caps. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Column: MAGA is becoming a symbol of white supremacy

Maleaha Brings Plenty and Nichole Shaw January 27, 2019

The viral video showing a standoff between a Covington Catholic High School student and a Native American veteran shed light on the escalating visibility of racial issues and cultural insensitivities in...

Ariana Grande introduces The Weekend at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 15, 2016 in Los Angeles. Grande is holding a benefit concert in Manchester after this week's attack. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Banerjee: The Ariana Grande phenomenon

Anna Banerjee, Opinions Columnist January 27, 2019

Ariana Grande released her latest single from her long-awaited album, thank u, next, on Jan. 18. The song “7 rings” is dedicated to six of her close friends in what Grande describes as a “friendship...

Students shoot hoops on the T. Anne Cleary Walkway on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. UISG hosted tables where students could register to vote.

Jaimes: UISG recognizes the need for intellectual diversity. Others should as well.

Marina Jaimes, Opinions Columnist January 25, 2019

Last week, the University of Iowa Student Government revealed the outcome of demographic assessments done on its members based on their colleges and ideologies. As a very vocal conservative student at...

FILE

Neal: When masculinity becomes toxic

Noah Neal, Opinions Columnist January 24, 2019

Opening on shots of men looking at a mirror, seemingly reflecting on who they are, Gillette’s short film “We Believe: The Best a Man Can Be” forces men to do just that: take a look at themselves,...

Hundreds march to College Green Park on June 30, 2018 to protest recent immigration policies that have resulted in children being separated from their parents at the border. (Sara Avalos/The Daily Iowan)

Elliot: The Grinch who stole the border

Beau Elliot, Columnist January 24, 2019

Doc: What about ice? Yea or nay, or just leave it in the drink? Dear Ice Person Goeth: You talking sidewalk ice? Because we detest — no, abhor — sidewalk ice. So does our snow shovel, apparently,...

President Donald Trump attends a rally on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minn.

Neal: Respecting Republicans while resisting Trump

Madeleine Neal, Opinions Columnist January 24, 2019

As a registered Democrat and self-proclaimed liberal, I’m not surprised that my disapproval of President Donald Trump’s role in the White House is unequivocally assumed. I commonly hear that we “snowflake”...

The U.S. Capitol is seen on March 13, 2018.

Guest Opinion: This must be the health care congress

January 24, 2019

By Iowa Rep. Liz Bennett, D-Cedar Rapids Just days after the new 116th Congress began, Republicans’ efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been on full...