Fair and free elections are essential for a functioning democracy.
House Study Bill 697, a bill regarding Iowa voting law, survived the legislature’s Feb. 15 funnel deadline with partisan Republican...
To the Iowa City Community School District and Johnson County at large,
The potential closure of Hills Elementary would be devastating to the community, students, and future students of this small town....
In the state of Iowa, youth of color consistently continue to be disproportionately suspended in juvenile detention centers compared to their white peers.
The disproportionate suspension and detention...
When we mindlessly scroll through a social media app, such as Instagram or TikTok, we come across posts that say “Be positive” or “Good vibes only” which appear optimistic.
It is hard to pinpoint...
Alex Belzer, Opinions Columnist
• February 28, 2024
Religious freedom has a curious position as both a tenet of democracy and a frequent motivator to violate human rights.
The Iowa Legislature is deliberating the Religious Freedom Restoration Act...
I read the Feb. 28 Daily Iowan “IC residents protest conservative speaker” with interest on speaker Vince Ellison and wondered how the line governing the DI’s student journalists’ 1. Personal...
Kennedy Lein, Opinions Contributor
• February 28, 2024
One of the most unnecessarily difficult parts of college is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, process.
Not only is the FAFSA application overly confusing to fill out, but it...
Last year, just a few weeks after the Hamas attack on Israel that triggered Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people, I published a column arguing that the U.S. should stop giving money to...
Kennedy Lein, Opinions Contributor
• February 22, 2024
American culture is rapidly transitioning away from the celebration of different body types to the promotion of instantaneously shedding pounds and sunken cheeks.
Ozempic, a drug originally created...
Natalie Nye, Opinions Columnist
• February 21, 2024
People should not get a pass to discriminate in any and all cases under the guise of expressing religious beliefs.
Iowa Republicans in the Iowa Senate and House have decided to push for a religious...
When the first participation question popped up on the first day of a higher-level University of Iowa STEM class, I raised my hand, looked around, and waited for an undergraduate learning assistant so...
This week, The Des Moines Register published an op-ed written by Lauris Kaldjian, who is a medical ethics professor at University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, supporting Senate File 2286. The...
