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Rosario: Steve King is racist, but his supporters don’t think so

Isabella Rosario, Opinion Columnist November 7, 2018

Republican Steve King will retain his congressional seat in Iowa’s 4th district, despite a greater challenge than in past years. He prevailed with 50.4 percent of the vote to Democrat J.D. Scholten’s...

DI columnist Beau Elliot

Elliot: Going to heck in a hand basket

Beau Elliot, Opinion Columnist November 7, 2018

Dear Doc Grammar: Is there any hope for the Hawkeye football team? Or should I go hide out in the library and lose myself in the classics? Dear Faint of Heart: Of course there’s hope, unless by the...

Freshman Carley Stepanek studies her notes in a Hillcrest lounge on a rainy Monday. Stepanek was studying for her biology final with a group of her friends.

Hegde: The dreaded timeline of a college career

Suchaeta Hegde, Opinion Columnist November 7, 2018

Before entering undergrad, there is usually an idea of how your college career will be. Go to a college for four years, take the necessary classes, and graduate. What is not always accounted for is life. Some...

Cartoon: The youth vote

Cartoon: The youth vote

A.J. Bouland, Cartoonist November 6, 2018

Weigel: Talking entitlement reform

Weigel: Talking entitlement reform

Zach Weigel, Opinion Columnist November 5, 2018

“Entitlement.” It may be a simple word, but it’s sure a provoking word. Partly, the provoking nature of the word stems from one way in which it is frequently used: to castigate those who are believed...

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Shaw: Caitlin Jenner’s voice is selfish and exclusionary

Nichole Shaw, Opinion Columnist November 5, 2018

Caitlin Jenner wrote an opinions piece on Oct. 25 for the Washington Post announcing she could no longer stand by President Trump’s marginalization of minority groups. Jenner’s piece came two years...

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 week's 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....