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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Guests listen during the "White Privilege 101: Getting in on the Conversations" session in the Lindquist Center on January 25, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Rosario: Conversations on racism deserve empathy

Last week, DI columnist Wylliam Smith wrote a piece criticizing treating black students as tokens. Smith gave a definition of tokenism and dissected its racist implications on college campuses. In response,...

(Marcus Yam/Seattle Times/MCT)

Point/Counterpoint: Should we be celebrating co-ed scouting?

Nichole Shaw, [email protected] May 6, 2018

Twitter went into a frenzy over the impending name change from the Boy Scouts of America’s Boy Scout Program to Scouts BSA. Some critics were outraged, claiming that the name change was meant to intentionally...

(Brian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Guest Opinion: Lasting impact from last year’s tax cuts

May 6, 2018

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act benefits more everyday Americans than it is given credit for. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by Congress in December 2017 has proven to be a great asset to the economy of the...

U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump and Musician Kanye West pose for photographers in the lobby of Trump Tower on Dec. 13, 2016 in Manhattan, New York. (Photo by John Taggart/Sipa USA/TNS)

Point/Counterpoint: What’s the impact of Kanye West’s ‘free thinking’?

Rapper Kanye West has received backlash on Twitter for wearing a Make America Great Again hat and saying slavery ‘sounds like a choice.’
U.S President Donald Trump speaks about tax cuts for American workers in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Prall: Tax cuts not working for America

Jacob Prall, [email protected] May 3, 2018
Wealthy investors are making off with billions of dollars from Trump’s tax cuts. We’re still waiting for GOP promises to be fulfilled — and all signs point to more waiting.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during her first Condition of the State address in the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Reynolds took over the governor office in May of 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Laursen: Reynolds faces polarizing decision with ‘heartbeat bill’

The Legislature has passed a bill attempting to ban most abortions after six weeks, pushing Gov. Kim Reynolds to make a polarizing decision.
Junior Robert Neustrom follows through his swing during Iowa baseball vs. Northern Illinois at Banks Field on April 17, 2018. The Hawkeyes won the game 2-0. (Megan Nagorzanski/The Daily Iowan)

Point/Counterpoint: Deciding Iowa’s X-factor against Oklahoma State

Pete Ruden, [email protected] May 2, 2018

After hitting a walk-off homer to give Iowa a series win over No. 7 Michigan, who else would be the X-factor? Cropley has been on a roll all season, just as his numbers suggest. The McCook Lake, South...

Suspected Waffle House gunman Travis Reinking was arrested in suburban Nashville, Tenn. on Monday, April 23, 2018, reportedly after hiding in the woods of suburban Nashville. (Nashville Police Department)

Shaw: Trump’s silence about the Waffle House shooting smacks of racism

May 2, 2018

America needs to hold Trump responsible for his racial insensitivity and demand he respect the victims. Nichole Shaw [email protected] The Waffle House shooting on April 22 was yet another bloody...

Bill Cosby leaves the courtroom after he was found guilty following his sexual assault trial on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Laursen: #MeToo opens the door to eradicating sexual assault

May 2, 2018

Bill Cosby’s new verdict indicates that #MeToo is improving sexual-assault awareness, but there is still a lot of work to do. Lucee Laursen [email protected] “Although justice was delayed,...

Loretta Gronewold is communicating with her therapy dog, Dexter, in IMU, March 31. (The Daily Iowan/ Gaoyuan Pan)

Guest Opinion: Bond between dogs and people boosts community health

May 2, 2018

Both dogs and humans benefit from quality time together through the human-animal bond. I love dogs. I am also studying community health, so I want to write about how bringing our dogs to the dog parks...

Smith: The Reality of Being Black in Iowa

Smith: The Reality of Being Black in Iowa

A DI columnist discusses how he feels he must conform to the white-centered structure in order to feel welcome on campus.