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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Protestors raise their signs and march through downtown Iowa City at the March for Our Lives event on Saturday, March 24, 2018.

Smith: Why I don’t want my teachers to have guns

Wylliam Smith, [email protected] March 28, 2018
With the topic of arming teachers fresh in everyone’s mind, I explain through my experience why I don’t want to give teachers guns.
Protesters march on the Iowa State Capital during the March for Our Lives in Des Moines on Saturday, March 24, 2018. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Shaw: Black Lives Matter should get the same support that March for Our Lives does

March 28, 2018
The contrasting support between Black Lives Matter and March for Our Lives needs to be addressed and overcome to truly become united in the fight for stricter gun laws and ending gun violence in the United States.
during the Iowa City school board meeting at the Professional Development Center on March 27, 2018. Members of the school board discussed the possibility of creating a safety task force. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Newby: Why we need to keep talking about women in leadership

March 28, 2018
As men and women alike continue sharing in the conversation of equal status, #MeToo, Time’s Up, and the overall economic system, we discover that women are still fighting against a systemic force that has kept them hindered far too long.
Fans protest a call during a screening of the MLB World Series game at  in Iowa City on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. The Chicago Cubs tied with Cleveland 3-3 in the lead up to this game. (The Daily Iowan/Ting Xuan Tan)

Comic: Chicago

James Geneser March 28, 2018

Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Gov. Terry Branstad along with their spouses wave to the crowd at the West Des Moines Marriott on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (The Daily Iowan/Anna Kilzer)

Letters to the Editor: Fund the backfill, corrections to voter turnout column

March 28, 2018

Ask your legislator to back the backfill The Iowa Legislature should fully fund the backfill. In 2013, state law was changed to reduce the amount of taxes that local governments get from commercial and...

Hira Mustafa and Heath Schintler of UI's Surge Party pose for a portrait with The Daily Iowan in Adler Journalism Building on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.  (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Guest opinion: A vote for Surge is a vote for action

March 27, 2018
Surge Party is working to break down barriers between the student body and UISG.
Ben Nelson, left, and Katherine Baer, right, members of the UISG ticket Empower Iowa speak to the Daily Iowa editorial staff in the Adler Journalism Building on Monday, March 19, 2018. Empower Iowa is one of four groups on the ticket for the 2018-19 year UISG elections. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Editorial: DI endorses Empower Iowa for student government

March 27, 2018
Empower Iowa’s experience and comprehensive solutions make it the most qualified for UI Student Government.
Sean Kratovil of Kent Island, Maryland waves a peace sign flag during the March for Our Lives protest on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington D.C. on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Kratovil was participating in the march to protest NRA control over gun legislation in Washington. He is the nephew of former Rep. Frank Kratovil, D-Maryland, who held his seat in Maryland's first district from 2009-2011. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Guest Opinion: The case for better gun regulations

March 26, 2018
Guns are lethal weapons. Cars, at times, can be lethal weapons. So shouldn’t guns be regulated like cars?
Judd: Books with LGBTQ-related themes face being banned from public libraries

Judd: Books with LGBTQ-related themes face being banned from public libraries

March 26, 2018
The public library in Orange City, Iowa, has seperated books with LGBTQ themes from the other books, violating the sanctity of the library.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, middle, meets with the participants in the Forward Together national forum of student clubs at Tatneft Arena in Kazan, Russia, on January 25, 2018. (Nikolsky Alexei/TASS/Zuma Press/TNS)

Elliot: Bumpy tangles with Radioactive Spider

March 26, 2018
But there’s always a fly in the ointment.
Members of the Envision Iowa party speak in an interview with The Daily Iowan in Adler Journalism Building on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.  (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Guest opinion: Vote Envision Iowa

March 22, 2018
Envision Iowa wants to empower UI students to be more involved with student government.
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy Devos speaks during a news conference at the Marriot Heron Bay in Coral Springs, Fla., after meeting with students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (Amy Beth Bennett/Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Kumar: The Education Department deserves better than DeVos

Michelle Kumar, [email protected] March 22, 2018
Having proved, in short order, that she isn’t up to the job, the next Cabinet member to leave should be DeVos.