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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Comic: Netflix

Comic: Netflix

James Geneser February 28, 2018
Comic: Netflix
Protesters gather during the Women's March on January 20, 2018. Protesters gathered at the Ped Mall listen to speakers and march for female empowerment. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Smith: Where is the line with sexual assault/deconstructing rape culture?

Wylliam Smith, [email protected] February 28, 2018
Society must deconstruct how we view rape as a man-on-woman crime and further question what consent is. Do situations in which both members involved in sex are drunk qualify as rape, and how can one determine when a person says “yes” but means “no”?
Jaimes: Broward County Sheriff's Office and the case for girls and guns

Jaimes: Broward County Sheriff’s Office and the case for girls and guns

Marina Jaimes, [email protected] February 28, 2018
Individualism, female empowerment, and the Second Amendment should come to the fore.
The Old Capitol is shown on Monday, July 25, 2016.

Guest Opinion: Iowa will face challenges in recovering from disinvestment in education

February 27, 2018
Disinvesting in universities ultimately causes the loss of innovation and discovery that lie at the heart of graduation education.
President Donald Trump meets with students, parents and teachers affected by mass shootings in Parkland, Fla., Newtown, Conn., and Columbine, Colo., to search for policies to keep America's schools safe in the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Shaw: Trump’s support of giving guns to teachers is problematic and not plausible

February 27, 2018
The proposal to arm teachers with firearms by Trump is implausible in the ways that it could enable more budget cuts to schools, not deter school shooters, and culminate in turning preconceived biases about students of color into threats.
Donald trump speaks to a room of more than a thousy and supporters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, July 28, 2016. Trump was joined by Iowa GOP members Joni Ernst, and Terry Branstad. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale)

Elliot: And the beast goes on

February 27, 2018
The mass shooting that refused to quietly drift away.
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics building is seen from the west on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017.

Guest Opinion: A strong UI Health Care needs state support for a strong University of Iowa

February 25, 2018
UI Health Care relies on university support to continue its excellent teaching, research, and care.
White House advisor Kellyanne Conway, right, and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos attend a Halloween event at the South Lawn of the White House Oct. 30, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Newby: Investing in early childhood is imperative

February 25, 2018
With President Trump’s new budget proposal, children’s lives across the world would be put into question.
NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 22, 2018, in National Harbor, Md. Hosted by the American Conservative Union, CPAC is an annual gathering of right wing politicians, commentators and their supporters. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Rosario: NRA spokeswoman bashes journalists, touts concern for minorities

Isabella Rosario, [email protected] February 25, 2018
Harsh but empty verbal attacks won’t solve America’s gun problem, and they deepen the country’s enormous political divide.
Lee: Yes, you are a math person

Lee: Yes, you are a math person

February 22, 2018
Thinking negatively about a subject will affect overall performance.
In this photo illustration, pants pockets are seen on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Point/Counterpoint: Why does women’s clothing have smaller pockets

February 22, 2018
Two columnists discuss the harrowing issue of pocket sizes in women’s clothing versus men’s clothing.
Lamar Wilson of Iowa City sits in the court room during a case management hearing for Lamar Wilson vs. Johnson County in the Johnson County courthouse on Oct. 27, 2017. Wilson's lawyers asked the judge to dismiss charges against him using Iowa’s “stand your ground” defense.

Laursen: Iowa stand-your-ground immunity clause causes discrepancy

February 22, 2018
Iowa Stand Your Ground law has been used in two different court cases, but judges held immunity hearings at different times in trial proceedings.