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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Newton: Women aren't sexist just because they don't support Hillary Clinton

Newton: Women aren’t sexist just because they don’t support Hillary Clinton

February 11, 2016

Sydney Newton [email protected] Between our two Democratic candidates, the competition to win over the young generation of America has seemingly been a never-ending battle. All millennials have...

Release information on UI ‘party school’ report 

Release information on UI ‘party school’ report 

February 10, 2016

Last week, the Associated Press reported that Chris Perkins, who conducted social research for the University of Iowa, “warned the university … a year ago that its public standing was suffering from...

An Indian Muslim man holds a banner during a protest against ISIS, an Islamic State group, and Friday's Paris attacks, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. Multiple attacks across Paris on Friday night have left more than one hundred dead and many more injured. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Fall of ISIS could come sooner than we think 

February 10, 2016

Jacob Prall [email protected] ISIS has suffered a series of setbacks and defeats significant enough to spur tentative optimism. What’s important to remember is that ISIS is not just occupied...

Republican presidential candidates John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul take the stage before the Republican presidential debate at the Milwaukee Theatre, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Republicans divided on eminent domain 

February 10, 2016

Joe Lane [email protected] Feb. 6 was the eighth Republican presidential debate this campaign season. As we move closer to the election, candidates are now faced with the difficult task of finding...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

February 10, 2016

Harreld only a symptom I’m not going to say that University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld isn’t corrupt, because we do not have strictly conclusive evidence to verify that. Nor will I say that he...

Editorial: How long can the current GOP last?

Editorial: How long can the current GOP last?

February 9, 2016

The current presidential race has solidified the emerging post-Great Recession political landscape. A Pew Research poll published Feb. 4 highlighted public attitudes that have shaped the rhetoric of the...

Republican presidential candidates, from left, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz, Chris Christie, and Rand Paul appear during the CNBC Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Brady: What to look for today in New Hampshire

February 9, 2016

Jace Brady [email protected] Last week, Iowa caucus-attendees had the opportunity to cast their votes for their preferred candidates. Winners were declared, momentum was gained, and several candidates...

Elliot: Robots and dinosaurs

Elliot: Robots and dinosaurs

February 9, 2016

Beau Elliot [email protected] Everybody knows this is a great country that is so diverse it even includes people who don’t believe dinosaurs ever existed. Something about the Earth’s only being...

President Barack Obama addresses the nation from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Sunday night, Dec. 6, 2016.  The president's speech followed Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14 people and wounded 21.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Guest opinion: Obama legacy more than just dollars and drones

February 8, 2016

The Obama Legacy: more than just dollars and drones As President Obama prepares to leave the national and global scene much ink would be spent discussing, debating, and dissecting his legacy. While...

DAVOS-KLOSTERS/SWITZERLAND, 28JAN09 - Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation captured during the 'Opening Plenary of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009' at the Annual Meeting 2009 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 28, 2009.

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Containing an aggressive Russia 

February 8, 2016

On Feb. 3, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter made an assertion about the top threat facing America that has surprised some. The No. 1 national-security threat, in Carter’s view, is not ISIS, North...

More than a pregnancy ban to stop stop Zika


More than a pregnancy ban to stop stop Zika


February 8, 2016

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] Personal liberties have always been a constant source of pride, as well as a treasured right, in the United States. However, there have been times in our nation’s...

Letters to the Editor 

Letters to the Editor 

February 8, 2016

Congratulations, Iowa caucus-attendees It took an old mule from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, to kick Hillary Clinton, whose husband attends Aspen, Bilderberg, and Davos financial conferences on a regular...