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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

Guest Opinions: City Council

Guest Opinions: City Council

October 27, 2015

What first interested me in City Council was the Chauncey and an article published in the Little Village February-March 2013. According to the article, to decide among the three [design proposals for Gilbert...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

October 27, 2015

Tim Conroy for City Council I wholeheartedly endorse Tim Conroy for an at-large City Council Seat and urge you to thoughtfully consider voting for him as well. I have watched Tim mediate negotiations...

The Black Lives Matter logo is shown at the Walk it Out fashion show in the IMU Main Lounge on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Walk it Out is a multicultural fashion show showcasing diversity within the university where portion of the sales goes to UIHC HIV/AID clinics. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)

Bridging the divide on police use of force

October 26, 2015

On Sunday, Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie said the rhetoric of Black Lives Matter included “calling for the murder of police officers,” and as a result, he didn’t think the movement...

Too many candidates, or too few? 

Too many candidates, or too few? 

October 26, 2015

Jace Brady [email protected] There were major shifts in the Democratic Party race last week. Most importantly, Vice President Joe Biden has announced he will not seek the nomination and, less importantly,...

How we ruin politics

How we ruin politics

October 26, 2015

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] Politics has never been the easiest subject to understand. With the various ebbs and flows of legislative intrigue and controversy, many people are quick to jump...

Charities not always as they seem

Charities not always as they seem

October 26, 2015

Sydney Newton [email protected] According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, there are more than 1 million nonprofit organizations registered in the United States. It may or may...

Iowa City’s TIF policies betray its politics 

Iowa City’s TIF policies betray its politics 

October 22, 2015

Some residents of Iowa City have likened to calling their city “People’s Republic of Johnson County.” Despite the populist imagery, local government ideologies and practices do not necessarily echo...

Propaganda and fictional TV

Propaganda and fictional TV

October 22, 2015

Marcus Brown [email protected] Showtime’s television series “Homeland” experienced an easily preventable mistake during an episode in the show’s fifth season in which Arabic graffiti in...

Why I never fully started (or stopped) smoking

Why I never fully started (or stopped) smoking

October 22, 2015

Keith Reed [email protected] Cigarettes have been a big topic on campus. With the invention of e-cigarettes, this helped the smokers bypass the state’s smoking ban. But on Aug. 25, the university...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

October 22, 2015

Re-elect Jim Throgmorton to City Council City Counclor Jim Throgmorton is no stranger to the University of Iowa community, having taught in the School of Urban and Regional Planning for 24 years, and...

An AC-130H gunship from the 16th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., jettisons flares as an infrared countermeasure during multi-gunship formation egress training on Aug. 24, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter) (RELEASED)

Order an independent investigation into hospital air strike 

October 21, 2015

On Oct 3, A U.S. air strike in Kunduz, Afghanistan, left 22 dead and 37 wounded. The strike, carried out by a USAF AC 130, was intended for the Taliban. The shells it sent down did not find any Taliban...

Next step for transgender acceptance: government bureaucracy

Next step for transgender acceptance: government bureaucracy

October 21, 2015

Joe Lane [email protected] Last week, CNN reported that the Transportation Security Administration would change some of the rhetoric featured on the agency’s website and would discontinue the...