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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Ending deaths in high-school football

Ending deaths in high-school football

October 21, 2015

Samuel Studer [email protected] On Oct 17, a Texas high-school student died after an injury in a football game. The Alto Texas Independent District reported that the student was junior Cam’ron...

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A growing Iowa City skyline stands against a muggy afternoon sky on Monday, July 17, 2006. A story released Monday in Money Magazine ranked the city No. 74 on its "Best Places to Live" list out of an original pool of nearly 750.

The major’s Jekyll and Hyde intervention

October 21, 2015

Mayor Matt Hayek’s recent Op-Ed (“Preserve Iowa City’s Progress”) is curious for a variety of reasons. He cites a series of “progressive” accomplishments in Iowa City, for which he and his...

120128-F-SA682-088 U.S. troops walk to the Department of Public Works facility and a water distribution point to inspect a project in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 28, 2012.  The troops are assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team.  The project is set to be complete in two weeks.  DoD photo by Senior Airman Sean Martin, U.S. Air Force.  (Released)

Setting a ‘red line’ on ISIS

October 20, 2015

Last week, British news source Express provided a terrifying quote about ISIS from Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, the former head of the British Army nuclear team. According to the article, Bretton-Gordon...

We need to treat sexual health as a medical issue

We need to treat sexual health as a medical issue

October 20, 2015

Marcus Brown [email protected] Professional basketball player Lamar Odom was hospitalized recently after being discovered unconscious in a Nevada brothel. Found in his system was a superfluous...

‘Blast from the Jim Crow past’

‘Blast from the Jim Crow past’

October 20, 2015

Jacob Prall [email protected] “A blast from the Jim Crow past.” This sound bite from Hillary Clinton  on Oct. 17 encapsulates the issue behind the closing of 31 offices to acquire and renew...

Tarnishing the quality seal

Tarnishing the quality seal

October 20, 2015

Failure to follow NCAA rules cost the Ohio State football program dearly in 2012, leading to a postseason ban despite a 12-0 season. Following the rules is important not only in athletics, however, but...

Long process ahead on Iran nuclear deal 

Long process ahead on Iran nuclear deal 

October 19, 2015

Oct. 18 marked the adoption day of the Iran nuclear deal and the official beginning of what will more than likely prove to be an arduous process for Iran and the scaling down of its nuclear programs. Ninety...

‘White feminism’ is still feminism

‘White feminism’ is still feminism

October 19, 2015

Hannah Soyer [email protected] Jennifer Lawrence recently published an essay in fellow actress Lena Dunham’s feminist newsletter, Lenny Letter, called “Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co-Stars?”...

Grate, grater, gratest

Grate, grater, gratest

October 19, 2015

Beau Elliot [email protected] Hey, Indianapolis Colts, ya wanna talk about deflated play calling? Nah. I didn’t think so. (But somehow, it’s Tom Brady’s fault, right? I mean, so much is.) We’re...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

October 19, 2015

Iowa City’s growth The current City Council has accomplished much with Mayor Matt Hayek including new parks, Jefferson Street Historic District, budget management, and limiting downtown bars. In the...

Air Force officials are seeking volunteers for future training classes to produce operators of the MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt Col Leslie Pratt)

Leaked documents show true extent of drone program 

October 19, 2015

In the U.S. war on terror, the methods used to battle violent extremism in the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa have changed in tandem with the political climate at home. When ending the war in...

Martin O'Malley speaks to supporters at the Iowa City Federation of Labor Picnic at Upper City Park on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. Martin O'Malley will be running in the 2016 Presidential Election for the 45th President of the United States. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)

Democratic presidential candidates on the back burner

October 19, 2015

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] When the Democratic debate was advertised, it was made out to be a grandiose event, in which two heavy hitters would go head to head against one another on...