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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

Big burdens in health-care cost for seniors

Big burdens in health-care cost for seniors

October 19, 2015

Jace Brady [email protected] Seniors, brace yourselves, because winter is coming. Over the last several weeks, the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services released plans for Medicare Part B rate...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

October 19, 2015

Civility and respect Civility and respect seem to be lost concepts these days among some University of Iowa faculty with their treatment of our new president, Bruce Harreld. As a proud UI alum (J.D....

The newly appointed President Bruce Harreld talks to people of the community after a regents meeting in the IMU on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Harreld is the 21st president of the University of Iowa. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Harreld’s first UI decision a prudent one

October 15, 2015

Incoming University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld has postponed plans to renovate the President’s Office and residence. The postponement comes after heavy criticism over the costs and necessity of...

FILE - 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, file)

The erasure of black voices in America

October 15, 2015

Keith Reed [email protected] Nicki Minaj was on the cover of New York Times Magazine on Oct. 7. In her feature, Minaj spoke about her outburst at the MTV Video Music Awards, which sparked outrage...

The sun rises behind the Old Capitol in Iowa City on Friday, April 10, 2015. Rand Paul was in town to drum up support after announcing his intention to run for president earlier this week.. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

​End mental-health stigma

October 15, 2015

Sydney Newton [email protected] Start the conversation. End the stigma. This is expression from the website Bring Change 2 Mind. On the website you can find an abundance of public-service announcemnts...

Why words in textbooks matter

Why words in textbooks matter

October 15, 2015

Hannah Soyer [email protected] About two weeks ago, 15-year-old Coby Burren, a freshman at Pearland High School near Houston noticed something in his geography textbook: Africans brought to America...

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton addresses a crowd in Des Moines on Sunday, June 14, 2015. Clinton was in Iowa to formally announce her Iowa campaign, she stopped in Des Moines and Burlington. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

After Democratic debate, Clinton regains her footing

October 14, 2015

The first Democratic debate, in Las Vegas on Tuesday night, among 2016 presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Martin O’ Malley, Jim Webb, and Lincoln Chafee presented the opportunity...

Dr. Ben Carson spoke to the crowd during the Freedom Summit in the Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. Dr. Carson is emeritus professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery, and pediatrics at the Johns opkins School of Medicine.  (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

End Holocaust rhetoric, on the left and right 

October 14, 2015

Jacob Prall [email protected] There are certain events in history so heinous that they appeal to the savvy politician as a way to leverage a position in the modern day. Neither side of the political...

US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at Coe College in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Sept 4, 2015. Sanders is running for president in 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Lexi Brunk)

Price tag of Sanders’ policies 

October 14, 2015

Samuel Studer [email protected] Bernie Sanders draws thousand of people to his rallies. When Sanders talks at these rallies, he tries to make easy jokes and small talk, but he gets right down...

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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.

Preserve Iowa City’s progress

October 14, 2015

 By almost any measure, Iowa City is exceptionally progressive. We were the first city statewide to measure the community’s environmental footprint, mandate affordable housing, and maintain civilian...

Economic inequality and political gridlock 

Economic inequality and political gridlock 

October 14, 2015

This presidential election race, particularly its coverage, is shaping up like an MTV “Real World” season. With public distrust in the U.S. government’s functionality at a peak, polling suggests...

Bring back the Beer Band

Bring back the Beer Band

October 14, 2015

By Joe Lane [email protected] In high school, long before I was admitted to the University of Iowa and the invention of Snapchat, I used to receive videos via text message from my brother, a UI...