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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Editorial: Take Pride in progress

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 13, 2013

On Saturday, the streets of Iowa City will burst with the colors of the rainbow as residents and visitors gather to celebrate the city’s 43rd Pride celebration— an annual event dedicated to the...

Beall: Artists getting benched

MIKE BEALL June 13, 2013

Walking through Iowa City’s downtown, you might have noticed something of a new start for BenchMarks, the city’s communal bench-painting project that began last year. Almost every bench has...

Kuntz: Recognizing racism

KATIE KUNTZ June 13, 2013

For every white person arrested on marijuana charges in the state of Iowa, eight black people are arrested on similar charges, according to a recent study by the American Civil Liberties Union. The U.S....

Editorial: Keep the cameras out

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 12, 2013

Last week, the Iowa City City Council voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance that would restrict the use of many traffic-surveillance tools in Iowa City. The ordinance in question,...

Overton: Flood recovery too slow

JON OVERTON June 12, 2013

Mother Nature ain’t screwin’ around no more. Climate change is here. Time to adapt. While Iowa City managed to weather the most recent flooding fairly well thanks to flood barriers and other...

Sonn: The real gun problem

BARRETT SONN June 12, 2013

Gun violence in America is treated the same way we handle a leaky faucet or a nagging hemorrhoid: accept it as the new norm until it overflows or explodes. Last week, in another explosion of violence,...

Editorial: End the disparity

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 11, 2013

A recent national study by the American Civil Liberties Union has found that the state of Iowa ranks worst in the nation in the ethnic disparity of marijuana arrests. According to the study, African Americans...

Tilly: The bomb gawkers

ZACH TILLY June 11, 2013

I was walking home Sunday night when I happened upon the skeletal remains of Arts Fest, the erstwhile gates of which had been converted into a police barricade. Apparently, a suspicious package had caught...

Elliot: Imagine snooping

BEAU ELLIOT June 11, 2013

So today, all the rage is the (alleged?) overreach of the NSA, which might be the gross, nearly obscene, overreach of the NSA, or the we’re-on-the-brink-of-dictatorial-tyranny, depending on which...

Editorial: Scale back the surveillance state

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 10, 2013

According to classified documents leaked to The Guardian, a UK-based newspaper, the highly secretive National Security Agency has been collecting a remarkable amount of information about American citizens,...

Tilly: It’s time for anger

ZACH TILLY June 10, 2013

I recently discovered that the government could be logging my calls and tracking my Google searches. It could be watching my Skype chats and thumbing through my emails. My reaction upon learning that...

Ponnada: Gentlemen, cover yourselves

SRI PONNADA June 10, 2013

Summer is finally here. Now, instead of working out at the gym, I can go on my daily runs outside and enjoy the fresh air (Who am I kidding? I never run … or go to the gym). I can, however, sit on the...

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