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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

Editorial: Don’t tamper with the separation of powers

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 25, 2013

On Monday, conservative members of the Iowa House of Representatives filed an amendment to a Senate appropriations bill that would slash the pay of the Iowa Supreme Court justices who ruled in favor of...

Overton: Fund "mollusk porn"

JON OVERTON April 25, 2013

Every so often, we need a good ol’ fashioned rabble rousin’. Keeps the populace pissed, the powerful panicked. But what to do when there’s little rabble to rouse? Attack science, of course. Some...

McKeag: Johnson County residents agree, so why not move forward?

GUEST COLUMN April 25, 2013

I spent my entire undergraduate career at the University of Iowa opposing the idea of a new jail.  I had heard the opposition’s points, read their amusing fliers, and took their word for it, knowing...

Phil’s Day 2013: Philanthropy helps students reach goals

GUEST COLUMN April 25, 2013

I have fond memories of my time at the University of Iowa, from classes with outstanding professors to Saturdays at Kinnick. I know that often, in the hustle and bustle of studying late and stressing about...

Editorial: Stop compromising Iowan integrity

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 24, 2013

It seems that Iowa’s politicians, not its people, may be compromising the integrity of the state’s elections. In a sworn affidavit filed Monday, Andy Parrish, the former chief of staff for...

College Republicans: College Republicans’ gun view sound

GUEST COLUMN April 24, 2013

We are writing in response to an editorial that appeared in your paper on April 15 titled “Second Amendment Week Welcomed but Not Ideas.” Although we are appreciative of The Daily Iowan’s...

Phil’s Day 2013: It’s all about you

GUEST COLUMN April 24, 2013

Phil — it’s all about you. Let’s consider how Phil (short for “philanthropy”) affects your life on the University of Iowa campus. Hawkeye athletics features both men’s...

Editorial: CISPA extremely invasive to American public

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 23, 2013

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act last week by a vote of 288 to 127, with 98 Democrats and 29 Republicans voting against the bill. The legislation...

Elliot: How life imitates screwballs

BEAU ELLIOT April 23, 2013

Sometimes, the world throws you such a screwball that you don’t know which way is down except that you’re there. (Full disclosure: by down, I do not mean depressed. By “down,”...

Phil’s Day 2013: Philanthropy enhances student education

GUEST OPINION April 23, 2013

Growing up in a Minneapolis suburb, I spent the first years of my life despising the Hawkeyes. My dad, a University of Iowa graduate, suffered through unimaginable torture from my persistent scorn for...

Editorial: Synthetic marijuana a disastrous product

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 22, 2013

Last week, a group called Iowans Against Synthetics held its first protest of the sale of legal synthetic drugs outside the Den in downtown Iowa City, a local shop where such products are available. Iowans...

Ponnada: Cut the catcalling

SRI PONNADA April 22, 2013

One of the most puzzling things to men, and women, even, has been how to get a woman’s attention. Let’s say you’re walking downtown to get some wings, and you see the most beautiful woman...