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

Ponnada: New degree a good environmental move

SRI PONNADA September 10, 2012

Last week, the University of Iowa made an excellent new addition to its current majors: environmental planning and policy. Beth Ingram, the assistant provost for undergraduate education, described this...

Marks: Tickets issued for jaywalking misplaced

GUEST OPINION September 10, 2012

On Sept. 5 at approximately 3:54 p.m., as I walked along Clinton Street on my way home from work, another horridly dull and mildly depressing day behind me, I was jarred from my stupor by the sight of...

Boost housing market with education investment

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 7, 2012

Nationwide, the housing market is showing signs of life — home sales rose in July rose by 2.3 percent over June and by 10.4 percent over July of last year. These gains came largely on the back of July’s...

Kuntz: My beef with ethanol

KATIE KUNTZ September 7, 2012

Iowans are beginning to realize the very serious consequences of what has been the worst drought in Iowa history in many years and the fourth-driest July on global record. Currently, with so little corn...

McElroy: Smoking use down

BENJI MCELROY September 7, 2012

Buried under the avalanche of alcohol-related controversies going on at the University of Iowa lies a nugget of positivity: Student cigarette smoking is at a 20-year low. Since 2009, cigarette use among...

Pres. Mason: We shouldn’t allow such senseless disrespect towards other schools

GUEST COLUMN September 7, 2012

Football season has returned to Iowa City and college campuses around the nation, bringing with it the thrill of competition and the spirit of camaraderie among the throngs who will flock to Kinnick Stadium...

Evans: The battle against prohibitionists

BENJAMIN EVANS September 6, 2012

I always like to pick a favorite stump catch phrase during election season. It makes for a good drinking game during a long convention keynote. But my favorite ridiculous stump isn’t Mitt Romney’s...

Focus on more than the economy

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 6, 2012

This election season, there are a great many issues facing every American voter, and the choice between the two major political parties is so stark a contrast that many voters are concerned there is not...

Applaud constructive behavior from College Republicans

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 5, 2012

The University of Iowa College Republicans will set up shop on the Pentacrest every Monday and Tuesday in September as part of a wider push by the College Republican National Committee to increase participation...

Ponnada: Practice safe biking

SRI PONNADA September 5, 2012

City officials want to renew Iowa City’s Bicycle Friendly Community designation this winter, and they are enthusiastically hoping to move up from the town’s current bronze level to a silver-level...

4 years on, Obama message challenge differs

ASSOCIATED PRESS September 5, 2012

We campaign in poetry, Mario Cuomo used to say, but we govern in prose. That was how the then-New York governor explained the gap between his soaring speeches and the more prosaic product of his government,...

Bedell: Choose to put compromise over party

GUEST OPINION September 5, 2012

In 1974, I was elected to the United States Congress as a Democrat serving a predominately Republican district in northwest Iowa. I served 12 years, and during that time, Republicans and Democrats still...

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