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

Walkway makeover more than necessary

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 23, 2012

The reconstruction of the T. Anne Cleary Walkway has been going on since April 25, just weeks before most students finished up their final exams and headed home, or elsewhere, for the summer months. The...

Public should make the rules

MATTHEW WILLIAMS July 23, 2012

We as Iowa City residents elect individuals to the City Council to be our voice in local government and to carry out the requests and opinions of the represented population. Now, putting every issue up...

Shooting leaves no room for speculation

BENJAMIN EVANS July 23, 2012

I woke up in the early afternoon on July 20 to nearly a dozen notifications on my phone. I began to scroll through them hazily, fighting sleep and a carbohydrate headache from the fettuccini Alfredo I...

Independent film shoots good for Iowa City

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 20, 2012

This summer, Backrow Studios, an independent-film company cofounded by University of Iowa alumni Ravi Patel, Tim Nash, and Joe Clarke, is making a movie that will likely do more than make Iowans laugh...

Making someone’s Friday night better

JACOB LANCASTER July 20, 2012

When I met Angry Cedar master brewer Scott Hamerlinck, he was wearing flip-flops in his garage-sized brewery, apologizing for being unprepared, but ecstatic someone had visited him in his Waverly, Iowa,...

Should Iowa City rezone to prevent payday lenders?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF July 19, 2012

No The city of Iowa City is reviewing a plan to limit the number of payday lenders in the area. The plan would place restrictions on the location of payday lending venues, and that kind of free-market...

Change in downtown culture

IAN FRIEDMAN July 19, 2012

Four years hardly seems like an appreciable amount of time to observe a trend. In a college town though, four years is comparable with the coming and going of four separate and distinct generations. It...

Grassley: Health law "taxes" the IRS

GUEST COLUMN July 19, 2012

The highest court in the land issued a landmark decision just days before the United States celebrated its 236th anniversary declaring independence from a tax-happy monarchy. I respect the Supreme Court,...

McCaffery’s new contract deserved

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 18, 2012

Coaching is a tough gig, there's no doubt about it: negative press, die-hard fans, and a vast amount of traveling. It's especially tough when you're coaching in one of the best conferences in the NCAA,...

New ACT program finds right tools to succeed

KATIE KUNTZ July 18, 2012

After high school, young people face many obstacles and choices. A four-year university is the path for some, and trade-school, community college, or entry into the workforce are viable options for others....

There can be no hockey league without hockey players

GUEST COLUMN July 18, 2012

On July 14, as we went about our quiet and desperate lives, a nefarious plot, motivated by greed and steeped in crass arrogance and ugly braggadocio, was launched into the world to wreak havoc and cause...

ZipCar attractive alternative for students

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 17, 2012

Beginning in September, the city of Iowa City and the University of Iowa will introduce 10 ZipCars into the community. The City Council's unanimous decision to approve a three-year contract with ZipCar...

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