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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

Kuntz: Allow Medicaid expansion

KATIE KUNTZ September 14, 2012

Four candidates running for the Iowa Legislature met Monday and, among other things, agreed that the current Medicaid program in Iowa should be expanded to meet the state’s needs, as reported by...

Ponnada: Dress for success

SRI PONNADA September 14, 2012

Have you ever heard the phrase “dress for success”? You may have thought that this was true to some extent. Looking nice attracts new pals and paramours, but who goes shopping for companions...

Grieve without violent vengeance

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 13, 2012

On Wednesday, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said that in response to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, which killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, it should be condemned...

Evans: Rollback on tuition set-aside

BENJAMIN EVANS September 13, 2012

Rollback, time. Yes, all you happy campers, it’s time to gather around and be transported back to the near-to-recent past (and present) when a handful of privileged students were (are) benefiting...

Buchanan: Rioters, not speech, to blame for violence in Egypt, Libya

GUEST COLUMN September 13, 2012

In the United States, if a movie makes people mad enough to riot, we blame the rioters, not the movie. In much of the rest of the world, it’s the other way around. That’s the difference our...

Kuntz: The path to sub-standard living

KATIE KUNTZ September 12, 2012

The August jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Sept. 7 has done little to increase Americans’ confidence in the economy. At this point in the presidential campaign, the economy...

McElroy: The true problem with the flag

BENJI MCELROY September 12, 2012

The United States has a lot of problems. The American flag being laid on the ground isn’t one of them. Leading up to President Obama’s visit to Iowa City, the University of Iowa posted a picture...

Sehic: I know who I’m voting for — do you?

GUEST COLUMN September 12, 2012

I am a student. I am a refugee. I am a woman. I am an Iowan, and I am an adamant supporter of President Obama. As a Croatian refugee, I grew up seeing the American dream play out in front of me. My parents,...

STEM benefits Iowa’s educational system

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 11, 2012

On Sept. 8, Gov. Terry Brandstad, Lt. Gov. Reynolds, and other officials, including University of Iowa President Sally Mason, marked the kickoff of a new STEM initiative, a program meant to increase classroom...

Elliot: Astrology & Hawk football

BEAU ELLIOT September 11, 2012

“Who invented astrology?” wondered a woman at the bar. “Was it Copernicus?” Cue the laugh track. This in a local watering hole whose patrons — most anyway — know that “astrology”...

Sen. Grassley: Washington needs to get the job done on farm bill

GUEST COLUMN September 11, 2012

Unlike the drought-stricken row crops that fell victim to a merciless season of cloudless skies, high temperatures, and scorched earth, a bumper-sized crop of crowds turned out across the state this year...

Obama’s plans are too vague

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 10, 2012

President Obama returned to the University of Iowa on Sept. 7 for a campaign rally during which he restated his grand vision for the country, previously outlined the night before in his address at the...