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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

Go camping with the pigs (well kind of)

CHRIS STEINKE March 30, 2012

Camp Coralville Lake, located on the gorgeous Coralville Reservoir, is the best place to send your child while you do things other than parenting. Instead of staying at home sniping cyber-Arabs, your...

Defending John D (Not that He Needs It)

GUEST OPINION March 30, 2012

If there is one thing we should take from the John D'Agata bashing based on his new book, The Lifespan of a Fact, it's that the essay, as an art form, should not be thought of as some journalistic thing...

Are you ready for the 99 percent Spring?

JOE SCHUELLER March 29, 2012

Are you ready for the 99 percent spring? If you're not, you'd better start preparing — It's coming sooner than you think. The time Occupy Wall Street and the other major groups spent in hibernation...

UISG: Promote diversity on campus

GUEST OPINION March 29, 2012

UISG held its first diversity summit on March 25 in an attempt to address diversity issues pertaining to students at the University of Iowa. It was organized by students, for students, to ensure that...

Tuition freeze is beneficial for students and schools

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 29, 2012

The House Appropriations Committee has voted unanimously in favor of a tuition freeze at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa. The decision to implement a...

Should Iowa make "stand your ground" law?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF March 28, 2012

No In a recent legislative push  by Republicans, Iowa has moved one step closer to passing a stand-your-ground law proposed by Rep. Matt Windschitl, R-Missouri Valley. For those unfamiliar with these...

Fifty-thousand and it’s time we leave

SAMUEL CLEARY March 28, 2012

The track record of the United States' military presence in Afghanistan has been less than stellar for longer than any of us would care to remember, but headlines in recent months have had me humming my...

Don’t be a victim of your landlord

GUEST OPINION March 28, 2012

Do you have a child in college? Is he or she renting an apartment or house? If so, have you reviewed the lease your child signed with the property's owners? If the answer to the first two questions is...

Community colleges should be better funded

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 27, 2012

If you haven't heard, the state Board of Regents is having a hard time coming up with funding for the three state universities. On March 21, the Iowa House Appropriations Committee passed a proposed...

Ryan cannot be taken seriously

DANIEL TAIBLESON March 27, 2012

Vaunted as being one of the most intellectually serious members of Congress, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan is again in the spotlight with the release of his fiscal 2013 budget. Not only does...

Déjà? voo-doo

BEAU ELLIOT March 27, 2012

Welcome back to March. It missed you, too. (Well, OK; it was only for one day. But it was nice to see March again. For a day. Kind of like it's nice to see an old girlfriend again. For a day. (Not to...

Grassley: A safe and abundant food supply

GUEST OPINION March 27, 2012

Chances are pretty good you've enjoyed at least one meal today before reading the words here in front of you. Because in large measure of generations of hard-working farm families, Americans continue to...