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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

UISG: Our mid-year update

GUEST OPINION December 7, 2011

More than halfway through our term in office, the University of Iowa Student Government administration has seen both challenges and success. Last year, the Action Party ran on an ambitious, five-point...

Learn snow-removal procedures, save hundreds

DI EDITORIAL BOARD December 6, 2011

Avoid paying a minimum of $130 in fines by learning about Iowa City's snow-removal procedures. After the first snow of the season, many veteran Iowa City residents will rush to prepare for the winter...

Being there, there

BEAU ELLIOT December 6, 2011

This year, NPR cheerily informs us, the U.S. Air Force will train more drone pilots than fighter pilots and bomber pilots combined. I'm not sure how to digest that news, because Herman Cain is gone,...

Overcoming the gay marriage stalemate

GUEST OPINION December 6, 2011

As a strong supporter of gay marriage, I believe every state in the union should legalize it. However, governments can legalize it all they want, and the churches can still refuse to wed gay or lesbian...

Two medical experts debate HPV vaccinations

GUEST EDITORIAL December 5, 2011

Harper: Gather information and make your own choice Direct communication and full information are necessary to make health-related decisions. As a physician who routinely treats women and men with...

Sen. Grassley answers questions concerning wind-energy

GUEST OPINION December 5, 2011

Q: What's the outlook for wind-energy? A: Wind energy is a valuable source of renewable energy, and the federal tax-credit for wind-energy production should be extended beyond its scheduled expiration...

Should city councilors be debating a logo for IC?

DI STAFF December 2, 2011

No I don't like magicians. I like magic shows, but magicians always seem to put a little too much emphasis on the stupid trick no one cares about, such as pulling a pair of dirty boxers out of their...

No reason to fear police reaction after choking incident

WILL MATTESSICH December 2, 2011

When I first heard about the incident involving a University of Iowa student allegedly choking an Iowa City police officer who approached him because he was reportedly disrupting traffic, I was somewhat...

Pay athletes, distance academia from sports

SAMUEL CLEARY December 2, 2011

The time for prolonged gossip in the scandal surrounding the Penn State football program has passed. The question now is, what can we learn and what do we do? The situation presents a new opportunity...

When preaching small government, stay out of marriage

DI EDITORIAL BOARD December 1, 2011

If the Republican presidential contenders wish to remain truthful to their rhetoric of decentralization of power in Washington, they should take a break from wooing social conservatives and stand for...

What if the Tea Partiers moved out?

CHRIS STEINKE December 1, 2011

Picture a mythical time in the future, but not too-too far in the future — and picture a place that used to be the greatest place on Earth. In this future and at this place (the United States),...

Rick Santorum for president

GUEST OPINION December 1, 2011

A layperson examining the 2012 GOP presidential candidates may feel burdened by the number of great candidates. For instance, there's Herman Cain, the financial mastermind of Godfather's Pizza and...