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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

CNN hurts debate by excluding Johnson

SHAY O'REILLY June 6, 2011

If you don’t know Gary Johnson, you won’t learn much from the June 13 Republican debate. CNN informed the Johnson campaign last week that the former New Mexico governor, who announced his presidential...

More reasons to end the drug war

GUEST OPINION June 6, 2011

The war on drugs has failed. It’s time to legalize marijuana, decriminalize other drugs, and implement science-based policies instead of fear-mongering. These are not the words of drug-reform advocates,...

Our analysis of the last year

DI EDITORIAL BOARD May 13, 2011

The 2010 elections and the first four months of Branstad’s newest term With the exception of the mediocre Rep. Dave Loebsack and Attorney Gen. Tom Miller, none of the candidates we endorsed were elected...

To end the weak

CHRIS STEINKE May 13, 2011

It's finally here, the weekend of all weekends. It's time. You've suffered through three finals; you may or may not have been taking the wrong test in the wrong room for that last one. It's hard to tell....

The 2010-2011 academic year, in reflection

GUEST OPINION May 13, 2011

With birds chirping again and the police roaming around Saturday nights with their short-shorts on, it can only mean one thing: Summer break has returned to the University of Iowa. It seems we've survived...

Sharps containers, notification of accessibility issues are positive steps toward inclusivity

DI EDITORIAL BOARD May 12, 2011

The University of Iowa is becoming more conscientious of students’ diverse needs. Two measures that have gained notice in recent weeks are making campus friendlier to people with health conditions....

Assessing the body politic

KIRSTEN JACOBSEN May 12, 2011

I just have to say “politics,” and 95 percent of my readers will move on to the next article. But it’s the remaining 5 percent — those who we’d suspect of actually caring — who are partly...

Should state legislators cut commercial property taxes by 40 percent?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF May 11, 2011

YES It seems hypocritical, right? Gov. Terry "our-bottom-line-is-more-important-than-our-children wow-what-a-catchy-nickname" Branstad is putting together a bill that has been proven to hurt...

Patriotic dilemmas

WILL MATTESSICH May 11, 2011

When is it OK to wave a flag? As the discussion of whether Osama bin Laden's killing was legal intensifies, some columnists are still debating whether the celebrations after the event were appropriate....

Time for change in Italy

GUEST OPINION May 11, 2011

If Americans truly care about democracy as much as we purport, shouldn't we care about the protests in Italy? We paid attention to the Egyptian people in the relatively bloodless revolution that overthrew...

Growing police travel budget should prompt search for solutions

DI EDITORIAL BOARD May 10, 2011

From fiscal 2006 to 2010, the travel costs for the University of Iowa police — largely incurred by sending officers to training in Johnston, Iowa, and out-of-state — have more than doubled. What required...

The ever grassy knoll

BEAU ELLIOT May 10, 2011

Sometimes, just for some giggles (although, being an American male, of course I never giggle — that's reserved for females and British males), I listen to late-night radio on KXIC. The radio station...