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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

Opinion | We need more interaction

Opinion | We need more interaction

Caden Bell, Opinions Columnist February 27, 2025

Wake up at 8 a.m.  Be on Zoom by 9 a.m.  Work until 5 p.m.  Workout at 7 p.m.  Make dinner at 8 p.m.  A few hours of relaxation until falling asleep.  Five days a week.  By...

Oliver Weilein poses for a photo at Kindred Coffee in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Weilein is running in the Iowa City City Council election, which ends March 4.

Letter to the Editor | Weilein walks on the right side of history

February 27, 2025

We can expect the next few years to be increasingly difficult and dangerous for many among us. The time to stand up against bigotry and hate is now.  Having served on City Council through the COVID-19...

Oliver Weilein speaks to the Young Democratic Socialists of America at the Iowa Memorial Union on Thursday, Feb 20, 2025. The YDSA invited him to a Q&A to talk about his campaign for Iowa City Council, where he is running against Ross Nusser in a March 4 election.

Letter to the Editor | Why I’m Voting for Oliver Weilein

February 27, 2025

I am voting for Oliver because he can represent all of Iowa City. He understands our community — not just as an observer, but as someone who lives and works alongside us. Many immigrants are his...

Iowa City community members speak with City Council special elections candidate Ross Nusser during a meet and greet with Nusser at Java House in Iowa City on Friday, Feb.14, 2025.

Letter to the Editor | The only Democrat running in the City Council special election is Ross Nusser

February 25, 2025

On March 4, all voters throughout Iowa City can vote in the City Council special There are two candidates, both in their 30s. One is Ross Nusser, who lives in the Northside, whose children attend...

The Old Capitol Building is seen on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

Opinion | Iowa’s historical landmarks must be preserved

Reese Thompson, Opinions Columnist February 25, 2025

“Is it not cruel to let our cities die by degrees, stripped of all her proud monuments until there will be nothing left of all her history and beauty to inspire our children? If they are not inspired...

Illustration by Stella Shipman

Opinion | Wearing other schools’ merch on campus is a cardinal sin I can’t abide by

Cole Walker, Opinions Columnist February 25, 2025

While walking to my 10:30 a.m. lecture last Monday morning blasting the classic hits of Hall and Oates in my headphones and attempting to stay warm in the unbearable Iowa cold, something caught my eye....

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen in Washington D.C. on April, 9, 2024.

Opinion | DEI reversals should open the door to new progressive attitudes

Julia Anderson, Opinions Columnist February 25, 2025

Since returning to the White House last month, President Donald Trump has signed a slew of executive orders in a bold display of his administration’s new agenda. Included were policies aimed at the...

The Iowa Board of Regents talk about future building plans during a board meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Building in Ames on Sept. 18.

Opinion | The Iowa Board of Regents needs to be stopped

Cole Walker, Opinions Columnist February 25, 2025

As former Irish politician and poet William Butler Yeats once said, “education is not the fillingof a pail, but the lighting of a fire,” and as of late, my fire has been burning wild and true.   This...

The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Letter to the Editor | Obeying in Advance

February 24, 2025

With Trumpian chaos looming on the horizon, Americans face a fundamental challenge. As the Trump and Reynolds administrations rush to build a new authoritarian state and dismantle the foundations of...

Opinion | Why Americans don't trust the news anymore

Opinion | Why Americans don’t trust the news anymore

Reese Thompson, Opinions Columnist February 23, 2025

With the constant news cycle, Americans are living in chaos. Filtered through every social media site and news outlet, the jumble of information and content is contributing to our growing contempt...

Jerseys from all 18 Big Ten schools are displayed in the hallway during day one of Big Ten Football Media Day's at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on July 23. The expansion in the Big Ten, adding four West Coast schools, started in June of 2022, when admittance was granted to USC and UCLA.

Opinion | Athletic conference realignment isn’t all bad

Jackson Mendoza, Opinions Contributor February 18, 2025

On July 1, 2024, the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners joined the Southeastern Conference, or SEC, which kickstarted the era of realignment in college athletics. A month later on Aug. 2, UCLA,...

The Iowa Memorial Union is seen on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Opinion | Renovations aren’t enough. We need a new IMU.

Cole Walker, Opinions Columnist February 18, 2025

The Iowa Memorial Union has been a staple of the University of Iowa’s campus since 1923, as the building serves as a physical memorial to all those who have attended the UI and fallen in battle for...