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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

Is there a constitutional basis for overturning health-care reform?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF April 1, 2010

YES By Jonathan Groves Despite the Democrats’ best wishes, attorney generals from at least 14 states have filed a lawsuit challenging various provisions of the recently signed health-care-reform bill....

Ask Education Secretary Arne Duncan

SHAWN GUDE April 1, 2010

For engaged college students, it’s a unique opportunity. After all, it’s not every day you get to question a Cabinet official. The Daily Iowan is participating in a forum sponsored by the Huffington...

Guest: Republican Party — fear over facts

I am a registered Republican because the GOP supposedly shares the principles I hold most dear: upholding the Constitution, the principles of the Founding Fathers, limited government, and personal liberty...

Are UI officials right to push for an increase in Friday classes?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF March 31, 2010

YES For many years on this campus, Fridays have been just another extension of the weekend for students. No classes at 8:30 Friday mornings means a long night of partying Thursday that continues into...

Hysteria over health reform

TYLER HAKES March 31, 2010

There’s something especially unnerving about how some of the biggest critics of health-care reform have responded to its passage. I’m not talking about the GOP vowing to repeal it after regaining control...

Guest: International views on health-care reform

LAMIA ZIA - GUEST OPINION March 31, 2010

“Can anyone explain this health-care bill in simple words?” I heard this question amid the sweet and bitter slogans last week, when President Obama visited the University of Iowa. My head was also...

Recent federal student loan legislation a win for simplification, higher education accessibility

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 30, 2010

The recent changes to the student-lending market are refreshing and much needed, even if their most substantive effects won’t be felt here at the University of Iowa. Legislation affixed to the recently...

Armageddon blues (or reds)

BEAU ELLIOT March 30, 2010

So, how does Armageddon feel? Pretty much like Tuesday, I suspect. Who knew? I don’t know about you, but I had always thought that Armageddon would feel more like a Monday. A really bad Monday. I...

Guest: Alcohol policies are in shambles, need re-thinking

JON SHELNESS - GUEST OPINION March 30, 2010

One theory holds that humans abandoned the nomadic life with the discovery of brewing. Large quantities of beer were just too heavy to carry around, so we invented civilization. But what we have now is...

Sharp rise in adjunct professors has obvious downsides

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 29, 2010

The make-up of the nation’s higher-education faculty is in flux. In 1960, 75 percent of college teachers were full-time tenured or tenure-track professors, according to the New York Times. At present,...

The potential cost of an iPod

SIMEON TALLEY March 29, 2010

A devastating and tragic humanitarian crisis is plaguing the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And a key driver of the conflict hits uncomfortably close to home. For 13 years, the people of eastern Democratic...

UI parents speak out about the 21-ordinance

GUEST OPINION March 29, 2010

The following is a version of the letter sent by the University of Iowa Parent Association Advisory Board to city councilors. Dear Iowa City City Council, Current and past members of the UI Parent Association...