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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

State legislators would be right to legalize in-state online poker

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 5, 2010

Right now, thousands of Iowans are breaking the law — they’re participating in illegal online gambling. But those risk takers might not need to worry much longer. A proposal from a group of state...

Potential pitfalls of the 21-ordinance

SAMANTHA MILLER March 5, 2010

University of Iowa and Iowa City officials seem to place a great deal of weight on protecting women (or at least maintaining the appearance of it). In my nearly four years of attending the UI, I remember...

UI dean: Defending the findings of the graduate education task force

JOHN KELLER - GUEST OPINION March 5, 2010

The final report of the Task Force on Graduate Education: Selective Excellence has drawn much attention in the University of Iowa and the higher education community — and rightfully so. It is rare that...

City Council should reject 21-ordinance in favor of smaller, more effective measures

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 4, 2010

Earlier this week, the Iowa City City Council exhumed the corpse of the 21-ordinance from its nearly 21⁄2-year-old grave. The Editorial Board would be happy to see the ordinance rest in peace. The move...

The fight for higher education

SHAWN GUDE March 4, 2010

The David Miles I spoke with Wednesday morning was not the David Miles the public is used to hearing. “I’m not throwing in the towel at all to make the case over and over again to the Legislature,...

Guest: Changing Iowa City stereotypes one night at a time

“What school do you go to?” “I go to Iowa.” “Oh, I bet you have fun up there.” “Yeah, it’s a blast.” “I bet you get wasted a lot, huh?” This tends to be a typical conversation...

Should the City Council consider using ‘inclusionary zoning’ to increase affordable housing?

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 3, 2010

YES While the Iowa City City Council voted on Monday to put off discussion on an inclusionary-zoning ordinance, future debate on the issue is sure to be contentious. Inclusionary zoning can take various...

Experiences in earthquake-devastated Haiti

KIRSTIN RIGGS - GUEST OPINION March 3, 2010

I woke up on Monday in Haiti when my bunk began to shake. Actually, a few minutes before when the dogs started barking. Just when I was about to shout, “Just shoot the dog,” the tremor began. It was...

Reject Democrats and Republicans; embrace liberty

JEFF SHIPLEY - GUEST OPINION March 2, 2010

In many ways, the narrative for the upcoming election has already been written. Republicans are going to win, and probably big. A country frustrated by a depressed economy, war weariness, and the apparent...

UIHC right to bar employees from using Facebook and Twitter at work

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 2, 2010

Tweet no more. Starting this week, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will block access to social-network sites on workstation computers. Sites such as Twitter and Facebook have become tools...

Healthy debate?

BEAU ELLIOT March 2, 2010

So we had a big to-do health-insurance-reform summit last week, and just as President Obama wanted, everybody played nicey-nice and all bipartisan and everything, and we wound up with health-care reform. So...

Iowa Legislature should move to ban texting while driving

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 1, 2010

It’s really a no-brainer: Text-messaging while driving is a bad idea. The effects are well-documented; with texters glancing at their cell phones for an average of six seconds at a time, their car is...