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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

City’s alcohol game-prize ordinance is ridiculous

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 10, 2010

Seven years have come and gone since an Iowa City ordinance banned games and contests involving drinking or winning alcohol. While the prohibition has never led to a citation, that could soon change. Assistant...

Pro-choice missteps

JUSTIN SUGG February 10, 2010

Super Bowl commercials often receive as much media attention as the game. But one ad grabbed media attention out of controversy rather than its humor. The response to the commercial was telling, and it...

Iowans should reject the fallacy of ineffective congressional Democrats

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 9, 2010

Politics can be emotional. Health-care reform. Immigration. Bank bailouts. Decisions on these issues affect millions, and citizens and lawmakers are right to stake out strongly held positions. But, as...

Snow emerges, see?

BEAU ELLIOT February 9, 2010

Snow, it seems, is general all over the country. OK, I exaggerate a tad. It’s snowing here in Iowa, but as those of us who have lived a while in fly-over country know, Iowa is definitely the opposite...

Guest: The Zionism of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Putting words into the mouth of someone decades after his death is a safe method of avoiding opposition. Who is going to protest? UI Professor Patrick Hitchon may have chosen the wrong voice from the past...

Dance Marathon brings out the best in UI community

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 8, 2010

Thousands of students, families, community members, and others whose lives have been touched by cancer gathered in the IMU this past weekend for 24 hours to support those in the battle against the disease. The...

Ending ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

SIMEON TALLEY February 8, 2010

“No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow...

Guest: Stop the terrorists — implement this idea

WILL MATTESSICH - GUEST OPINION February 8, 2010

The hungry media storm over President Obama’s handling of the “Christmas Day Bomber” is now starting to calm. Obama’s speech detailing the changes in security following the event added more fuel...

Rescinded surcharge helpful, but yearly tuition hikes must stop

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 5, 2010

For students, Thursday’s state Board of Regents meeting was a study in contrasts. While regents voted 7-2 to raise tuition 6 percent, our misfortune was tempered by a vote minutes later. They passed...

Saving cinema at the UI

GRETA HAGEN-RICHARDSON February 5, 2010

We are at the beginning of the second semester, and students have already been subjected to quite a few service cuts. I have thus far kept quiet because I understand that the university is under a lot...

Fixing student groans

CHRIS CLARK February 4, 2010

While the frightening thought of entering an unstable market has persuaded me and many other college seniors to choose alternatives, President Obama’s proposed budget may change some minds — and rightfully...

Guest: Martin Luther King’s dream on Palestine

PATRICK HITCHON - GUEST OPINION February 4, 2010

Last month as I was driving home from work, I listened to Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech from 1963. Though I had grown up thousands of miles away and was a high-school student in Beirut...