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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

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds delivers the Condition of the State Address at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. During the State Address, Reynolds spoke about childcare, Iowa teachers, material taught in schools, unemployment, tax cuts, and more.

Opinion | Current legislature stops teachers from accurately giving a spotlight to Black history month

Yassie Buchanan, Opinions Columnist February 20, 2022

It’s Black history month, yet Iowa’s teachers can’t accurately teach Black history because of restrictive legislation. In summer 2021, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill that bans teaching of...

Opinion | Inconsistency in elevator service noticed among peers

Opinion | Inconsistency in elevator service noticed among peers

Chris Klepach, Opinions Columnist February 17, 2022

Elevators at the University of Iowa have lifted students up and provide a necessary service on campus, yet the issues that can interfere with their simple but important way of increasing overall accessibility...

Farming machinery stands tall next to crop fields on the Meade Family Farm in Tiffin on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. In light of a recent EPA investigation, information has emerged linking the use of atrazine, a common herbicide sprayed across Iowa farm land, with negative health and environmental outcomes.

Opinion | Farmers need reduced expenses to turn a profit

Luke Krchak, Opinions Columnist February 17, 2022

Agriculture is sometimes taken for granted, yet it is one of the few things that needs to be taken seriously. Farmers took a hit from the pandemic and rising costs. Farm production expenses are expected...

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Opinion | Transgender women deserve to compete in sports

Elise Cagnard, Opinions Contributor February 16, 2022

Sports have been the center of the U.S social scene since the country was founded. Whether it is high school, college, or professional, sports have held the hearts of Americans. Since the inception...

Opinion | Multiracial people should be welcomed into conversations on discrimination and oppression.

Opinion | Multiracial people should be welcomed into conversations on discrimination and oppression.

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist February 15, 2022

As a mixed-race person with cultural influences from Indigenous-African, Arab, and German-Ashkenazi Jewish traditions, I feel just as targeted and invalidated by other people of color on campus as...

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Editorial | Iowa Republicans’ free speech platform is hypocritical

DI Editorial Board February 15, 2022

By now, you’ve probably heard of, and possibly already taken, the new Free Speech Training the University of Iowa rolled out at the start of this month. The training is one of several new measures...

Participants dance during Dance Marathon at the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. The fundraiser was held virtually with limited in-person participants.

Opinion | Looking back on four years through Dance Marathon

Yassie Buchanan, Opinions Columnist February 14, 2022

University of Iowa Dance Marathon raised $1.3 million on Feb. 4 in support of pediatric cancer patients and families at Stead Family Children’s Hospital. I have been involved in Dance Marathon for...

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Opinion | Valentine’s Day is not just for romantic love

Signe Nettum, Opinions Columnist February 13, 2022

By middle school, I no longer enjoyed Valentine’s Day. It was not a fun craft day where each student made their little mailbox for other students to throw in their generic Valentine’s card with...

The Iowa State Capitol is seen before the opening of the 2022 Legislative Session in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.

Opinion | Representation in Iowa: what we need to fix

Sophia Meador, Opinions Columnist February 13, 2022

President Joe Biden says he will nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, declaring this historic nomination as “long overdue.” But Biden’s move to nominate a woman of color to the Supreme...

Opinion | Microsoft buying Blizzard signals signs of change in gaming

Opinion | Microsoft buying Blizzard signals signs of change in gaming

Peter Anders, Opinions Columnist February 10, 2022

On Jan. 18, Microsoft shook the video game industry and entertainment, tech sectors, and more when it announced that it had bought the struggling video game titan Activision Blizzard for an eye-popping...

Opinion | Maya Angelou’s legacy is worth more than 25 cents

Opinion | Maya Angelou’s legacy is worth more than 25 cents

Arabia Parkey, News Reporter February 10, 2022

Confining Black women to the back of currency while upholding images of men who enslaved our ancestors is an act fit to erase the legacy of Black freedom fighters. Poet, singer, author, and social...

A senator of the University of Iowa’s Undergraduate Student Government raises his hand to ask a question pertaining an amendment during a USG meeting at the Iowa Memorial Union on Feb. 10, 2022.

Opinion | Getting rid of USG Constituency senators is a bad move

Yasmina Sahir, Opinions Columnist February 10, 2022

Without concrete plans for the future, the University of Iowa Undergraduate Student Government is considering restructuring the Justice and Equity Council by removing the Constituency Senator positions. The...