The framers of the Constitution knew that the document founding our democracy must be the anchor of liberty and the blueprint for its preservation. Wisely, they provided a balance of powers to ensure that...

A new mandatory program for freshmen underscores UI officials’ increasing desire to act as parental figures. Launched in 2008, the program — Pick One — now requires freshmen to participate in campus...

Today is a day for remembrance. Some people remember 9/11 with nostalgia as a day when Americans came together. Some remember it with cynicism and indifference. I remember it as a surreal day when raw...

I’m not really a fan of tearing people down or passing judgment on things with which I am relatively unfamiliar, so, luckily, the dirty work has already been done for me. Last week, a Daily Iowan columnist...

Because of the H1N1 flu virus, UI officials have implemented a new attendance policy for students. Is it a good one? Two DI opinions writers weigh in. Policy doomed to fail I have a premonition for this...

It is often too easy to disregard the debates surrounding economic and financial reform taking place in the country. While this recession has been dubbed the worst since the Great Depression and given...

A dangerous sentiment on the left threatens to derail what could be the biggest progressive achievement in half a century. It’s the view that any health-care reform that doesn’t include a public option...

A new waste-collection operation at the UI may encourage faculty recycling in academic buildings, but officials should put an increased focus on the dorms. Under the new system, UI faculty and staff will...

Two years ago, Iowa City residents saw the resolve of UI students when the 21-ordinance was voted down. Many proponents of the 21-only cynically thought the main reason these youngsters came out was to...

Has Afghanistan turned into Barack Obama’s Vietnam? It could, but it hasn’t yet. At this point, there are still crucial differences between the two wars, including: • Support at home. The American...

Another year, another controversy surrounding the UI’s handling of ostensibly private affairs. The Iowa Attorney General’s Office recently confirmed that two executive sessions of the UI Faculty...

In the Year of Obama, time flies like setting concrete. Warps swirl and crises linger like the sound of that lawn mower yesterday that seemed determined to cut every blade of grass in the neighborhood. Except...