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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The Cloakroom: Interview with Congressional Candidate Eddie Mauro – Student Debt

July 16, 2019

Daily Iowan reporter Julia Shanahan sat down with Congressional candidate Eddie Mauro to discuss increasing student debt and the trade war.

No one takes memes seriously; you shouldn’t either

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor July 15, 2019

A Facebook event calling for a raid on Area 51 is a one silly, fake event in a long line of silly, fake events.  Remember all the event posts about Cloud Gate, also known as the Chicago Bean? There...

Area 51 energy can be brought to real movements, too

Elijah Helton, Opinions Editor July 15, 2019

Obviously, no one is actually going to charge, Monster in hand, into a heavily protected military base. And even if there are a dozen Kyles that try, they’ll just get sent back out into the middle of...

Police release identity of deceased person found under Highway 6 Bridge

Police release identity of deceased person found under Highway 6 Bridge

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor July 3, 2019

Iowa City police on July 3 released the identity of the person found dead under the Highway 6 Bridge over the Iowa River. Police have identified the person as Eric Riskedahl, 45, of Iowa City. According...

Prequels give important context to TV and films

Austin J. Yerington, Columnist July 1, 2019

“Prequel” — it can be a cash grab, or it can be a dive into the backstory of a popular main character, never spoke about before. But looking through the bad examples and rage-filled internet commenting...

Prequels hurt stories more than they help

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor July 1, 2019

Prequels, more often than not, exist only as a method to make more money off something that was already successful without it. Movies such as <i>Oz the Great</i> and <i>Powerful</i>,...

Democratic presidential candidates wave to the crowd as they arrive to the stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami on Thursday, June 27, 2019, for Day 2 of the first Democratic presidential primary debates for the 2020 elections. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS)

Helton: 20 Out of 20: Winners and losers of the first Democratic debates

Elijah Helton, Opinions Editor June 30, 2019

Going into the first two nights of Democratic debates, the 20 participating candidates had more or less the same goal: leave a good impression. Regardless of whether they were an upper-tier candidate looking...

A young attendee speaks to the school board during an Iowa City school board meeting at the Professional Development Center on March 27, 2018. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

IC School District proposes sustainability resolution

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter June 26, 2019

Iowa City School District students are a step closer to achieving their goal of pushing the district to take action on climate change. School Board members expect to vote on a resolution addressing...

Iowa City police respond to shots fired near Mercer Park

Iowa City police respond to shots fired near Mercer Park

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor June 13, 2019

The Iowa City police responded to numerous reports of shots fired from a car toward another occupied car at the 1200 block of Baker Street on the evening of June 13, according to a press release. Police...

Yerington: The Joker is the new Hamlet

Yerington: The Joker is the new Hamlet

Austin J. Yerington, Columnist June 12, 2019

“To be, or not to be, that is the question.” The line has been spoken countless times by some of the world’s top actors. Yet, with each utterance, it is said with a whole new meaning. Similarly the...

(From left) Demetrius Perry, Peter Krogull, and Tony Casella pose for a portrait at their store Vice in Iowa City on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Vice sells streetwear and vintage clothing to the Iowa City community, and online through their e-Bay page. In April Perry, Krogull, and Casella started a podcast about sneakers, fashion, and the fashion culture of Iowa City.

Iowa City’s Vice launches podcast about fashion, culture

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter May 8, 2019

The shelves of Vice, the Vintage Iowa City Exchange, host an array of sneakers boasting $300 price tags, and racks of T-shirts sporting Supreme logos and classic rock bands line the walls. Located at...

Voting requires maturity

Voting requires maturity

Nichole Shaw, Opinions Columnist May 8, 2019

There has been a lot of energy put behind the consideration of lowering the voting age in recent months. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., is pushing for the voting age to be 16 years old, instead of the...