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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

Presidential candidate Cory Booker receives a tour of the African American Museum of Iowa in Cedar Rapids before a community forum on Friday, February 8, 2019. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker announced his bid for President on February 1, 2019.

Photos: Sen. Cory Booker visits Iowa

Wyatt Dlouhy, Photojournalist February 9, 2019

Biopics without artistry should be documentaries

Biopics without artistry should be documentaries

Maleaha Brings Plenty, Opinions Columnist February 7, 2019

Biopics are an interesting form of entertainment. Taking the events from people’s lives and turning them into movies is a unique way of informing the public about who the people were and how they lived....

Biopics have merit if they create new discussion

Biopics have merit if they create new discussion

Anna Banerjee, Opinions Columnist February 7, 2019

Over the years, biopics have largely remained one of the steadiest film genres, with major 2018  releases such as Vice, Bohemian Rhapsody, and On the Basis of Sex. But whether they remain actually pertinent...

Dems should use caution

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist February 6, 2019

On May 3, Cardi B will perform in Des Moines for the first time. Anytime anyone of any basic public notoriety or fame comes to Des Moines, it’s a huge thing, but Cardi B is actually a pretty big deal....

Dems and Cardi B should be making ‘money moves …’ together

Madeleine Neal, Opinions Columnist February 6, 2019

Whether Bronx-born Cardi B is dropping hit singles or feuding with hip-hop counterpart Nicki Minaj, one thing is certain: If she is around, you will hear her. The 26-year-old gained media attention during...

Columnist Noah Neal

Misquoting minorities perpetuates racism

Noah Neal, Opinions Columnist February 5, 2019

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Jan. 22. At one point in the show, Colbert asked the congresswoman, “On a scale from zero to some, how many...

‘Misquoting’ AOC has nothing to do with racism

‘Misquoting’ AOC has nothing to do with racism

Marina Jaimes, Opinions Columnist February 5, 2019

I find a lot of similarities between me and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. When she was sworn into Congress about a month ago, a picture of her family appeared on her Instagram story explaining...

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on Monday, July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. (Nikolsky Alexei/TASS/Zuma Press/TNS)

Lawmakers cheer Trump’s decision to withdraw from Russian nuclear weapons treaty

John T. Bennett February 1, 2019

Lawmakers and U.S. military officials are expressing support for President Donald Trump's Friday decision to withdraw the United States from a nuclear weapons treaty with Moscow. Trump announced on Friday...

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

Iowa leaders among nearly 97,000 comments on Title IX guidelines

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor February 1, 2019

Higher-education leaders and University of Iowa officials, students, and organizations added public comments requesting more flexibility in proposed changes in how federally funded educational institutions...

Herman Cain, host of The Herman Cain Show, speaks at the Third Annual Multicultural Media Correspondents Dinner at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 24, 2018. (Photo by Cheriss May/Sipa USA/TNS)

Trump considers Cain for Federal Reserve Board, sources say

January 31, 2019

By Jennifer Jacobs Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — Herman Cain, the former pizza company executive who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, is being considered by President Donald...

President Donald J. Trump congratulates U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as he delivers remarks on the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) in the Rose Garden at the White House on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 in Washington, D.C. President Trump announced the United States and Canada have agreed to a deal replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement. (Pete Marovich/Abaca Press/TNS)

Trump says trade deal hinges on Xi meeting

January 31, 2019

By Shawn Donnan, Andrew Mayeda, and Laura Curtis Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he may soon meet with China’s Xi Jinping to complete details of a possible trade deal...

A student crosses a crosswalk on Jefferson street on Wednesday Jan. 30, 2018.

Photos: Polar gales hit Iowa City

Nick Rohlman January 30, 2019

The University of Iowa canceled classes Jan. 30 for the first time in eight years, and many businesses remained closed. Wind-chill temperatures plunged below minus-50 degrees as a wave of frigid air referred...