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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Evan Weidl

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor

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Evan Weidl is a senior majoring in political science. He previously worked in the opinions section as a columnist.

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Senior column | The wonderful irritation of hope

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
May 7, 2024
Kendrick Lamar performs Oct. 13, 2023, on the American Express stage during Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park.

Review | Kendrick Lamar is out for blood on new single ‘Euphoria’

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
April 30, 2024
Taylor Swift performers during the first night of the Cincinnati stop of the Eras Tour at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Friday, June 30, 2023.

Point/Counterpoint | Is “The Tortured Poets Department” good?

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher and Evan Weidl
April 30, 2024
The Iowa State Capitol is seen in Des Moines on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.

Opinion | History education must be protected from Iowa Republicans

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
April 23, 2024
Maggie Rogers performs on the first day of the second weekend of Austin City Limits Music Festival, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.

Review | Maggie Rogers’ new album ‘Don’t Forget Me’ leaves a little to be desired

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
April 23, 2024
A speaker addresses passing students during a COGS press conference on the University of Iowa Pentacrest on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

Opinion | Graduate workers deserve better

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
April 16, 2024
Chick-fil-a along College Road Jan. 24, 2024 in WIlmington, N.C. It's located in Monkey Junction, which got its name after a former service station and grocery store popular for having monkeys that entertained customers. KEN BLEVINS/STARNEWS Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers opens in Burlington Township on Jan. 17.

Point/Counterpoint | Battling for the best chicken in Iowa City

Evan Weidl and Caden Bell
April 16, 2024
Machine Gun Kelly jumps into the pit at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park on Friday October 1, 2021.

Review | Machine Gun Kelly and Trippie Redd’s album ‘genre : sadboy’ may be the worst release of 2024

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
April 9, 2024
Billy Woods performs for Mission Creek Festival at Gabe’s in Iowa City on Friday, March 6, 2024.

Review | Rap duo Armand Hammer find beauty in the unusual during Mission Creek Festival performance

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
April 6, 2024
Photo Illustration by Carly Schrum

Point/Counterpoint | Should TikTok be banned in the US?

Evan Weidl and Aaron El-Kerdani
April 2, 2024
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Review | Future and Metro Boomin’s newest album has its moments, but is too bloated

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
April 2, 2024
Alyx Rush performs during The Daily Iowan Headliners in The Daily Iowan newsroom in the Adler Journalism building on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Four groups will be featured in the series’ second season. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Q&A | Pop and R&B artist Alyx Rush

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
April 1, 2024
Review | Adrianne Lenker puts her soul on display in ‘Bright Future’

Review | Adrianne Lenker puts her soul on display in ‘Bright Future’

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
March 26, 2024
Attendees plant flags during the Student Solidarity Walkout at the Pentacrest on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. The demonstration was organized by the Iowa City Students for Justice in Palestine.

Opinion | Reflecting on Israel’s genocide after four months of war

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
February 22, 2024
Brittany Howard performed on the Oak Stage of Bourbon & Beyond Friday afternoon. Sept. 15, 2023

Review | Brittany Howard’s ‘What Now’ is a masterclass in musical creativity

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
February 21, 2024
The lead guitarist for 28 Days Later interacts with crowd during Battle of the Bands at Gabe’s in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

Iowa bands battle it out for a spot in upcoming annual music festival

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
February 18, 2024
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Point/Counterpoint | What is the best place in Iowa City for a Valentine’s Day date?

Evan Weidl and Emily Nyberg
February 13, 2024
A Young Americans for Freedom banner sits in the Iowa Memorial Union during a lecture organized by the University of Iowa Chapter of YAF for Matt Walsh’s “What Is a Woman?” documentary on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Prior to the lecture, progressive students called for the lecture to be suspended because of Walsh’s transphobic remarks and organized protests.

Opinion | YAF’s stunning ignorance highlights need for DEI

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
February 7, 2024
Green Day performs at the Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival celebrating the company's 120th anniversary on Friday July 14, 2023 at Veterans Park in Milwaukee, Wis.

Review | Green Day misses the mark on ‘Saviors’

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
January 30, 2024
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds opens the Faith and Freedom Presidential Town Hall at the Iowa Events Center on Sept. 16, 2023. The event had ten Republican candidates speak for a crowd of over 1,000. Reynolds spoke to the audience about her work on changing laws around abortion and gender-affirming care.

Opinion | Iowa’s hungry kids deserve better

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
January 25, 2024
City council member Mazahir Salih collects donations from caucusgoers during the Iowa Democratic caucuses at City High School in Iowa City on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.

Opinion | Replace the caucuses

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
January 16, 2024
President Joe Biden speaks during his visit at the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant in Menlo, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Opinion | Older Democrats must shape up, or get out of the way

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
December 6, 2023
The Iowa City Council holds a meeting in Iowa City on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.

Opinion | Iowa City has a lot to gain from affordable housing

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
November 7, 2023
Opinion | Republicans are using real issues to try to defund universities

Opinion | Republicans are using real issues to try to defund universities

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
November 1, 2023
Pro-Palestine protesters hold up signs to passing cars on the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. The Israel-Hamas War started on Oct. 7.

Opinion | Israel’s military doesn’t deserve American taxpayer dollars

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
October 24, 2023
Picketers at Disney Studios on September 26, 2023. It was the first day of picketing at Hollywood studios are the announcement that the Writers Guild of America had reached a tentative agreement with the studios. The contract stills needs to be ratified by the members. Members of the WGA joined striking SAG-AFTRA members on the picket lines.

Opinion | Labor has never been more powerful

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
October 5, 2023
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks with a supporter before a Cy-Hawk football game between Iowa and Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Opinion | Voters must prioritize the policies proposed by candidates

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
September 26, 2023
Former President and 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during the annual Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on Friday, July 28, 2023.

Opinion | Democrats need to embrace populism

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
August 28, 2023
(Left) The English-Philosophy Building at the University of Iowa is pictured on Monday, April 5, 2021. (Right) Art Building West is seen on Sunday, May 2, 2022.

Point/Counterpoint | What is the best classroom building on campus?

Evan Weidl and Jordan Coates
August 24, 2023
The University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics is seen on Wednesday, June 19, 2023.

Opinion | Mercy Iowa City needs fixing, but should remain an acute health care facility

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
August 23, 2023
Iowa City residents gather during the 2023 Pride Parade & Festival in downtown Iowa City on Saturday, June 17, 2023.

Opinion | Baseless fear has caused unnecessary hate

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
August 1, 2023
William Pretorius plays in the sand during the 6th annual Downtown Iowa City Block Party on Saturday, June 24, 2023.

Point/Counterpoint: What is the best summer activity in Iowa City?

Evan Weidl and Sophia Meador
July 26, 2023
2024 Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis interacts with attendees during “Joni’s Roast and Ride” a Republican-hosted event in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, June 3, 2023.

Opinion | What does woke even mean?

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
July 25, 2023
Iowa Supreme Court Justices fold their hands while watching Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen deliver a speech during the 2023 State of the Judiciary at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.

Opinion | Affirmative action is necessary to racial equity

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
July 5, 2023
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks to a crowd on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 at Ashley Hinson’s BBQ Bash at Linn County Fairgrounds. In the U.S. House of Representatives for Iowa, three out of four are Republican and Cruz hopes all four will be Republican for 2022.

Opinion | Flipping the narrative on climate change

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
June 27, 2023
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a watch party for Iowa Republicans on Election Day at the Hilton Downtown in Des Moines on Nov. 8, 2022.

Opinion | The wrong way to address sexual orientation and gender identity education in schools

Evan Weidl, Opinions Editor
June 13, 2023
Iowa City Council holds a meeting in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.

Opinion | Restructure the Iowa City Police Department

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
April 16, 2023
Three Iowa lawmakers hope to legalize recreational marijuana through constitutional amendment. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Opinion | Legalize marijuana in Iowa

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
March 5, 2023

Catlett

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
February 28, 2023
Help wanted sign on business window

Opinion | We need child labor laws

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
February 19, 2023
A member of the audience asks a question at the Faculty Senate Meeting in the Old Capitol. Sept. 13, 2022. (Matt Sindt/The Daily Iowan)

Opinion | UI must respect all its workers

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
January 29, 2023

Wrestling

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
January 24, 2023
Opinion | Every worker has the right to organize

Opinion | Every worker has the right to organize

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
January 16, 2023
Opinion | Wage theft needs more attention

Opinion | Wage theft needs more attention

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
December 11, 2022
Democratic candidate in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, Christina Bohannan, speaks during a watch party on Election Day at Big Grove Brewery & Taproom in Iowa City, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

Opinion | Iowa Democrats need to step up in elections

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
November 15, 2022
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, speaks during a South by Southwest panel in Austin in 2018. SpaceX is planning a rocket engine production facility near Waco, Musk said on social media Saturday. Musk

Opinion | Billionaires aren’t going to save us

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
November 9, 2022

House

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
November 1, 2022
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks in a Daily Iowan interview at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

Opinion | We need term limits

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
November 1, 2022
President Joe Biden speaks during a visit at the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant in Menlo, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Opinion | Progressive policy would save Democrats

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
October 27, 2022
Opinion | We need to address stigmas around men’s mental health

Opinion | We need to address stigmas around men’s mental health

Evan Weidl
October 16, 2022
Opinion | National infrastructure upgrades are needed

Opinion | National infrastructure upgrades are needed

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
October 13, 2022
People stop to take photos of the flooded cobblestone on River Street Monday afternoon. Chatham Emergency Management Agency said while Hurricane Irma brought Savannah less debris that Hurricane Matthew, the flooding from the Irma has been worse.

Opinion | Make Puerto Rico a state

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
October 4, 2022
Silhouette Of Refugees People With Luggage Walking In A Row.

Opinion | Iowa City should accept Texas migrants

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
September 25, 2022
Opinion | Strengthen democracy through ranked choice voting

Opinion | Strengthen democracy through ranked choice voting

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
September 13, 2022
President Joe Biden speaks during his visit at the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant in Menlo, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Opinion | Only “Dark Brandon” can rescue the Democrats

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
September 7, 2022
Opinion | Remove the burden of student loan debt

Opinion | Remove the burden of student loan debt

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
August 30, 2022

Yes

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist
August 23, 2022
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