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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Payaso Churrumais (clown) performs at the 2023 Iowa City Latino Fest on the Pedestrian Mall downtown on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Vendors sold food while community members enjoyed Latino traditions, music, food, and dance. Over 11 years, 50,00 attendees have visited the annual festival with over 80 performances in the Iowa City tradition.  The performer invited children and others to participate in competitions during the act.

Opinion | Caribbean and South American cultures should be represented in Iowa’s ‘Hispanic Heritage’

Gabriel Arboleda, Opinions Columnist
September 28, 2023
Candidate for Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird delivers a speech after being elected during a watch party for Iowa Republicans on Election Day at the Hilton Downtown in Des Moines on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has been supportive of bird. In May, Reynolds drew criticism for her support of Bird because she said: “I want my own [attorney general], please.”

Opinion | Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird’s withholding of funds from sexual assault survivors is inhumane

Gabriel Arboleda, Opinions Columnist
September 19, 2023
Opinion | Children should not be prevented from learning about sex

Opinion | Children should not be prevented from learning about sex

Gabriel Arboleda, Opinions Columnist
September 5, 2023
Anti-trans conservative commentator Matt Walsh speaks during a lecture organized by the University of Iowa Chapter of the Young Americans for Freedom for Walsh’s “What Is a Woman?” documentary at the Iowa Memorial Union 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. “The gender ideology, this is a hill worth defending – a hill worth dying on because it’s the hill of basic fundamental truth,” Walsh said.

Opinion | Platforms are giving internet trolls too much attention

Gabriel Arboleda, Opinions Contributor
May 2, 2023
Professor Pamela Bourjaily teaches her class on Wednesday, March 22. Bourjaily is teaching her students proper business writing.

Opinion | Grading should be self-reflective

Gabriel Arboleda, Opinions Contributor
April 17, 2023
Photo illustration by Jenna Galligan

Opinion | Race should no longer be used to categorize people

Gabriel Arboleda, Opinions Contributor
April 9, 2023
Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers her 2023 Condition of the State speech at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Jan. 10, 2023.

Opinion | Newly signed bill puts Iowa education at risk

Gabriel Arboleda, Opinions Contributor
March 1, 2023
Iowa State Flag, United States, 3D Render

Opinion | Iowa nice is real, here’s why

Gabriel Arboleda, Opinions Contributor
February 19, 2023

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Gabriel Arboleda, Opinions Contributor
February 7, 2023
Opinion | Legalization of marijuana can prevent potential dangers

Opinion | Legalization of marijuana can prevent potential dangers

Gabriel Arboleda, Opinions Contributor
February 1, 2023
The English-Philosophy Building is seen on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020

Opinion | The English and creative writing major should be renamed

Gabriel Arboleda, Opinions Contributor
December 11, 2022
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