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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Michelle Kumar

Michelle Kumar, Opinion Columnist

Email: michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu

Michelle Kumar is an opinion columnist at The Daily Iowan. She is a junior at the UI majoring in international studies and ethics/public policy.

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Kumar: Why vaccines should be required

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist
April 18, 2019
Presidential candidates (from left) Alexia Sánchez, Noel Mills, Dady Mansaray during the UISG presidential debate in Shambaugh auditorium in the Main Library on Monday, April 1, 2019. Presidential candidates answered a variety of questions involving alcohol harm reduction, sexual assault, and freedom of speech. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Kumar: Represent me, UISG!

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist
April 2, 2019
Students shoot hoops on the T. Anne Cleary Walkway on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. UISG hosted tables where students could register to vote.

Kumar: May the best ticket win …

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist
March 28, 2019
Voters wait to vote at the University of Iowa Library.

Kumar: Election bill unfairly targets students

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist
March 13, 2019
Josh Dakken; a Health and Human Physiology Major, demonstrates how to cook a One-Pot Chicken and Vegetable Skillet as part of the Cooking at College class on October 24, 2016 at the CRCW. (The Daily Iowan/Osama Khalid)

Kumar: Ready or not? Most likely not…

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist
March 7, 2019
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Kumar: After the American Dream

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist
February 28, 2019
The pentacrest is photographed on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. Iowa City is in a winter weather watch until Wednesday and is suspected to get 8-10 inches of snow. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

In Their Own Words: How could the UI better prepare for the weather?

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist
February 20, 2019

Dems should use caution

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist
February 6, 2019
AOC should be careful about her online presence

AOC should be careful about her online presence

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist
January 28, 2019
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Kumar: Steve King, your time is up

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist
January 23, 2019
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Kumar: You could have just Googled that question about my culture

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist
January 15, 2019
Ariana Grande introduces The Weekend at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 15, 2016 in Los Angeles. Grande is holding a benefit concert in Manchester after this week's attack. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Kumar: The importance of stories about women

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist
December 10, 2018
Kumar: Poverty and homelessness persists in Iowa City

Kumar: Poverty and homelessness persists in Iowa City

Michelle Kumar, Opinions Columnist
December 4, 2018
Pancheros is the hometown hero

Pancheros is the hometown hero

Michelle Kumar, Opinion Columnist
November 26, 2018
Voters wait to vote at the University of Iowa Library.

Kumar: Thankful for voter turnout

Michelle Kumar, Opinion Columnist
November 15, 2018
Presidential nominee Donald Trump gives a speech inside Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015.

Kumar: Birthright citizenship is here to stay

Michelle Kumar, Opinion Columnist
November 8, 2018

Remakes are a second chance

Michelle Kumar, Opinion Columnist
October 28, 2018
A Herky statue with a "PHIL Was Here" sash stands on the Pentacrest on Monday, April 24. Beginning in 2012, the UI launched PHIL Was Here to celebrate philanthropy at the university.

Kumar: The UI’s drop in rankings does not reflect programs offered

Michelle Kumar, Opinion Columnist
October 10, 2018
Kumar: Mental-health-awareness efforts are not reaching communities of color 

Kumar: Mental-health-awareness efforts are not reaching communities of color 

Michelle Kumar, Opinion Columnist
October 4, 2018
Organic vegetables are displayed in New Pioneer Co-op on July 26, 2016.

Kumar: Fresh produce and food insecurity

Michelle Kumar, Opinion Columnist
September 25, 2018
Mac Miller performs on day three of the Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival on March 5, 2016 in Okeechobee, Florida. Miller was found dead in his home on Sept. 7, 2018 of an apparent drug overdose. (Rolando Otero/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Kumar: Your partner is not your therapist

Michelle Kumar, Opinion Columnist
September 13, 2018
Kumar: Budget cuts and broke college students

Kumar: Budget cuts and broke college students

Michelle Kumar, Opinion Columnist
September 9, 2018
Kumar: STEM needs the arts and humanities

Kumar: STEM needs the arts and humanities

Michelle Kumar, Opinion Columnist
August 30, 2018
White House senior adviser Stephen Miller departs the White House on June 25, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

Kumar: Attacking legal immigration will not fix welfare

Michelle Kumar, Opinion Columnist
August 26, 2018
The Iowa City Library is seen on Monday, April 30 2018. The Library has agreed to partner with Chomp, a food delivery app, to offer app based delivery of library books.(Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Kumar: Libraries are more than books

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
August 2, 2018
U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump and Musician Kanye West pose for photographers in the lobby of Trump Tower on Dec. 13, 2016 in Manhattan, New York. (Photo by John Taggart/Sipa USA/TNS)

Point/Counterpoint: What’s the impact of Kanye West’s ‘free thinking’?

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
May 4, 2018
Workers assemble the Forte sedan on the floor of a Kia plant in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, which began production in May. (Natalie Kitroeff/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Kumar: Why NAFTA should be renegotiated

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
April 5, 2018
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy Devos speaks during a news conference at the Marriot Heron Bay in Coral Springs, Fla., after meeting with students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (Amy Beth Bennett/Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Kumar: The Education Department deserves better than DeVos

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
March 23, 2018
Miles Brown as Jack Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson, Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson, Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson, Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson, Jr., Austin and Berlin Gross as Devonte Johnson, Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson, Laurence Fishburne as Pops Johnson and Jenifer Lewis as Ruby Johnson star in ABC's "black-ish." (ABC/Bob D'Amico)

Kumar: Representation in the media lacks true diversity

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
February 15, 2018
President-Elect Donald J. Trump and Vice President-Elect Mike Pence shake hands during an event in Des Moines on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Trump and Pence are completing a Thank You tour across the country. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Kumar: Birthright citizenship is not the saving grace for our immigration system

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
January 22, 2018
Community members participate in a march for Take Back the Night on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Take Back the Night was a sexual assault awareness event. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Kumar: A wider perspective on sexual harassment, assault

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
January 16, 2018
Ernie Vandergriff fires at a target during a class for a concealed handgun license at The Shooting Gallery in Fort Worth, Texas, January 17, 2013. (Ron Jenkins/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)

Kumar: Gun-law gaps equal gun violence

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
December 15, 2017
Joshua Perper, chief medical examiner for Broward County, displays a bottle of methadone collected in a possible drug overdose death. (FL) NC KD 2002 (Vert) (mvw)

Kumar: America’s opioid crisis can’t be solved with hypocrisy

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
October 26, 2017
A photo released by KCNA news agency on March 12, 2013, shows North Korea leader Kim Jong Un visiting the Wolnae-do Defence Detachment on the western front line. (KCNA/Xinhua/Zuma Press/MCT)

Kumar: Outdated U.S. nuclear policy has no place

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
October 13, 2017
A student checks his phone while passing over the Iowa Avenue bridge on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. The bridge was built in 1916, after replacing the Centennial Bridge, it was later updated in 1985. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Kumar: Divisiveness is caused by distraction

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
October 5, 2017
In downtown San Juan, Puerto Rico, electric lines lie in the road and block apartment complexes, like the Residencia Parque San Lorenzo, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Kumar: Puerto Ricans need aid, not talk

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
September 29, 2017
File photo (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Kumar: Education is an opportunity to rebuild lives

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
September 22, 2017
A person stands in front of an American flag during the Solidarity Against the Ban march downtown on Feb. 5. Event organizers said the event drew a larger crowd than the women’s march on Jan. 21 in Iowa City, with between 2,500 and 3,000 participants. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Kumar: The American Dream is not dead yet

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
September 15, 2017
Hawkeyes for DREAM Iowa, Emiliano Martinez, speaks before a hundreds strong crowd of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals supporters at the Old Capitol Building on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. The recent decision to rescind DACA has been a highly controversial issue in national politics. (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

Kumar: Congress needs to stand up for DREAMers

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
September 8, 2017
Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio walks through a crowd of protestors in Rancho Bernardo, California, before he addressed a standing-room only group of Conservative Voters for Good Government, on Tuesday, August 9, 2010. (Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Kumar: Pardoning Arpaio is disrespectful to U.S. judicial system

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
August 31, 2017
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Kumar: Advocacy between minorities is key to success

Michelle Kumar, michelle-kumar@uiowa.edu
August 23, 2017
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