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Students are seen studying on the first floor of the UI Main Library on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.

Opinion | The culture surrounding pre-health classes needs to change

July 20, 2021
Some of the many food items that line shelves, on Friday, Jan 22, 2021. The food pantry not only helps with food but personal items as well.

Opinion | We need to address food waste and insecurity

July 14, 2021
Student, Kyleigh Harm, receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa on Wednesday, April 21, 2021.

Opinion | Iowa’s universities should require the COVID-19 vaccine

July 6, 2021
Gov. Kim Reynolds prepares for the State of the State Address within the house chambers of the Iowa State Capitol Building on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 in Des Moines. Tuesday marks the second day of the 2021 Iowa legislative session, in which Gov. Reynolds will give her address in the evening.

Opinion | Increased qualified immunity is a danger to society

June 29, 2021
Planned Parenthood in seen on Friday, May 8, 2020.

Opinion | Iowa needs to invest in sexual and reproductive health care

June 23, 2021
Opinion | Unpaid internships disenfranchise underprivileged populations

Opinion | Unpaid internships disenfranchise underprivileged populations

May 6, 2021
Aluna Olaniyi and Cherish Cornett discuss on how to lay out the boards for the design of the boxes on Sunday, April 11, 2021.

Opinion | Underrepresented populations on campus need safe spaces

April 28, 2021
Tangled thoughts, information overload concept. Several lines from different directions that tangle in a person's head, flat illustration.

Opinion | Black populations need better mental health resources

April 20, 2021
Shasta County Supervisor Patrick Jones, 52, at his gun shop in Redding on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Jones, newly elected, unlocked the doors to the supervisors' chambers to hold an unauthorized in-person meeting to protest statewide COVID-19 restrictions.

Opinion | Background checks are an essential form for gun safety

April 15, 2021
Medical syringe of vaccine injection

Opinion | When you need insulin, you need insulin

April 6, 2021
Opinion | Don’t let the nice weather make you careless

Opinion | Don’t let the nice weather make you careless

April 1, 2021
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Opinion | We shouldn’t completely ditch online learning

March 23, 2021
Medical bed on wheels in the hospital corridor.

Opinion | Abortions are an essential part of reproductive health care

March 7, 2021
USA flag detail, closeup view. American flag background texture. Memorial day and 4th of July, Independence day concept

Opinion | We don’t need legislature enforcing the Pledge of Allegiance

March 2, 2021
The Hillel House is seen on May 3, 2020.

Opinion | Iowa Hillel works hard for their students

February 23, 2021
Opinion | Online proctoring harms more than helps

Opinion | Online proctoring harms more than helps

February 18, 2021
Daily Iowan Opinions writer Yassie Buchanan poses for a portrait on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021 at the Adler Journalism Building.

Examining the erasure of Black history in education

February 14, 2021
The UI College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics building is seen on July 17, 2019.

Opinion | Free speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences

February 7, 2021
Opinion | Don't treat Black history as a subsect to U.S. history

Opinion | Don’t treat Black history as a subsect to U.S. history

January 31, 2021
Members of the Iowa house of representatives take the oath of office during the opening of the 2021 legislative session on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Legislative goals for the session include further tax cuts, expanding in-person learning, and moving towards economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Opinion | Iowa doesn’t need the death penalty

January 27, 2021
Patients are injected with the COVID-19 vaccine at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. The center received the Modern vaccine for its employees.

Opinion | Misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine is incredibly dangerous

January 24, 2021
Students walk on the Pentacrest on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The university will be suspending classes until at least April 3, 2020 and will be moving instruction online amidst concerns around coronavirus.

Opinion | It’s OK to take a gap year

December 2, 2020
Photo Illustration by Raquele Decker.

Opinion | Governor Reynold’s COVID-19 response has been disastrous

November 18, 2020
Opinion | Don’t overlook Transgender Day of Remembrance

Opinion | Don’t overlook Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 12, 2020
Pictured is the Main Library at the University of Iowa on Oct. 28, 2020. Many students in the library aren’t’ following the COVID-19 rules and regulations of the University, which requires students to wear masks and only sit a certain number of students to a table.

Opinion | More time doesn’t mean more productivity

November 11, 2020
Players kneel and stand for the national anthem before the Iowa v Northwestern football game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. Head Coach Kirk Ferentz did not kneel for the anthem.The Wildcats defeated the Hawkeyes 21-20.

Opinion | Sports and politics have never been separate

November 4, 2020
Opinion | Let’s start talking about prison reform

Opinion | Let’s start talking about prison reform

October 25, 2020
Various flags are seen on Monday, October 15, 2018. There are 120 flags being displayed on the Iowa Memorial Union Pedestrian Bridge to recognize the international students on campus.

Opinion | Language learning is being stifled in the pandemic

October 18, 2020
Little children trick or treating on Halloween

Opinion | Halloween is not an opportunity for cultural appropriation

October 12, 2020
Photo Illustration by Katie Goodale

Opinion | Everyone should get their flu shot

October 5, 2020
Iowa City Police Department vehicles are seen on July 9, 2019.

Opinion | More funding for the police does not equal more safety

September 29, 2020
The Old Capital is seen on Tuesday, September 18, 2018.

Opinion | Students need a break

September 28, 2020
Opinion | Sex education needs to be more inclusive

Opinion | Sex education needs to be more inclusive

September 16, 2020
A Johnson County precinct indicator is seen outside The University of Iowa Visual Arts building on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Counties all across Iowa along with eight other states are participating in the 2020 primary elections.

Opinion | The apathetic young voter narrative is false

September 14, 2020
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Opinion | School choice doesn’t solve school segregation

September 7, 2020
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Opinion | It’s time to find alternatives to ableist language

September 2, 2020
Students traverse a hallway at Iowa City High School on Wednesday, February 13, 2019.

Opinion | Gifted K-12 programs are broken programs

August 31, 2020
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