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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

A group marches into the Levitt Center for Advancement during the COGS protest on Wednesday, Sept. 27 2023. The group came with demands of making education accessible and wages competitive. The meeting adjourned once COGS protesters marched in chanting.

State Board of Regents end meeting early because of UI COGS protest for higher wages

Shreya Reddy, News Reporter September 27, 2023

The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students chanted “Education is a right, not just for the rich and white” as they entered the state Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday to demand a wage increase. The...

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

April 20, 2016

Celebrating COGS after 20 years of service   As former officers, organizers, and rank-and-file members of UE Local 896-COGS, we were thrilled and proud this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary...

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Guest opinion: In defense of COGS

March 30, 2016

The Campaign To Organize Graduate Students (COGS) writes in response to remarks made by a bargaining unit member, Patrick Bigsby, in a panel discussion with Madeleine Elfenbein on graduate employees and...

The University of Iowa Campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

COGS takes aim at undergrad TAs

Kaylyn Kluck, [email protected] March 10, 2016

The University of Iowa officials and the graduate-student union don’t agree on why the College of Engineering is seeing more undergraduate teaching assistants than in previous years. This year, the...

A COGS International Student and Community ID Event in the Old Capitol Mall common area offered ID applications Feb. 10 and 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ID's cost $8.00 and will be mailed to you in Iowa City. (The Daily Iowan/Mary Mathis)

COGS pushes Johnson County community IDs

Cindy Garcia, [email protected] February 11, 2016

Students on campus are spreading awareness and diminishing the stigma of carrying an alternative form of government identification. The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students staked out the Old Capitol...