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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

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

Once again, education is on the federal funding chopping block — and not for a good reason. In recent weeks, some Republican politicians have called to defund some U.S. colleges over the presence...

Democratic presidential candidates wave to the crowd as they arrive to the stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami on Thursday, June 27, 2019, for Day 2 of the first Democratic presidential primary debates for the 2020 elections. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS)

Helton: 20 Out of 20: Winners and losers of the first Democratic debates

Elijah Helton, Opinions Editor June 30, 2019

Going into the first two nights of Democratic debates, the 20 participating candidates had more or less the same goal: leave a good impression. Regardless of whether they were an upper-tier candidate looking...

Lane: America’s real problems

March 3, 2016

Joe Lane [email protected] During this election, the voice of a businessman has cut through the chatter. For years, many have followed the gospel of this billionaire. He has, over his decades-long...

FILE - In this file photo, Keith Ruff talks at the Americans with Disability Act 25th Anniversary Celebration at the Ped Mall in Iowa City on Saturday July 25, 2015. The ADA is a civil rights law that bans discrimination against individuals with disabilities. (The Daily Iowan/Jai Yeon Lee, file)

Decency, not heroism

August 25, 2015

Hannah Soyer [email protected] When I was a senior in high school, I wrote a letter to singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson asking him to go to prom with me. He didn’t, but I did get to meet him...

Speak up on the economy

Speak up on the economy

August 25, 2015

Joe Lane [email protected] To open the day on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1,000 points, then closed with a loss of more than 580 points. According to CNN, this 588-point drop...

A Modern Modest Proposal

A Modern Modest Proposal

August 23, 2015

Jace Brady [email protected] In 1729, Jonathan Swift wrote a revolutionary proposal to ease the suffering of the Irish working class. His essay “A Modest Proposal” provided a commonsense solution...