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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

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Opinion | Freedom is not free

Yujun Cai, Opinions Columnist September 1, 2020

As we reach the end of August, a surge of people will be moving across America. To best protect ourselves from the ongoing pandemic, enforcing people to wear masks in public is necessary. However,...

Opinion | Cancel canceling cancel culture

Opinion | Cancel canceling ‘cancel culture’

Peyton Downing, Opinions Editor August 31, 2020

During the Republican National Convention, I expected the usual tirade of Republican talking points — immigration, out-sourcing jobs, trade wars, and do-nothing-Democrats. What I wasn’t prepared...

Blake Ossian of Washington, Iowa throws a ping pong in a game of beer pong during the tailgate before the Iowa vs. Rutgers game on September 7, 2019.

Opinion | ‘Returning to normal’ is impossible

Adam Engelbrecht, Opinions Columnist August 31, 2020

A popular sentiment currently surrounding COVID-19 is the desire for life to just get back to normal. Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly clear that “pre-pandemic life” will not return anytime...

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

Opinion | Gifted K-12 programs are broken programs

Yassie Buchanan, Opinions Columnist August 31, 2020

It is no secret that gifted and talented K-12 programs often ostracize minority students. This process is commonly known as racialized tracking, where students of color are weeded out of accelerated...

Opinion | Bodyshaming is more than just cruel words

Opinion | Bodyshaming is more than just cruel words

Ally Pronina, Opinions Columnist August 30, 2020

Treating others how you want to be treated, though taught from an early age, has yet to be learned. Lizzie Velasquez, a motivational speaker with a genetic disorder, shared a prank a mom made on...

A protest sign directed at in-person classes during a pandemic is seen on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 during a protest supporting Black Lives Matter.

Opinion | School itself should not be a science project

Caitlyn Hesselman, Opinions Columnist August 30, 2020

The past few days for many children and young adults was back-to-school week. Across the country I watched friends and family posting their pictures for the first day of school and had a sick feeling...

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Opinion | COVID-19 cases have spiked – please don’t be idiots

Hannah Pinski, Opinions Columnist August 27, 2020

In case you weren’t aware, we are still in this pandemic. Why does it feel like I am stating the obvious? It’s because this past week some students returning to campus for the fall semester have...

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Opinion | Don’t pressure post offices

Peyton Downing, Opinions Editor August 27, 2020

Earlier this month, President Trump admitted in an interview with Fox Business that he was denying funding to the United States Postal Service in order to disrupt mail-in ballots for the November election. With...

A young woman draws a portrait of George Floyd during chalk the walk outside of the Coralville Police Department on Monday, June 22, 2020.

Opinion | Arrest warrants are not death warrants

Peyton Downing, Opinions Editor August 26, 2020

Yet another Black man has been shot by police in broad daylight — 29-year-old Jacob Blake of Kenosha, Wisconsin — and yet again, people are defending police action. While there are far more...

A broken street light is seen on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. With wind gusts around 80 mph, the derecho ­--a widespread wind damage event produced by severe thunderstorms-- hit Iowa City in the afternoon causing tree damage and power outages.

Opinion | The state and federal derecho response was woefully insufficient

Adam Engelbrecht, Opinions Columnist August 26, 2020

Iowans all across the state are hurting badly after the record-breaking derecho storm that took place on Aug. 10. As crops are wiped out in gargantuan numbers and thousands of Iowans are just getting...

University of Iowa Director of Orientation Services, Tina Arthur in front of Burge Residence Hall on Monday, August 17th, 2020. The university is currently attempting to adjust their housing and orientation plans around the Coronavirus pandemic to maintain health and safety.

Opinion | Isolation dorms need to change

Ally Pronina, Opinions Columnist August 26, 2020

The University of Iowa Housing and Dining Facility issued an apology to students after freshman Ann Gaughan's quarantine experience went viral on social media. Gaughan told The Daily Iowan there...

A damaged shed is seen on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 on Court St. in Iowa City. After the derecho storm that swept through Iowa on Monday afternoon, Iowa City and neighboring communities are still reeling from wind damage and power outages.

Opinion | The aftermath of derecho shows holes in media landscape

Elijah Helton, Senior Columnist August 25, 2020

“whY Isn’t thE mEdIA cOvErIng thIs?” It’s something of a joke on Journalist Twitter. There are countless posts asserting a lack of news coverage about various atrocities such as police brutality,...

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