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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

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Cartoon: Motivated student

Cartoon: Motivated student

Alex Boulund, Cartoonist August 27, 2018

Banerjee: The moral significance of your $10 movie ticket

Banerjee: The moral significance of your $10 movie ticket

Anna Banerjee, Opinion Columnist August 27, 2018

It doesn’t take long — a few minutes’ glance through Twitter or a brief look at your friends’ Instagram stories, at most — before a trend emerges that attempts to tie “appropriate” social...

InfoWars Host Alex Jones outside of the Republican Convention in Cleveland on July 18, 2016.

Weigel: Banning Infowars: A step in the right direction

Zach Weigel, Opinion Columnist August 26, 2018

Should companies be able to ban content they deem offensive and/or outrageously incorrect? Yes, I believe they should, because when companies ban ludicrous content, they send a message to the general public...

Inmate firefighters based in Acton, California, work to overhaul hot spots left from the Crown Fire in Palmdale, California, on Saturday, July 31, 2010.  The Crown Fire has burned more than 14,000 acres.

Shaw: People with criminal records face mounting barriers

Nichole Shaw, Opinion Columnist August 26, 2018

The news that thousands of inmates in California are risking their lives putting out wildfires for $1 an hour is spreading rapidly across social media. Despite serving on the frontlines of some the largest...

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

White House senior adviser Stephen Miller and the Department of Homeland Security have put together a proposal that would limit legal immigrants’ ability to become permanent residents and citizens if...

Precinct captains organize before calling precincts to order during the Iowa Democratic Caucus at the IMU on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. The IMU contains 6 different precincts for Iowa City. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Hegde: The importance of young voters

Suchaeta Hegde, Opinion Columnist August 23, 2018

From Malala to the Parkland teens, young adults crusade for the changes that they want to see in society — even more, they are pushing for the rest of us to join their movement. Despite the encouragements...

The Reference Collection at the Main Library on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. UISG is offering a new service for students to donate used textbooks to the library for semester length checkout. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Yerington: Overdue fines strike a price blow to broke college students

Austin J. Yerington, Opinion Columnist August 23, 2018

“Overdue books” is a term many dread and many deal with often. I often had issues with overdue library books as a child, but only ever had penalties consisting of “time-outs” or small, under a...

City Council special election candidates shared their vision for Iowa City at the Mill.

Banerjee: Iowa City Council forum sheds new light upon a rushed race

Anna Banerjee, Opinion Columnist August 22, 2018

As part of a special-election campaign to replace former Councilor Kingsley Botchway, five candidates spent their Monday evening at the Mill discussing the issues that Iowa City voters care about most. Botchway’s...

Mahoney: Iowa sees federal, state offices differently in the 2018 election

Mahoney: Iowa sees federal, state offices differently in the 2018 election

Collen Mahoney, Opinion Columnist August 22, 2018

It is 2018, and we are approaching election season once again. However, this year feels a bit … different. According to RealClearPolitics, President Donald Trump’s job approval is at just 43.6 percent...

Trees remained damaged and destroyed on the edge of a lake and blue FEMA tarps covered rooftops more than seven months after Hurricane Maria, Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Villalba, Puerto Rico. (Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

Jaimes: Revisiting Hurricane Maria

Marina Jaimes, Opinion Columnist August 22, 2018

It’s been almost a year since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. In one of my first articles, “What hasn’t been said about U.S. efforts in Puerto Rico,” I urged readers to do their own research...

The Emma Goldman clinic is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 2018.

Woods: Access to reproductive health care should be barrier-free

Caroline Woods, Opinion Columnist August 21, 2018

Where can anybody easily access reproductive health services in central Iowa City? If you are a gender-nonconforming, LGBTQ, or heterosexual and have never been to a sexual-health clinic, this may be a...

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