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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

Donald Trump gives a speech during the Freedom Summit in the Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. During he speech, Trump said he was concidering running for office. (File photo/The Daily Iowan)

Laursen: Iowa desperately needs immigration reform

Lucee Laursen, [email protected] July 30, 2018

President Donald Trump visited Iowa on July 26 to … Well, I am not exactly sure what Trump’s motive for coming to Iowa was. Trump may have come to Iowa to discuss the ongoing trade war with China,...

Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas holds a caucus night watch party  at the Iowa State Fair Elwell Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday Feb. 1, 2016. Senator Ted Cruz celebrated a 28 to 24 percent victory over fellow Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Helton: 20 Out of 20: We need to talk about Russian election meddling

Elijah Helton, [email protected] July 26, 2018
Left unchecked, foreign interests could interfere with our democratic process for years to come.
Robin Williams is the subject of a new documentary being presented by HBO called Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind. Here he stars in Patch Adams. (Handout/TNS)

Woods: Was Robin Williams an introvert?

Caroline Woods, [email protected] July 26, 2018
Get an update on what it means to be an introvert.
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

Weigel: Education needs to be treated as a right

Zach Weigel, [email protected] July 25, 2018

Summer is beginning to wind down (take a moment and let that sink in), and that means school is right around the corner. In fact, most local K-12 school districts and colleges/universities will be back...

Sacha Baron Cohen returned to television Sunday night with the first in a seven-part Showtime series, Who Is America? (Gavin Bond/Showtime)

Leonard: Cohen’s new show forces Americans to see who they are

Braxton Leonard, [email protected] July 25, 2018
Sacha Baron Cohen’s new show casts a light on how people in America actually feel about hot-button issues. His ability to get people to show their true colors is second to none.
DI columnist Beau Elliot

Elliot: Parsing wood and other war stories

Beau Elliot, [email protected] July 24, 2018

Wood, Woodn’t ​— anyone could make that mistake. Really? This society has launched itself so far down the rabbit hole that we’re parsing wood? There’s an app for that.Well, no. In...

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Rosario: Viral Twitter thread brings attention to thin privilege, fatphobia

All people have some level of privilege. This doesn’t mean their lives aren’t hard — it may just mean that their race, socioeconomic class, gender, etc., isn’t what’s making it hard for them...

U.S President Donald Trump speaks about tax cuts for American workers in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Shaw: Iowans should fight Trump’s trade war

July 23, 2018

The voices of our farmers must be heard, and we must demand this trade war to end, or our agricultural economy will be undone. By Nichole Shaw [email protected] If you haven’t heard about President...

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Wooden: Farewell, Iowa

Iowa is a magical place. It is a place I never want to tell anyone about. It is home to roughly 3 million people. It is a place that feels like home.
Scarlett Johansson arrives at the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Leonard: Outrage over Scarlett Johansson’s most recent role misses the bigger picture

Braxton Leonard, [email protected] July 19, 2018
Scarlett Johansson’s most recent casting as trans man Dante “Tex” Gill causes unnecessary outrage.
Jaimes: Affirmative action perpetuates racism

Jaimes: Affirmative action perpetuates racism

Marina Jaimes, [email protected] July 18, 2018

In response to a DI column, “Support affirmative action; end racial divide in the classroom,”by Nichole Shaw, I think it is important to look at the other side of affirmative-action policies without...

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Helton: The #straws debate spells disaster for the environment

Elijah Helton, [email protected] July 18, 2018

In the wake of Seattle’s city-wide ban on straws and plastic utensils, many a writer has weighed in on the #straws debate. Are straws a worthy opponent of climate-change advocates? Would banning straws...

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