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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

Richson: Take time to take a break

BRIANNE RICHSON September 13, 2013

Plenty of college students stress and probably even lose a little sleep over their neglected classwork or the prospect of securing an internship pertinent to their career plans. The college grind inevitably...

Editorial: Inequality still rising

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 12, 2013

Income inequality is an inherent product of any capitalist system and isn’t necessarily bad. It’s generally accepted that a gap in earnings helps motivate people to work harder and innovate, but extreme...

Byrd: Suicide and gun control

MATTHEW BYRD September 12, 2013

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors has decided to raise awareness of the devastating public-health problem of suicide by declaring this week to be “National Suicide Prevention Week in Johnson...

Gromotka: Keeping sane at Kinnick

ADAM GROMOTKA September 12, 2013

After a tough last season, roughly 3,000 student season tickets have gone unsold this year, according to a Daily Iowan report from August. The outlook is similarly bleak for Hawkeye football this year...

Editorial: Explore diplomacy in Syria

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 11, 2013

Conflict over a proposed U.S. intervention in Syria accelerated this week, with warfare still being waged on Syrian streets and political battle continuing in Congress. But a flurry of developments in...

Tilly: Forgetting September 11

ZACH TILLY September 11, 2013

Twelve years after 9/11, we’ve finally reached the point where incoming freshmen — most of whom were about 6 years old at the time — have little working memory of that day. Nothing against them;...

Sonn: No public firearms for the blind

BARRETT SONN September 11, 2013

Since 2011, Iowa has allowed the legally and completely blind to acquire permits to carry guns in public, which has received national attention this week. Proponents say the blind can be properly trained...

Editorial: New board members will have a big job

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 10, 2013

Today, voters will elect three of the nine candidates running to serve on the Iowa City School Board. This year’s School Board election will be considerably more important than in previous years given...

Kolner: Don’t waste students’ time

JESSICA KOLNER September 10, 2013

It is a well-established fact that college campuses throughout the United States are some of the most liberal institutions in the country. They employ some of the most intelligent minds of the contemporary...

Elliot: Breaking bad in Syria

BEAU ELLIOT September 10, 2013

Americans are breathlessly waiting to see if President Obama will strike Syria and how and when and if that would mean the end of those delicious powdered Syrian desserts that gastropubs so lovingly serve. All...

Editorial: Wrestling reinstated, but must adapt

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 9, 2013

The International Olympic Committee voted Sunday to reinstate wrestling to the 2020 Summer Games to be held in Tokyo, several months after it nearly undid a millennia of athletics history by suggesting...

Tilly: The battle for the Internet

ZACH TILLY September 9, 2013

The battle over the future of Internet entrepreneurship is heading to federal court this week. The case in question is Verizon v. FCC, which pits the telecommunications giant Verizon against the Federal...

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