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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

Elliot: The color of stupidity

BEAU ELLIOT May 5, 2015

Let’s start by saying what we don’t know. White people have no idea what it means to grow up black in this country. To say otherwise is to stand on a promontory that projects into the great...

Osgerby: Journalism and big money

PAUL OSGERBY May 5, 2015

Sunday was recognized in the journalism realm as World Press Freedom Day. In this context, Alison Bethel-McKenzie, an Al Jazeera America Board of Directors member, wrote an opinion piece on the decline...

Brown: Should Charlie Hebdo’s "courage" be praised?

MARCUS VINCENT BROWN May 5, 2015

The PEN American Center, an association of prominent literary writers and editors, decided to award the French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo for “freedom of expression courage,” but as of now,...

Editorial: We must defend freedom of expression

DI EDITORIAL BOARD May 5, 2015

On Sunday, two men opened fire with automatic rifles at a Texas exhibit of depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. The shooting is a reflection of what happened in Paris, when 12 people were shot and killed...

Charges filed against three Iowa wrestlers

JORDAN HANSEN May 5, 2015

Three ex-Iowa wrestlers have been formally charged with a variety of offenses stemming from a March 18 arrest in Marion. According to a KCRG report, Ross Lembeck, Seth Gross, and Logan Ryan — all redshirt...

The Box Score: Hawks searching for offense in postseason

CHARLIE GREEN May 5, 2015

Despite outbursts at times in 2015, Iowa softball’s offense has ranked at the bottom of the Big Ten throughout the season. Batting average is the most critical of stats for the Hawkeyes. The team ranks...

Iowa preps for Western Illinois

RYAN RODRIGUEZ May 5, 2015

The No. 15 Iowa baseball team will host its final midweek game of the season tonight at Banks Field as Western Illinois comes to town to take on the Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes are fresh off of a series win...

Schaake’s Big Ten Title a sign of things to come

KYLE MANN May 5, 2015

Carson Schaake has had a stellar sophomore season for the Iowa men’s golf team that culminated with an individual co-title at the Big Ten Championships at Victoria National Golf Club on April 26. The...

MisterWives performs​for 10,000 Hours Show

DEVYN YOUNG May 5, 2015

In the IMU Main Ballroom on Monday night, a small stage was set up with a flower-coated microphone stand and a canvas draped behind, painted with an elephant, dinosaur, and other animals. Among the wildlife,...

Council to decide on jail time for simple misdemeanors

BILL COONEY May 5, 2015

The Iowa City City Council will vote for the first time tonight on whether to get rid of the possibility of jail time for most simple misdemeanors. The city staff made the recommendation because the...

Officials mull funding model

The future of performance-based funding may be grim after both chambers of the state Legislature put forth their education budgets. The House bill, passed April 30, rejected performance-based funding...

Rally protests police violence

BEN MARKS May 5, 2015

Despite worries about rain, around 130 people gathered on the Pentacrest Monday for a solidarity protest for Mya Hall, Rekia Boyd, and Freddie Gray — three African Americans killed by police in the United...

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