A generally supportive statement from Graduate College Dean John Keller has done little to quell the concerns of graduate student union leaders at the University of Iowa, who are leading several initiatives to preserve their collective bargaining rights, as well as their health care, tuition and fees benefits. “The UI values the work of our […]
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UI, Iowa City school district respond to immigration order
Both the University of Iowa and the Iowa City Community School District sent out statements addressing President Donald Trump’s recent executive order temporarily banning refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations. The order has inspired protests and legal challenges across the country since it was signed on Friday last week. A message to international students […]
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Soup’s on: Annual ‘Souper Bowl’ event on Thursday supports Domestic Violence Intervention Program
DVIP 20th Annual “Souper Bowl” Fundraiser Clarion Highlander Hotel (2525 N Dodge St, IC) — Thursday, Feb. 2 at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are still available for the the Domestic Violence Intervention Program’s annual “Souper Bowl” fundraiser tomorrow, Feb. 2 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Iowa City’s Clarion Highlander Hotel (2525 N Dodge St.). The event helps […]
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Graduate student union joins collective bargaining fight with Des Moines rally tomorrow
Some University of Iowa graduate students are joining union leaders for a rally at the State Capitol tomorrow as part of a multi-pronged effort to stand up for preserving their current health care benefits, as well as scholarships for tuition and fees. The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students (COGS) is organizing a rally that departs […]
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The Political Party launching a live-recorded podcast at The Mill tonight
Political Party Live! podcast recording The Mill — Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m. A new podcast through The Political Party, an organization founded last year to engage and connect millennials to politics, will launch with a live recording tonight at The Mill in Iowa City. The event will include a free beer tasting sponsored […]
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En Español: America in a state of non-unique chaos
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] By Alba Laragranero El día de las elecciones de 2016, me encontré con un amigo español comprando vino en una tienda del centro. Él estaba asustado porque tenía la premonición de que Trump iba a ser el próximo presidente. Yo lo tranquilicé, en ningún momento me había tomado en serio que eso […]
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Letter to the Editor: Love heals relationships with the spaces around us
By Damita Brown Between the mindsets of “we must,” “we should” and “we can’t” is the reality that we are. We find ourselves in 2017 with intensifying political polarization, violence and mean-spirited policy agendas that threaten to blaze a path of destruction across the globe. As I see it, this is our situation. We have […]
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UR Here: Great change starts with conversation and community
As we look ahead to a world of profound — and often frightening — change, I stand firm in my belief and faith that our best field of action and our best hope is our local community and environment, our place and our home. As I write, this past weekend witnessed a historic national demonstration […]
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Iowans urged to join Dakota Access Pipeline petition drive
BOLD Iowa, an Iowa group supporting renewable energy options, is pushing to make sure Iowa is included in a federal review of how the Dakota Access Pipeline will affect the environment. The group is asking people across the state to sign its petition in time for a Feb. 20 deadline set by the U.S. Army […]
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Nearly 200 protested at Eastern Iowa Airport in solidarity with immigrants and refugees
Nearly 200 protesters gathered at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids on Sunday in the wake of an executive order issued Friday by President Donald Trump barring citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen and Sudan from entering the U.S. for 90 days. The order also denied entry to all refugees for 120 days, except those […]
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Protest planned today at Eastern Iowa Airport following recent executive order
A protest is planned starting at 4 p.m. today at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids against the recent executive order affecting refugees, immigrants and green card holders (although the administration seems to have walked back restrictions on green card holders in statements made today). This protest follows several others across the country held […]
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FedEx: Employee who tried to stop Thursday flag burning will keep job
In a tweet sent out Saturday morning, FedEx announced that Matt Uhrin, the driver who interrupted a flag-burning protest Thursday, would keep his job. The company said that it had reviewed the incident, which garnered national attention including coverage on Fox News, and had no plans to “change his status.” We have reviewed the matter […]
